Question
What are the signature techniques Scott Kivowitz uses with Leica M9 and Zeiss lenses?
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From Scott Kivowitz0 votes
A few signatures show up consistently:
- Shooting wide with Zeiss 25mm on the Leica M9 to create “room to play” in the frame, then creatively cropping later
- Using Lightroom/Photoshop Lens Correction to gently remove distortion and vignetting while keeping the natural feel
- Relying on the M9’s rich color straight out of camera, with almost no processing besides lens correction
- Composing with reflections and simple scenes, letting color and subtle detail do the heavy lifting
- Embracing the M9’s manual nature: watching fingers around the focus/viewfinder windows, thinking through exposure, and not relying on perfect metering
Is there a specific look you want to recreate from these Leica M9 shots?

