Isn’t this image great?… It’s an impromptu street portrait taken yesterday, while we were on our photography lesson walkabout.
Now, I can’t promise that everybody will be able to take as nice a shot as this after spending 2 hrs with me (Alex is a natural), but I do promise that I’ll try to improve your photography skills to the best of my ability.
So, if you’re interested in signing up for a no-pressure, one-on-one photography shooting session with me, please click here.
I’d like to thank Mr. Tom A. Smith, the Events & Education Manager of Leica Akademie NA, for inviting me to be guest speaker at the Toronto workshop this past weekend.
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and was able to meet John Parkyn, a frequent comment contributor to this site, as well several other passionate photographers.
I received this email from Mark this morning and his enthusiasm was so infectious, I just had to make it today’s post. And of course, the images speak for themselves.
Well Peter,
I did it!!
Thanks to your direction and encouragement, I have developed my first roll of B&W film.
Attached below are a few of the results.
I realize they are scratched and full of flaws (flaring and such…) but…I think they are incredible!
I realize I am biased, however; I wanted to take the time to thank you for your efforts in getting me (and hopefully many others!) to this point.
There is nothing quite like the feeling that producing something like this brings…
I am now certain that I am “The (second…) Most Interesting Man in the World” (Dos Equis anyone?? I’ll leave the top spot to you…for now.)
…Mosquitos refuse to bite me, purely out of respect. I can now live vicariously through…myself.
🙂
Anyway, these are shot on a Zeiss Ikon, with a 50 lux 1.4; mostly at 1.4 or 2 with an ND Filter. The film is T-max 400, and they were scanned on the Plustek 7600 (currently on special at B&H!)
Anyway, all the best…I hope we can meet in person some day soon.
Mark, these are so full of LIFE. Wonderful work my friend…
If I had a small part in making this happen, I am honoured.
Mr. Tom A. Smith, the Events & Education Manager of Leica Akademie NA tells me that there is still one spot left for this workshop, so if you’re interested in attending, please see here.
If you can’t attend this weekend, but reside in the Toronto area, please note that I offer practical one-on-one teaching sessions on a year-round basis.
Prosophos 