Following our fantastic chat in our last episode about supporting small, local businesses, this week we are talking to David Leifer from David Leifer Photography. We chatted about skinny posing, the importance of lighting, and the ineffability of photography as an art. Jenny and David get technical about file formats and we have a philosophical conversation about whether cameras enhance or distract from our experience of the moment. Shout-outs to past guests Bentley Potter and our favorite baker Anrika Martin.

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Episode music by Robert Burke Warren entitled Painting a Vast Blue Sky can be found at ⁠robertburkewarren.bandcamp.com/track/painting-a-vast-blue-sky⁠.

The Valley Girls are getting warmed up for Small Business Saturday and exploring all the ways and reasons to support local businesses during the holiday season (and all year long). Join the Valley Girls as we chat with Jess Davis, VP of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce; Danielle Centofanti-Davidson, President of the Rivertowns Chamber of Commerce and owner of Main Street Business Strategies (and Valley Girls’ very own Westchester correspondent!); Nicole Andrick, founder and owner of Catskills Candle Studio, and Candace Rivera, owner of The Book & Nook.

While Danielle is busy being a guest on our panel this week, Rebecca is bringing us details about some spectacular entertainment in the Capital Region that you do not want to miss! Click here for tickets!

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To stay up to date and for more content you can find us at valleygirlspodcast.com, at instagram.com/ValleyGirlsPodNY, at YouTube.com/@ValleyGirlsPodcast, and starting this season check out the Newsletter and Pod Squad tab on our website to sign up for our e-mail newsletter and join our new Facebook Group so you never miss a thing! All links can also be found in our Instagram bio.

Episode music by Robert Burke Warren entitled Painting a Vast Blue Sky can be found at robertburkewarren.bandcamp.com/track/painting-a-vast-blue-sky.

Valley Girl Jenny visited ⁠The Thomas Cole National Historic Site⁠ in Catskill, joined by special guest co-host ⁠Brett Barry⁠ of ⁠Kaatscast: The Catskills Podcast⁠ and ⁠Silver Hollow Audio⁠, and production intern Olivia Sippel, for our very first episode recorded on location! They talked to - and walked the site with - Executive Director ⁠Betsy Jacks⁠.

The ⁠⁠Thomas Cole National Historic Site⁠⁠ covers more than 6 acres in ⁠⁠Catskill, NY⁠⁠, with stunning views, meticulously preserved or restored buildings, interactive exhibits, and of course iconic paintings from the ⁠⁠Hudson River School⁠⁠. Betsy gave us in-depth access on what might just have been the most perfect autumn day the Hudson Valley has ever seen. To experience more of the site and the art, check out our video on YouTube, as well as ⁠thomascole.org⁠ and ⁠explorethomascole.org⁠.

Also check out Brett's ⁠very first episode of Kaatscast from January 7, 2020⁠⁠, where he chatted with Betsy as part of his audio driving tour of the Northern Catskills’ Mountain Cloves Scenic Byway.

Thanks for listening! To help support the Valley Girls, please follow our podcast from our show page, leave a rating and review, and please spread the word and share our podcast with others. We really appreciate your support!

To stay up to date and for more content you can find us at ⁠valleygirlspodcast.com⁠, at ⁠instagram.com/ValleyGirlsPodNY⁠, at ⁠YouTube.com/@ValleyGirlsPodcast⁠, and starting this season check out the Newsletter and Pod Squad tab on our website to sign up for our e-mail newsletter and join our new Facebook Group so you never miss a thing! All links can also be found in our Instagram bio.

Episode music by Robert Burke Warren entitled Painting a Vast Blue Sky can be found at ⁠robertburkewarren.bandcamp.com/track/painting-a-vast-blue-sky⁠.