Live Life Creative

Dylan Kraayenbrink

Have you hit a brick wall in your creative life? Writers get blocked, photographers get shuttered, podcasters get muted (mentally, that is). Whatever your creative pursuit is, sometimes you get to the point where moving forward or creating your next big thing seems impossible. On the Live Life Creative Podcast, join me, Dylan, in conversations with both well-known creators and local creatives just like yourself as we talk about their journey in creativity, some of their biggest challenges, and how they overcame those challenges. You’ll come out the other side inspired and equipped to break through your personal brick wall and ready to create your best work.

  1. Buying Used Gear: Is the Nikon D750 Worth It in 2021?

    03/06/2021

    Buying Used Gear: Is the Nikon D750 Worth It in 2021?

    This episode focuses on whether or not the Nikon D750 is worth the money in 2021, but the ideas can be applied more broadly to used gear that's a few years old. YouTube and Twitter can make you think that if you don't have the newest releases then your gear is worthless, but remember those videos and tweets are being made for SEO and clicks and views. Used gear is totally worth it as long as you know what you're going to use it for and what it's capable of. In this episode I'll talk about the autofocus, image quality, and video features of the Nikon D750 to help you decide if that's a viable option for you. Thanks for listening! Dylan Next: I’d love to hear your feedback, have you bought used gear? Was it worth it? Did you have to meet someone in a sketchy mall parking lot? Send a voice message to livelifecreativepodcast@gmail.com Just open any voice memo app, record what you want to say, and hit the share button to bring it into your email Subscribe to the Live Live Creative podcast Subscribe to Live Life Creative in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Ratings and reviews is what grows the podcast, so together we can help others be more creative too Recommend this show to your friends if you’ve found it helpful, and you’ll help them get better at what they do too

    11 min
  2. 3 Reasons Why You're Procrastinating

    02/27/2021

    3 Reasons Why You're Procrastinating

    I struggle with procrastination a lot, and it makes me feel like I'm just lazy leading on to feeling worthless. I dunno if you're lazy or not, but there's more reasons for procrastination than that, and you should be aware of them and how to overcome them, and that's what this episode is all about. You’ve got to get it done, whatever “it” is, but you keep putting it off, feeling entirely unmotivated. Procrastination is a deadly barrier to creativity, so let’s look at three reasons we procrastinate and solutions to overcoming them. Episode show notes at https://llcpodcast.dkphoto.xyz/index.php/2020/12/29/llc024-three-reasons-why-youre-procrastinating/ Thanks for listening this week, Dylan Next: I’d love to hear your feedback, what was a specific time that you struggled to get things done, and how'd you break out of that? Send a voice message to livelifecreativepodcast@gmail.com Just open any voice memo app, record what you want to say, and hit the share button to bring it into your email Subscribe to the Live Live Creative podcast Subscribe to Live Life Creative in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Ratings and reviews is what grows the podcast, so together we can help others be more creative too Recommend this show to your friends if you’ve found it helpful, and you’ll help them get better at what they do too

    9 min
  3. What I Learned Photographing a 5k in Harsh Sunlight

    08/19/2019

    What I Learned Photographing a 5k in Harsh Sunlight

    I photographed the first 5k to Fight Human Trafficking held at my alma mater Cornerstone University. It was organized by a friend I met there, Katie McNabb (who was also a guest on the show), and a couple of her friends. This was an event to raise funds for their former youth pastor who’s now a missionary in Thailand with an organization that works to free people, mostly young girls, from being trafficked and sold, so I was glad to be a part of it. This is another event where I’ve been trying to learn to take photo and video at the same time, still struggling with getting proper exposure. Another new thing that I tried for this was shooting with two bodies during the race. These were both good experiences, but I want to help you bypass the hard parts with what I learned from this experience. Take a listen and level up! Link to the show notes: https://llcpodcast.dkphoto.xyz/index.php/2019/08/19/llc023-what-i-learned-photographing-a-5k-in-harsh-sunlight/ Follow the show on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/livelifecreativepodcast Thanks for listening this week, Dylan Next: I’d love to hear your feedback, what is your biggest struggle when photographing in broad daylight? Do you have any advice for other photographers? Send a voice message to livelifecreativepodcast@gmail.com Just open any voice memo app, record what you want to say, and hit the share button to bring it into your email Subscribe to the Live Live Creative podcast Subscribe to Live Life Creative in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Ratings and reviews is what grows the podcast, so together we can help others be more creative too Recommend this show to your friends if you’ve found it helpful, and you’ll help them get better at what they do too

    24 min

  4. 08/06/2019

    How to Photograph Multiple Harsh Lighting Conditions

    Today, I’m breaking down how to photograph an event with three major, and very different, lighting conditions: Indoors, outdoor sunny, and outdoor shade. I definitely made a bunch of mistakes with this event and learned a lot, so I want to help you skip the making mistakes part and go right to the learning part! First though, I need your opinion on something. I started this podcast very broad, covering the whole of creativity as a focus for the show. I realized that’s way too much and I don’t know enough to make that podcast, and so I decided to focus on just photography and that’s where we’ve been at for the past couple episodes. Since It’s just focused on photography now, does the show need a new name? I love “Live Life Creative” as a name and it’s great to put on a hat or a tshirt, but does it fit this podcast anymore? Let me know what you think, send me a message on IG @livelifecreativepodcast or tweet me @dkphotoxyz. Thanks for listening again this week, Dylan Next: I’d love to hear your feedback Send a voice message to livelifecreativepodcast@gmail.com Just open any voice memo app, record what you want to say, and hit the share button to bring it into your email Subscribe to the Live Live Creative podcast Subscribe to Live Life Creative in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Ratings and reviews is what grows the podcast, so together we can help others be more creative too Recommend this show to your friends if you’ve found it helpful, and you’ll help them get better at what they do too Find the full show notes: https://llcpodcast.dkphoto.xyz/index.php/2019/08/05/llc022-how-to-photograph-multiple-harsh-lighting-conditions/

    13 min
  5. Photographing at a Brewery, a Camera Mini-Review, and a Free Photo Editor?

    07/15/2019

    Photographing at a Brewery, a Camera Mini-Review, and a Free Photo Editor?

    LLC021 Thoughts about the photographic direction of the podcast? Do I need a new name for the show? Let me know! Send me a DM on Instagram @livelifecreativepodcast This time around we're talking about photographing a Yelp Grand Rapids event at the New Holland Knickerbocker, another great brewery in Grand Rapids: How do deal with a beautiful natural light scene that fades at sunset, leaving you with less-than-ideal indoor lighting? How should you treat guests at the event, and what can you do to get them to relax around the camera? What should you do when a great photo unfolds in front of you? Plus, I give a short review of the Nikon D750 (only five years too late) and compare it to the Nikon D7000, my first camera. And at the end, I talk about the free, open-source photo editor darktable (the lack of capitalization is their choice, not mine), and whether you want to learn more about using a great free alternative to Lightroom. Thanks for listening to Live Life Creative! Dylan Find the show notes at http://livelifecreativepodcast.xyz/episodes Next: I’d love to hear your feedback Send a voice message to livelifecreativepodcast@gmail.com Just open any voice memo app, record what you want to say, and hit the share button to bring it into your email Subscribe to the Live Live Creative podcast Subscribe to Live Life Creative in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Ratings and reviews is what grows the podcast, so together we can help others be more creative too Recommend this show to your friends if you’ve found it helpful, and you’ll help them get better at what they do too

    20 min
  6. Shooting at Sunset at Atwater Brewery

    07/01/2019

    Shooting at Sunset at Atwater Brewery

    LLC020 This week in adventures with Dylan, we learn some good stuff about shooting in shade white balance and dialing it back in editing, the sweet, sweet goodness of shooting at sunset in a room with giant windows, and maneuvering around terrible backgrounds. I'm glad to see you've stuck around with the photography stuff, and you'll learn more about improving your own photo game with this episode as well. Let me know your thoughts on Instagram, DM me @livelifecreativepodcast Show notes at https://llcpodcast.dkphoto.xyz/index.php/2019/07/01/llc021-shooting-at-sunset-at-atwater-brewery/ Cheers, Dylan Next: I’d love to hear your feedback on the show Send a voice message to livelifecreativepodcast@gmail.com Just open any voice memo app, record what you want to say, and hit the share button to bring it into your email Subscribe to the Live Live Creative podcast Subscribe to Live Life Creative in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Ratings and reviews is what grows the podcast, so together we can help others be more creative too Recommend this show to your friends if you’ve found it helpful, and you’ll help them get better at what they do too

    14 min
  7. Using Flash and High ISO in a Dark Restaurant

    06/17/2019

    Using Flash and High ISO in a Dark Restaurant

    LLC019 Welcome to the second episode of the photo-centric direction of the podcast, hope you're liking it so far. If you've got an opinion on the evolution, let me know: You can send me a DM on Instagram @livelifecreativepodcast or an email through the website, http://livelifecreativepodcast.xyz This episode I'm talking what I learned by photographing an event at the Green Well, a tasty restaurant here in Grand Rapids, MI. Mostly it was a lesson in combining flash with the limited ambient light, plus a bit about snagging photos of event attendees who are nervous around a photographer. Enjoy, Dylan Next: I’d love to hear your feedback, have you struggled with event photography, especially in low light situations? What did you learn from those situations? Send a voice message to livelifecreativepodcast@gmail.com Just open any voice memo app, record what you want to say, and hit the share button to bring it into your email Subscribe to the Live Live Creative podcast Subscribe to Live Life Creative in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Ratings and reviews is what grows the podcast, so together we can help others be more creative too Recommend this show to your friends if you’ve found it helpful, and you’ll help them get better at what they do too Find the full show notes: https://llcpodcast.dkphoto.xyz/index.php/2019/06/17/llc020-using-flash-and-high-iso-in-a-dark-restaurant/

    15 min
  8. What's in My Camera Bag & The Future of the Show

    06/03/2019

    What's in My Camera Bag & The Future of the Show

    LLC018 I've enjoyed creating this podcast up to this point, but I underestimated the time commitment it would require and take away from my other projects in the works. I've spent time retooling the idea of the show and what topic I want to pursue, and I've decided to veer towards photography. I hope you enjoy going on this journey with me. To set up future episodes, I wanted to touch on what's in my camera bag to give you context for my experiences and better enable you to apply those lessons to your own photography. Find the list in the show notes at https://llcpodcast.dkphoto.xyz/index.php/2019/06/03/llc019-whats-in-my-camera-bag-the-future-of-the-show/ Next: I’d love to hear your feedback, what do you think of this direction? Do you want to continue to hear from creatives in other fields? Send a voice message to livelifecreativepodcast@gmail.com Just open any voice memo app, record what you want to say, and hit the share button to bring it into your email Subscribe to the Live Live Creative podcast Subscribe to Live Life Creative in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app Leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Ratings and reviews is what grows the podcast, so together we can help others be more creative too Recommend this show to your friends if you’ve found it helpful, and you’ll help them get better at what they do too

    25 min
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Have you hit a brick wall in your creative life? Writers get blocked, photographers get shuttered, podcasters get muted (mentally, that is). Whatever your creative pursuit is, sometimes you get to the point where moving forward or creating your next big thing seems impossible. On the Live Life Creative Podcast, join me, Dylan, in conversations with both well-known creators and local creatives just like yourself as we talk about their journey in creativity, some of their biggest challenges, and how they overcame those challenges. You’ll come out the other side inspired and equipped to break through your personal brick wall and ready to create your best work.

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  • Creator
    Dylan Kraayenbrink
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2021
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dylan Kraayenbrink
  • Show Website
    Live Life Creative