Jacob Fu of Local Adventurer.com and his wife Esther move to a new city each year. From Atlanta to LA to Vegas to San Diego and Portland – where they are now – while curating one of the top 50 travel blogs in the world! They picked one year because it's long enough to find hidden gems but also temporary enough to motivate them to get out there and explore often.
Before the blog, Esther and Jacob had a wedding photography business for 8 years which they have now left behind. The Local Adventure Blog is filled with beautiful photography, travel tips and advice, places to visit, city guides, things to do, plus how to articles on blogging, photography and travel. It really is a gorgeous, easy to navigate, fun site that can easily find you lost and exploring for wayyyy to long!
I'm rapt to have Jacob on to talk about their journey and how photography has led them to where they are now.
It's easy to find inspiration and it’s easy to find beautiful photos but if they [blogs and posts] don't tell you where or help you get there if you want to experience that same thing, that's one of the most frustrating things. – Jacob Fu
A big thanks to The Image Salon for sponsoring this episode of the podcast and making the show possible. If outsourcing your editing is something you're currently doing or considering, please put the guys at The Image Salon to the test… I think you'll be blown away! They service some of the biggest names in the industry including Fer Juaristi, Two Mann Studios, gabe McClintock and Edwina Robertson to name a few.
Here’s some of what we cover:
What is your big takeaway?
Following this interview, I’d love to read your feedback and comments. Was there something from this interview that struck a chord, inspired or motivated you?
Will you take any kind of action after hearing what Jacob had to share?
Yes, it’s about the money and running a successful business but more so about being happy with what we’re doing and if we need to take a step back and take some time off and we’re ok with that, then that’s okay as well. And where we’re always constantly look to see how we need to pivot and how we need to shift – Jacob Fu
Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.
If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Jacob or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below too.
The goal of every post is to be informational and to be useful to the reader and honestly I think that's what help the blog grow to what it is now – Jacob Fu
Anywhere new you go is potentially new content – Jabob Fu
It was valuable to keep a deep catalog of content – Jacob Fu
Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:
Esther Julee Wedding Photography Website
Thank you!
Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to Jacob for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for this photography podcast and for sharing his thoughts, views and ideas.
Also, a big thanks to The Image Salon for sponsoring this episode of the podcast and making the show possible. If outsourcing your editing is something you're currently doing or considering, please put the guys at The Image Salon to the test… I think you'll be blown away!
You have to be willing to get a hundred no’s before you get a yes – Jacob Fu
If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!
That’s it for me, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!
Thanks and speak soon
Andrew
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