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Like A New Day - A Leica Photography Podcast

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Talking photography and all fine arts, and Leica from a fan’s perspective, this show is all about finding our creative selves in a world full of modern distractions. I am an independent photographer focused on documentary and environmental images. Based in Michigan, I have over 20 years of experience making photographs with digital and analog media. I am a former urban planner and current conservation nonprofit director, and I understand the power of images and art on community. This podcast is my own, and is not affiliated in any official way with Leica Camera.

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United States

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Talking photography and all fine arts, and Leica from a fan’s perspective, this show is all about finding our creative selves in a world full of modern distractions. I am an independent photographer focused on documentary and environmental images. Based in Michigan, I have over 20 years of experience making photographs with digital and analog media. I am a former urban planner and current conservation nonprofit director, and I understand the power of images and art on community. This podcast is my own, and is not affiliated in any official way with Leica Camera.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Ben Horne Interview, Nature Photography with Leica, and Comparing the Leica SL2 and Leica SL2-S

1/21/2021
This episode is brought to you by mother earth! In all seriousness, this episode centers on my incredible conversation with Ben Horne, a full-time nature photographer based in California. Ben uses large format film and takes us along on his popular YouTube channel. His channel, by the way, may be the oldest dedicated landscape photo channel on the web. Keeping with the nature theme, I just returned from a few days in the far north shooting images and video of owls and other wildlife for...

Duration:01:24:03

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Interview Part 2 with David Bickley, Leica Ambassador and Leica Akademie Instructor

12/20/2020
I am so pleased to publish Part 2 of my wonderful conversation with David Bickley. David is a Leica Ambassador, a Leica Akademie Instructor, and a staff member at Leica DC. David is a great conversationalist, an innovator, and a creative powerhouse. We have a great conversation about the history and venerability of the Leica brand, about David's love of the M10-D, and about the struggle of creativity. You can learn all about David and his work here: https://www.davidbickley.com/ Instagram:...

Duration:00:42:41

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Interview with David Bickley, Leica Ambassador, Leica Akademie Instructor, and Leica DC Staff Member

12/8/2020
I am so pleased to finally publish my wonderful conversation with David Bickley. David is a Leica Ambassador, a Leica Akademie Instructor, and a staff member at Leica DC. David is a great conversationalist, an innovator, and a creative powerhouse. We have a great conversation about the history and venerability of the Leica brand, about David's love of the M10-D, and about the struggle of creativity. We also open with some listener messages and feedback and why I am happy to accept my first...

Duration:00:59:13

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Straight Out Of Camera: Updates, Listener Email, Blurb Publications, Struggling To Find Inspiration

11/28/2020
This episode is something new. I’m calling it straight out of camera because it’s essentially whatever comes to my mind, with hardly an edit in sight. This is the real me. This episode I talk about a wide variety of topics in a short amount of time (well, a relatively short amount of time for me anyway). Please let me know what you think! My objective is to fill in some of the blanks between interviews and more formally structured episodes, just to make sure I’m sharing and staying in touch...

Duration:00:42:40

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Interview With Tayler Chaparelle, New Leica Q2 Photographer And Friend Of The Show

11/6/2020
This interview has been a long time coming. I am proud to speak with my friend Tayler Chaparelle, an EMT based in South Carolina. Tayler's incredible story resonated with me the first time she bravely emailed me months and months ago. After a bout with PTSD, Tayler struggled with depression and found her way out with her camera. Now, she is on the verge of owning her first Leica, a Leica Q2. It only took her 650 hours of overtime to get it! Tayler is a special soul and I know you will enjoy...

Duration:01:00:13

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Interview With Justin Mott Part 2 - Leica M10-D Professional Work, Personal Projects

10/12/2020
This is part 2 of the first on-air interview for the Like A New Day Podcast and we couldn't be happier that we had the exciting, thoughtful, talented, and funny Justin Mott as our guest. Based in Vietnam, Justin has one of the most interesting resumes you will find in the field. A former presenter on a History Channel show about photography, a working photographer with more than 100 assignments for the New York Times to his credit, and the owner of a production company, Justin has a lot to...

Duration:00:42:54

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Interview With Justin Mott, a Vietnam-based Leica Photographer With An Incredible Resume

9/23/2020
This is the first on-air interview for the Like A New Day Podcast and we couldn't be happier that we had the exciting, thoughtful, talented, and funny Justin Mott as our guest. Based in Vietnam, Justin has one of the most interesting resumes you will find in the field. A former presenter on a History Channel show about photography, a working photographer with more than 100 assignments for the New York Times to his credit, and the owner of a production company, Justin has a lot to teach us....

Duration:01:00:17

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Embracing Failure, Using Constant LED Lighting, APO Vs ASPH

9/8/2020
This episode is all about virtual contact sheets in Lightroom and the fact that what we are seeing when we scroll through there are mostly the thousands of images that did not make the cut! In other words, you are surrounding yourself with your "failures" and we should let ourselves off the hook for them. We also talk about LED lights in a very unscientific way, and how we can use them for both video and still photos with great success, especially with mirrorless cameras. Finally, I stumble...

Duration:00:39:42

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My Brief, Tragic Time As A Leica M10 Photographer

8/24/2020
We all have limitations as photographers, and in this episode I explore my own. With vision impairment resulting from an accident many years ago, I struggle with maintaining binocular vision and struggle with double vision when I don’t wear my coke bottle glasses. I am also a left eye dominant shooter. These two issues conspired to make it nearly impossible to shoot an analog rangefinder, as I found out after acquiring my dream camera, the Leica M10-D. Thankfully, Leica DC came to my rescue...

Duration:00:40:44

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Getting Published In My Experience, Manual Photography Approach, Revisiting The Leica M10-D

8/13/2020
Have you ever had your images purchased or published? Have you ever used your day job to leverage your photography career or hobby? I sure have. I will talk about my publication recent history as an amateur enthusiast photographer and how I got there on my own, and with help from my career in the nonprofit world. I will also go over a series of listener messages, talk about my favorite podcast, and explore my own stumbling, bumbling pathway to shooting fully manual and working with a Leica...

Duration:00:40:02

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Working Class Cameras: Getting A Leica In The Hands Of Photographers That Would Cherish Them Most

8/4/2020
I believe that Leica cameras do not cost a lot of money...they are WORTH a lot of money. That said, many people that would change the world with a Leica in their hands can’t get there financially. This episode explores my dream of building a community to create a resource to help them achieve their dreams. Can we come together and prove that Leica cameras are not just luxury ornaments for the rich? That Leica cameras are valuable, durable, incredible tools that have a heritage of changing...

Duration:00:40:22

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Photography For Depression, Using Filters for In Camera Effects, Leica SL2

7/22/2020
I had a recent conversation that informed my first topic today. I have been thinking a lot about what makes me happy, and what doesn’t. Speaking of happiness and sadness, we look at the “rose colored glasses” of the photo world and talk filters and how to misuse them like me. Finally, I blab on about the Leica SL2 and why it may be a value over less expensive cameras (spoiler alert, its expensive but has a longer shelf life thanks to the quality and firmware updates from the mother ship). I...

Duration:00:49:05

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Avoiding cliche, mismatching gear to the task, and the Leica M10-D

6/30/2020
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, and thanks to the listeners who have reached out to encourage me, here I am! With all the uncertainty in the world, I debated over topics quite a bit. I settled on avoiding cliches and shooting off-balance to do so...and paired that up with the unusual and mystifying Leica M10-D! The YouTube video from Ben Staley can be found here: youtube.com/watch?v=GF_OfX_SHWg&t=985s Like A New Day is brought to you by Zachary Branigan Photography: Link:...

Duration:00:34:14

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Inspiration From Others, Metering For High Contrast, Leica M10 Monochrom

3/8/2020
This week we explore the concept of using the work of others as a starting point in our own development as creators. In particular, we will discuss the work of Alan Schaller and Sean Tucker, especially as they are well-suited to the transition into the second segment, which will cover how meter for highlight and use old fashioned techniques to get that very high contrast look, especially in black and white photography. Finally, I’ll ramble on about the object of my obsession, the Leica M10...

Duration:00:27:03

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Making Time, Shooting Dirty, And The Leica Q2

2/19/2020
This episode goes into detail about how you can make time in your every day life for your creative process. We are also going to talk about the concept of imperfect photography, or something I’d like to call dirty frames. Finally, we’re gonna talk about Leica cameras and the Leica Q2. It can be hard to set aside time to be creative, no matter if you are a photographer or musician or knitter or baker. In this episode, I am going to tell you a little about how I have integrated photography...

Duration:00:30:42