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What are the signature techniques Scott Kivowitz uses with Leica M9 and Zeiss lenses?

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From Scott Kivowitz

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A few signatures show up consistently:

  1. Shooting wide with Zeiss 25mm on the Leica M9 to create “room to play” in the frame, then creatively cropping later
  2. Using Lightroom/Photoshop Lens Correction to gently remove distortion and vignetting while keeping the natural feel
  3. Relying on the M9’s rich color straight out of camera, with almost no processing besides lens correction
  4. Composing with reflections and simple scenes, letting color and subtle detail do the heavy lifting
  5. Embracing the M9’s manual nature: watching fingers around the focus/viewfinder windows, thinking through exposure, and not relying on perfect metering

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