Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4

My current equipment.

Inspiration, Leica 28mm Elmarit ASPH f/2.8, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica 90mm Summicron APO f/2, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Q&A, Teaching point, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 Nokton

I’m asked this almost weekly (even though I name the gear used to take each image I post, below each image I post).

For the record, these are the cameras/lenses I’m currently using.

—Peter.

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Cameras

Leica M9:

Leica-M9

Leica Monochrom:

Leica M Monochrom

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Lenses

Leica 28mm Elmarit ASPH:

Leica 28mm Elmarit ASPH

Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH:

Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH

Leica 90mm Summicron APO:

Leica 90mm Summicron APO

Voigtländer 40mm Nokton:

Voigtlander Nokton 40 1.4

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Boy (and the concept of pre-processing).

2013, Barbados, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Portrait, Q&A, Teaching point

Boy

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

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I’m often asked how I post-process colour in my images.

Well, more often than not, I don’t.  I pre-process (my term).  Let me explain…

Almost all photographers post-process (i.e., make image-enhancing adjustments, after a photograph is taken).  What many novice photographers fail to recognize is the importance of pre-processing.  Pre-processing involves identifying and harnessing natural enhancing elements in a scene, such as lighting, perspective, etc., before an image is taken.

In the case of this image, Boy, the soft light that was present after the sun set was harnessed to achieve a rich palette of colours and tones.  This cannot be achieved in post-processing.

—Peter.