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Leica Q2

mickyates June 7, 2020 Leica, Mick's Photo Blog, Photography Leave a Comment

I have had the Leica Q since it was first on sale in the UK, June 2015. An amazingly long time ago in digital camera years, as it is still my ‘go-to’ camera. But, after a period of procrastination, I decided to go for a Q2. This is a higher resolution, all around upgrade, in essentially the same but now …

The old debate …

mickyates January 28, 2020 Bronica, Digital, Film, Leica, Photography, Portrait Leave a Comment

It was Mum’s 93rd birthday last weekend, and the obligatory photographs were taken. I had the Leica M10 and the Bronica SQ-A with me – the latter loaded with Kodak Portra 400. When I looked at the digital photos, whilst thinking they were not my best, they seemed to do a reasonable job. Full frame, only adjusted for contrast etc. …

My work is ‘Unfinished Stories’. Life is always in motion, every moment creates a sense of place or personality. Having travelled and worked all over the world, my photography is informed by my view that we are more the same than we are different – yet differences reveal stories. Details matter.

I seek intimacy, rapport with and understanding of the subject, whilst asking questions about who people are, what they’re doing, and what concerns them. I deliver to the best standard that I know how: technically, artistically, respectfully, ethically.

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