This is the ongoing journal of my travels, photography, experience with people, places and equipment.
"I am something of a collector of presets, both to speed up my workflow and to gain inspiration.
I had tried some of Thorsten Overgaard's free Leica presets and found them excellent. So I purchased the Leica Q3 series. All 15 presets are outstanding! They cover monochrome, colour, and Kodachrome/Lab. I am very very close to resolving my preset addiction by deleting (or hiding) all my other presets and just using this Q3 set. It will certainly make my screen less cluttered. Thank you very much! Really useful."
- P. W. (Australia)
Writing Holiday in Clearwater incinnati Workshop
Clearwater, FL, June 2025.
Time to get project complete and new ones stared.
"I just wanted to take a second and thank you for your photography class and guidance I took in December 2019.
I took this photo during the LA Fire Hero Gala, impromptu and shot entirely with natural light, using the techniques I learned in your class. And I realized I owed a thank you for some of the best photography theory and grounding I could have ever hoped for.
Anyway, I know you are busy, but thank you for being awesome and teaching this technology!"
- D. B. (Los Angeles)
Buy the new updated version of my bestseller
The bestseller "Finding The Magic of Light" is now available in an updated version with 50% more pages and more illustrations.
– Thorsten Overgaard
Thorsten Overgaard's Leica Reviews and Article Index
Thorsten von Overgaard is a Danish-American multiple award-winning photographer, known for his writings about photography and Leica cameras. He travels to more than 25 countries a year, photographing and teaching workshops to photographers. Some photos are available as signed editions via galleries or online. For specific photography needs, contact Thorsten Overgaard via email.
You can follow Thorsten Overgaard at his television channel magicoflight.tv.
I am in constant orbit teaching
Leica and photography workshops.
Most people prefer to explore a
new place when doing my workshop.
30% of my students are women.
35% of my students dotwo or more workshops.
95% are Leica users.
Age range is from 15 to 87 years
with the majority in the 30-55 range.
Skill level ranges from two weeks
to a lifetime of experience.
97% use a digital camera.
100% of my workshop graduates photograph more after a workshop.
