Gift Certificates.

Inspiration, Photo Shoot, Teaching point

Know a friend or loved one who could use the gift of photography?

Gift Certificates are back, just in time for the holidays!

—Peter.

Free as a Bird – Noctilux 100% crop.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Teaching point

I thought you might be interested in seeing this 100% crop from yesterday’s image Free as a Bird.

—Peter.

(please click on the image to view at maximum size and sharpness)

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

Free as a bird.

2013, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Life's Little Moments, Print

This is the last of my 3 images in 43 min.

The title is from The Beatles‘ song, which was running through my head when I took this image.

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

Lean on me.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Print, Street

This is the second of my 3 images in 43 min.

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

Toronto’s Finest.

2013, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait, Street, Uniform

The police man. This is the first of my 3 images in 43 min.

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

3 images in 43 min.

Inspiration

The next three images, to be posted over the next three days, were taken during a 43 minute walk.

Wow.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Portrait

(wow, wow)

↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux @ f/1.4.

Pause.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

In a Silent Way.

2013, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait

Title inspired by the Miles Davis album.

↑Leica M9 and Leica 35mm Summilux FLE @ f/1.4.

Police.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait, Street, Uniform

This is another image from the recent Santa Claus Parade, here in Toronto.

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

Parade boy, 2.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait, Street, Teaching point

The original Parade Boy can be found here.

I post-processed this one in a slightly more subdued fashion (I’m still refining my use of Lightroom, following my recent switch from Aperture).

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

Parade girl (wave).

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait, Street

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

Frames, revisited.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Life's Little Moments, Print

This is a follow up image to my recent piece, Frames.

—Peter | Prosophos.

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↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ 0.95.

1970.

Inspiration, Life's Little Moments, Portrait

Souls from the past.

Update 2: Getty & Christmas at the Toronto Beach.

Inspiration, Print, Teaching point

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In October, I provided an update to the above image, Christmas at the Toronto Beach, which I’d licensed over to Getty Images. The original post can be found here.

Tonight, I discovered via the Getty Contributor website that the rights for this image have been purchased again, this time by a “fashion/textiles” company in France, for a period of three months.

Interestingly, the royalty fee paid was almost three times the amount of what the first company paid. Hmmm… I’m beginning to re-think this whole Getty thing.

Funny enough, this image was taken with the Leica 28mm Summicron ASPH, a lens I used for only a very brief period of time.

Funnier still is the date that this latest royalty amount will be paid out: Christmas Day.

—Peter | Prosophos.

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