Experience the wonders of Yosemite in a season less hurried. Capture late fall colors combined with the possibility of an early snow fall. Designated a World Heritage site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacular...
This inclusive, Leica in the Landscape program is a part of a four workshop series, lead by fine art photographer Michael Phaling and Leica Akademie Instructor Tom Brichta throughout California in 2016. Students can enroll in individual trips...
This October 2-5, 2016, join the Leica Akademie and photographer Anna Mia Davidson as we explore visual storytelling off the coast of Seattle on Whidby Island, WA.
Designed for the photographer with an interest in environmental portraiture,...
My Leica love affair is not an amazing story, but could be seen as a very late mid-life crisis. I came to Leica M ownership late in my career with the purchase of a Leica M Monochrom in November of 2012.I have been a photographer since the mid-1970’s,...
In Viewfinder 36/3, 2003, I wrote about a 1935 French photo salon, sponsored partially by E. Leitz Wetzlar, which promoted the work of Dr. Paul Wolff and also Alfred Person, both of whose new books with Leica photos were about to be published. ...
Tired of pressing buttons by mistake? Fed up scrolling through endless lists of jpeg settings you are never going to use? Discouraged by digital bloat? Always feeling your camera is out of date, with a new bobby dazzler just arrived at the local...
I have found that using presets in the Develop module is a major time saver, and can lead to a more consistent look to your images. This article will describe how the preset works, show you how to apply the Adobe-supplied presets that come...
Leica users everywhere derive pleasure from using their Leica cameras. The cameras were made to be used but, as mechanical and historical objects, classic Leica cameras, lenses and accessories can also give pleasure as collector items. A well...
After the end of WWII Leitz New York was actively trying to restore the business climate interrupted during 1940-1945. In 1947 communications to American Leica Dealers detailed on-going efforts. Here are two from this restoration period.
In the 1980’s while working in the retail sector I assisted a customer needing help in loading her Leica. Loading difficulties were a constant problem. After instructions I noticed something very peculiar about the camera. The Leica IIIc is not numbered...