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

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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?

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