On The Road with Thorsten Overgaard · April 2019
By: Thorsten Overgaard
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This is the ongoing journal of my travels, photography, experience with people, places and equipment.
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"Thorsten ... I respect you! The reason I’m writing is that you know cameras better than anyone… And you can tell the truth. I respect you and your integrity. Much much thanks, big delicious blessings."
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- D. |
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Los Angeles
West Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA. April 1-19, 2019.
Working on projects, writing books and bringing order in the picture archive.
My new "Always Wear a Camera" writing pads in calfskin, handmade in Italy, designed with Matteo Perin, goes into production. We've been making different prototypes over the last six months. Here is the final version with the Leica Q2 that I am writing articles and books about currently.
© Thorsten Overgaard.
Restaurant. Panasonic Lumix DC S1R with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
The cafe on Melrose. Panasonic Lumix DC S1R with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"We are an american family living in Singapore and exploring the world. I've read heaps of your articles and bought your Masterclass on theLeica Q and Leica M10. You’re right, the Leica Q is a gateway camera. My wife and I may show up at one of your workshops soon ... love your stuff ... keep it up!"
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- F. K. |
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Panasonic Lumix DC S1R with Leica 80mm Summilux-R f/1.4. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Melrose. Panasonic Lumix DC S1R with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Panasonic Lumix DC S1R with Leica 80mm Summilux-R f/1.4. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Panasonic Lumix DC S1R with Leica 80mm Summilux-R f/1.4. © Thorsten Overgaard.
San Francisco
San Francisco, April 19-21, 2019.
I did my San Francisco Workshop in the Mission district, out of a beautiful wooden house. Next San Francisco Workshop will be in April 2020.
The Mission District in San Francisco. Leica Q2. © Thorsten Overgaard.
In San Francisco you leave furniture on the street so that, if anyone need some, they can take it. Leica Q2. © Thorsten Overgaard.
 The San Francisco Workshop. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © Thorsten Overgaard.
The very first Philz' Coffee is in the Mission District in San Francisco. Leica Q2. © Thorsten Overgaard.
San Francisco. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Danté Johnson wth his Leica M6 in San Francisco. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © Thorsten Overgaard.
San Francisco. Leica Q2. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Doing portraits in the San Francisco Workshop. Leica Q2. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Photographed by Ritu Raj in the portrait workshop in San Francisco.
All right, San Francisco. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Photo by Ritu Raj from workshop in San Francisco.
San Francisco. Leica Q2. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Master T in San Francisco, photo by Stephen Diao.
Excitement and unrest as the workshop edits the last photos before the presentation of "The Three Best" every day of the workshop. San Francisco. Leica Q2. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Out and about in San Francisco. Leica Q2. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Stephen photographed by Rick Castillo in the portrait workshop in San Francisco.
Eric photographed by Ritu Raj in the portrait workshop in San Francisco.
From the portrait workshop in San Francisco. James Haywood. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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 Photo by Eric Doescher.
By James Haywood from the workshop in San Francisco. Leica M240.
Photo by Benjamin Jacobsen.
From the portrait workshop in San Francisco. Photo by James Haywood.
San Francisco street photography. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Photo by Benjamin Jacobsen.
From the workshop in San Francisco. Photo by Eric Doescher.
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"I am a huge fan of your work. I just purchased my first digital Leica M8 and give I’m saving for a Summilux. Thanks and have a great day!!"
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- D. |
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Remembering Ken Hansen (1942-2019)
New York, April 27, 2019.
Legendary Leica dealer Ken Hansen passed this Saturday, April 27, 2019. I've updated my article from our meet in 2016 with words from people who bought from Ken Hansen and who worked with him.
Share your stories about the greatest Leica dealer ever
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"Thank you profusely for the M10 tutorial, a piece of writing of Biblical importance in my opinion."
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- P. C. |
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I have made a few essential Presets for Lightroom which do minor adjustments to the Leica files, so as to get the tones exactly how I want them.
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I have made a few essential Styles for Capture One that does minor adjustments to the Leica files, so as to get the tones exactly how I want them.
The Styles have as their ideal, the Leica M9 sensor, as well as the Kodachrome film (which also happens to be the ideal for Leica, when they developed the Leica M9 sensor). Not that it matters much, but that is the reason why I made my own Styles: To get the that look, rather than a “digital sensor look”.
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"Dear Thorsten,
I loved your Leica TL2 Quick Guide, such relaxing way of imparting information . Photography is an elixir for everything."
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- P. C. |
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