#18 Building your brand, finding your niche and making sacrifices in order to reach your goals with @heykelseyj

Today's guest is the adventure filmmaker and photographer Kyle Vollaers or @kylevollaers on Instagram. We dove pretty deep in this episode and covered so many different aspects of Kyle's life from his background to travel, filmmaking, and photography. We talked a lot about editing, how to achieve that consistent look in your feed. Kyle also let us into the FPV world and how it revolutionized the filmmaking industry. I am sure you will love this episode and make sure to check out Kyle's work after listening to this episode.

Today I am chatting with the incredibly talented and funny travel filmmaker Sam Newton. He has this incredibly dynamic in his work where he creates beautiful cinematic videos with rich storytelling and on the other hand he creates these really funny and entertaining pieces of content where he is making fun of things people do in our industry. Before you listen to the podcast, go check out Sam's work on YouTube and then come back and listen to this. We talked about how Sam picked up a camera in college, then traveled around the world and found his passion for making travel videos. We talked briefly about gear, the music he releases, and how he started off on YouTube. I am sure you'll love this episode!

Welcome back to the new season of The Yellow Podcast, I am beyond excited to be kicking off this new chapter with Ricardo Braz or @ricardobrazb on Instagram. He is a travel and adventure photographer born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. We have been following each other for a while and I really love the aesthetic and flow in his astonishing work. On this episode, we talked about his journey as a creative, how he developed his style and mastered his editing skills, we also talked about conscious travel and slow travel. Ricardo told us about some of his favorite travel stories around central Asia and much more!  Before diving into this episode make sure to check out his work and tell him I send you!

Today I am talking to the model, storyteller, content creator Rachel Bowler or @rachelbowler_ on Instagram. In this episode, we talked about how Rachel got scouted as a model at a very young age and how that opened up different opportunities to see the world and experience what it was like to work in that industry. She then came across Instagram and decided to become more independent and build a brand around herself. We also touched on mental health, body image positivity, and social media and how important it is to stay authentic to build a long term relationship with clients but also with your audience. 

Today's gues is another female outdoor and adventure photographer and her page definitely makes you want to pack your backpack and go on a hike. I am talking about Angela Liggs or @angelaliggs on Instagram. We talked about how Angela went from working full time to slowly building up her social media on the side and then how she made the decision to pursue this as her full-time career. Another thing that stood out to me is the importance of having a good group of people around you and helping each other out to grow together as creatives. We also talked about the lack of female videographers in the industry! I hope you enjoy the episode! 

Today's guest is the adventure and travel photographer Luke Jackson-Clark or @watchluke on Instagram. In this episode, Luke how his journey as a creative started at a very young age where he dedicated himself to music and theater, how he then picked up a camera for the first time and how that transition into traveling the world and working with some of the biggest brands in the world. Make sure to check out his work and send me some feedback on this episode. 

Today I am talking to the outdoor and travel photographer Fabian Matson or @finmatson on Instagram. I really love his work and talking to him we found out we had a similar experience of work and travel in New Zealand and how that kicked off the love for photography. We also talked about how he goes about editing his photos although he is colorblind, talked about the love for living on the road and road trips in general. Make sure to follow Fin and I hope you enjoy this episode! 

Today I am finally talking to another badass female outdoor photographer. I am talking to Catherine Simard also known as @cathsimard. We had a super interesting conversation about her creative journey as a photographer, we talked about solo traveling, how we both loved our experience traveling around New Zealand and how she has discovered her style. Another really interesting thing that we touched on the benefits of shooting over popular spots and how it can spark your creativity. I hope you are going to enjoy this episode, I can't wait to hear your feedback!

Today I am talking to the lifestyle and adventure photographer Kelsey Johnson or @heykelseyj on Instagram. We covered so many different topics from building your brand to finding your niche, the business side of photography and the struggles and sacrifices of living this lifestyle. Hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to send me your feedback!

In this episode, I am talking to the Swedish outdoor and lifestyle photographer Niklas Söderlund @nattesferd on Instagram. We started out talking about his first photo trip to Iceland and he instantly fell in love with taking photos. After that, he sold most of his belongings and gave up his apartment to pursue his passion for photography. After moving to Iceland and working as a tattoo artist on the side, he developed his love for moody and dramatic landscapes of the north. We also talked a lot about traveling and how we often have a habit of rushing a trip and how important it is to rest to be more creative.