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Endless Appreciation
by Daniel Agee, Sam Hurd
A behind-the-scenes look at running a photography business, building a community platform, and sustaining creativity. Hosted by Daniel Agee, head of Community at Glass, and Sam Hurd, a wedding photographer and educator.
Episodes
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Panning for gold
Takeaways Landscape photography may not be everyone's preferred genre, but it can still be appreciated and admired. The Apple Vision Pro provides an immersive experience for viewing panorama photos. Creating unique content and finding your niche can help you stand out in a crowded online space....
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Have you ever ridden a horse before?
Chapters 00:00Introduction 02:38Horse Riding and Gambling 05:09Baseball Betting 06:32Sports Gambling 09:12Blackjack and Las Vegas 12:20Referral System for Wedding Photography 15:33Booking Weddings 16:28YouTube Channel and Drone Purchase 22:17YouTube Channel Progress 25:29Watching Drone Footage...
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Social Media, Self-Discovery, and the Art of Photography
The conversation covers a range of topics, including the influence of social media on self-diagnosis, the changing landscape of education, and the challenges of wedding photography. The hosts also discuss their dream photography partners and the weirdest objects they have used to get the perfect...
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A Tongue-Free Time
Discussing cameras and launching products, Sam and Daniel have a nice little time.
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We Came Up With A Better Title Than This While Recording
Daniel and Sam once again discuss the pain of creating things, cameras, and focusing.
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Like & Subscribe
Daniel started the Glass YouTube Channel and won't stop making bad jokes about it. Sam politely puts up with it. Definitely do not like and subscribe to Glass's YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@tryglass), it'll go to Daniel's head.
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What's in a Name?
Daniel is back from vacation and fully rejuvenated. Mostly. Kinda. He recounts that rejuvenation to Sam before they dive into the naming process they used for created the Insight name.
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Nikon versus Canon
Daniel and Sam briefly talk about why Nikon randomly gets so much hate over Canon, but using that as the title because SEO is real. Sorry, not sorry.
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Reunited
Daniel and Sam share a nice, cozy episode of cameras, weddings, deliverables, and how things are just too good now.
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EA (the Remix)
What would your remixed version of your photography be? What's that's look like? Well, Daniel has got the questions and Sam has got the answers. Oh, and Dad Rock music recommendations. Parcels — Live Vol. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4TFD2PfVPw Parcels — Live Vol. 2...
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Endless Topic Change
Buckle up — Daniel and Sam cover a lot of ground to make up for last week's single topic.
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A Secret
Daniel comes to Sam with a problem — a secret problem. 50 minutes later, it remained unsolved but the vibes improved greatly between the start and finish. So there's that, which is nice. If you listen/watch this episode, you're binding yourself to the Endless Appreciation Super Secret Handshake...
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Really think so, huh?
As you listen to this episode, you'll find out what it's about at the same time as Daniel does. In that, he forgot to write the notes and now is just writing words to fill space. Think of it as a mild mystery.
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Consistency, you know?
Daniel and Sam talk consistency in their photography and how cameras are just too gosh darn sharp these days.
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Deal Breaker
Daniel and Sam talk about reaching consistency in their work, how to not judge past work by present skill, and camera deal breakers.
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Quick Question
Daniel has one quick question for Sam before they get started — "Why do you take photos?" — oh, whoops, the episode is over.
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Accountability Buddies
Daniel and Sam talk about the Glass Meetups and the projects and the things. Oh, and also the stuff. Photography? It's mentioned.
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Just a Regular Wedding
Talking about some apps and some photos and just a general episode where nothing — oh, right, Daniel and Sam shot a wedding.
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Buy/Sell
Sam and Daniel talk through when to buy a new camera or when to sell an old camera and creating single images versus whole bodies of work. Oh, and Daniel talks through the new Glass Feature Patron real quick, right at the end. You know, in case we had to cut it.
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Here We Go Again
Sam held a workshop and demo'ed his new AI-assisted inspiration tool for the first time. Daniel shot a wedding and an event and now has too much camera gear in his cart. A tale as old as time.
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Growing Critiques
Daniel and Sam talk critiquing, feedback, and growing in your photography.
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Nostalgic Sump Pumps
Daniel and Sam share updates from their past weeks, including the importance of owning a sump pump, the first trial run with the prototype Mirror Filter for headshots, and where they see evolution in their photography styles over the past decade.
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Photography Pants
Sam and Daniel accidentally start a business (or two) before diving into the why behind Daniel's self-portrait project. That One Homepod Commercial — https://youtu.be/b4m_TmC8OEw
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AI and VC and Apple Vision Pro, Oh My!
Daniel and Sam try to nail down their responsibility in using new technologies, how we go about building for them, and how we talk about them in public. Part one of seventeen or nine hundred.
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Content and SEO for Photographers
Sam is deep in his website design. Daniel does his best to comfort him with a few little tips and tricks for content and SEO. Such as titling things like podcast episodes Content and SEO for Photographers! What a world we live in.
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Talking Shop — An Interview with Ryan Muirhead
Daniel and Sam share a discussion with photographer Ryan Muirhead. We cover making work for yourself, healing through photography, selling your work (or not), and dumb jokes.
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Dance for the Algorithm
Daniel rolls up in a good mood, and somehow Sam reminds him that algorithms exist.
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Rating Reviews
Reviews and ratings! Rating Reviews, reviewing rates, onward and upward. Talking about taking time and making time. Things should take time. Daniel's Long Exposure photo mentioned at 17:00 — https://glass.photo/daniel/4g3YIfFkS0rk8K4jULG27m
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Jet Lag, A Memoir By Sam
Fly from one timezone to one five hours away, but only stay for a few days, fly home, and then prepare for a flight to one seven hours in the other direction. Somewhere in there, record a podcast.
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Interview Prep (Interviewing Each Other)
As we prepare to start interviewing other photographers, we test a handful of interview questions on each other.
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Q&A
Daniel and Sam answer your questions about Glass, weddings, cameras, and creating. You know, the entire show is about that. But this is, like, explicitly about those things.
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$200 or Less
Daniel gives Sam a choice of a positive episode and a grumpy episode. Having chosen positive, Sam helps Daniel spend his holiday gift.
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Positive Vibes, Positive Results — Interview with Tom Watson
Daniel & Sam are joined by Glass cofounder and designer, Tom Watson. We get into the details of running an indie business, designing a non-addictive social network, and positive vibes.
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To Do: Wake up
Daniel accidentally wakes a very jet-lagged Sam, and then makes him talk about to-do lists, allergies, and being allergic to to-do lists.
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PB&J — Podcasts, Brains, and Jelly
We've got an early episode again this week. Recorded in January, Daniel & Sam get to know each other a bit. And then immediately dive into a debate about communities, identities, and the internet. As we do. Small memorials for apps past. RIP.
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Easing Back In
Daniel & Sam talk. That's, like, the whole thing, right? Sam solves conferences for Daniel for the 2025 Glass Conference. Sam preps for the start of wedding season. Daniel almost feels like a whole a human.
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When You Don't Have "It"
Recorded before we announced Endless Appreciation, join Daniel & Sam for a conversation about what the hell you do when you just don't have it.
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Priorities
Daniel and Sam answer a question or two, offer up a single hot take, and discuss product roadmaps, selecting features, launching, priorities. You know, podcast stuff. Shloime's OG iPhone photo Sam's OG iPhone photo
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The Good Old Days
Intro music! Outro music! We've got the music! Daniel & Sam discuss balancing marketing and timing. Oh, and Daniel gets depressed about the state of the internet. It doesn't get resolved. (Don't worry, it'll be a recurring theme.) We've got our first explicit language tag! Sorry, just had really...
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Is This Thing On?
Daniel and Sam talk through public speaking and hosting workshops. Or spending $75,000 on a camera set up that you don't need. A photographer favorite of "Does Gear Matter?" (Yes, of course it does.) Or optimizing your kit. Or how much Sam hates lens caps. Or what keeps Daniel up at night. Or the...
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Introducing Endless Appreciation
A chaotic 90 seconds of telling what you can expect from Endless Appreciation.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A behind-the-scenes look at running a photography business, building a community platform, and sustaining creativity. Hosted by Daniel Agee, head of Community at Glass, and Sam Hurd, a wedding photographer and educator.
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A behind-the-scenes look at running a photography business, building a community platform, and sustaining creativity. Hosted by Daniel Agee, head of Community at Glass, and Sam Hurd, a wedding photographer and educator.
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