Making Photography Spontaneous Yet Quirky: Catching up With Creative Content Social Media Influencer, Ollie B
Alice in Wonderland: Photography by Zoe Griffin.
1. Where are you from?
I’m half Kiwi, Half English. I live in the UK.
2. Where do you live?
London.
3. Profession or Activities?
Creator, Model & Actor.
4. What do you like in photography and photo montage?
When multiple elements that usually should not be combined/complement each other form an eye-catching photograph.
Balloons: Self Shot.
5. Favorite city?
London.
6. What do you like about your job and what inspires you?
How spontaneous and exciting opportunities can be. You never know when the next will be. The days look empty, even weeks away, and are filled with fun things last minute.com.
7. What artists inspire you?
I like admire the creative innovation of @Paperboyo and the execution and detail of @QMike.
8. Do you have a fashion interest? If yes how would you describe your style?
I only recently found ‘my style.’ I was a real ’trend minion”. I’m all about the skater, oversized, quirky combos!
Jumping Shot: Self Shot & Charlotte Goodenough.
9. What’s the best opportunity you received ?
Flying out to Walt Disney World, with a Disney for the Toy Story 4 press junket. Toy Story is one of my favorite films of all time, and, if that is the peak of my career, I will genuinely always be smiling looking back at that.
10. How old are your followers on Instagram (18-20 /20-30...)?
Instagram 25-35 are the main bulk of them … Tik Tok is younger and Linked-In is older.
11. Why do you think they follow you?
I’d like to say you never know what’s coming next and that it’s innovative and embodies what Instagram has always been about: sharing creative imagery.
Matilda: Self Shot.
12. Please describe your Typical Day?
05:45 alarm goes off. 06:00 - 07:30 check if there’s been any online disasters/urgent emails, breakfast and then gym until 10:00. Usually I’ll shoot, attend meetings and edit until 17:00 when the social posting starts on Tik Tok and Instagram.
13. What is next for you?
I recently have found a fantastic audience on Tik Tok to 150K, and I’m loving it on there. But imagery wise I have some themes in the pipeline, currently producing for #seriesfloat then we have some ‘double trouble’ theme, ‘illusions’, ‘magic’ and more.
14. What activities do you prefer to do and why?
Gym & Running: Clears my head and burns off my MASSIVE appetite haha.
15. Tell us the premise of your Instagram page?
To be different. To Try. To encourage people to share creative work rather than the norm.
Starbucks: Charlotte Goodenough.
16. What are you most proud of and why?
My girlfriend and family, because they make this world a better place, and are all hard working, achieving, inspiring people.
17. What is the biggest difficulty you had to overcome in your job?
Comparison. It kills creativity and stunts progress. You need to focus on the long game and deal with hate like you never thought you’d need to.
18. You seem to be doing a lot of things at the same time, do you work alone or do you have a team? If yes please describe it.
As of this week I have a team, mostly to help with the admin/contracts/pitching, etc., but it all starts and ends with me.
19. What would you say is the #1 key to success in creating unique and eye-catching content?
Don’t be afraid to be different, try stuff and stick to your true self - if you love Disney LOVE IT, OWN IT. If you love fitness own it. Your thing, your way. There can only be one version of that in this world because there is only one you.
Floating Aperol: Self Shot & Zoe Griffin.
21. What is your motto in life?
My Grandpop’s: KBO: Keep Buggering On. You‘ll never know how close you were if you quit.
22. Website:
Byollieb.co.uk
23. Instagram:
@byollieb
*All photos are taken by a mixture of: Self Timer: Zoe Griffin and Charlotte Goodenough.
Interview By Alison Hernon, Editor-In-Chief, PhotoBook Magazine.
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