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Bill Smith1's photostream
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Just who is this Bill Smith character anyway?
I am a PR/Corporate Communciations guy who enjoys traditional film photography and making black and white prints in my darkroom.
Based in the West end of Greater Toronto I am documenting the world around me, this year I plan to photograph Ontario's smaller towns and nature outside the 416/905 more often, though a camera is always with me when I am downtown Toronto.
My main photographic platforms are:
35 mm Format: Nikon F, Olympus OM, Pentax screwmount, Leica Rangfinder M, Minolta MC mount and Canon FD.
Medium format I have a thing for TLRS: A series E2 Rolleiflex with a 75 f3.5 Zeiss Planar lens. Rolleicord IV K3B with Schneider 75 f.35 Xenar lens, and a Mamiya C220 kit.
I am the co-founder and vice president of the Oakville Camera Club. If you live in the west end of the GTA please come by one of our meetings.
oakvillecameraclub.com
apug.org
Analog photography Users Group.

twitter.com/wbsmith200
First Photography exhibit with Timeshare (Les) and Bodycap (Gary)at Sovereign House in Oakville.
gtagreenbeltexhibit.blogspot.com/
Photos of Bill Smith1 (21)
Bill Smith1's favorite photos from other Flickr members (4,279)
Contacts (807)
Groups (50)
- Minolta X-700 23,704 photos, 1,993 members
- Holga 6x6/B&W Territory 1,009 photos, 84 members
- Holga Mon Amour 61,965 photos, 3,805 members
- Nikon Photographs 472 photos, 77 members
- Kevin Chan Photography 22 photos, 41 members
- Black and White analogic 766 photos, 49 members
- Hamilton Conservation 273 photos, 76 members
- We love Fuji Superia 12,430 photos, 1,070 members
- Mamiya C220f 56 photos, 6 members
- I Love B&W 35,256 photos, 1,969 members
- Nikon F System 795 photos, 84 members
- VueScan Users 7,052 photos, 592 members
- Film Photography on Leica Lenses 2,208 photos, 166 members
- Take me as I am: Analog Portraiture 415 photos, 101 members
- Residential typologies: world wide 935 photos, 61 members
- CARTIFACTS 15,111 photos, 530 members
- Light Science and Magic (the book) 1,940 photos, 2,652 members
- Photogenic Studio Lighting 151 photos, 41 members
- LightSource 56,424 photos, 7,771 members
- Studio Lighting 67,297 photos, 8,037 members
- Studio Lighting On A Budget or Not. 6,918 photos, 1,354 members
- New Kodak Portra 400 4,673 photos, 614 members
- Black and White Film Photography (bwfp) 56,428 photos, 2,514 members
- Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 SSC 1,279 photos, 234 members
- Canon FTb / FTbN 607 photos, 68 members
- FD Review 1,407 photos, 162 members
- Pan F 2,501 photos, 466 members
- Sekonic Light Meter 2,731 photos, 855 members
- Light meters 1,003 photos, 220 members
- Mono Cliffs Provincial Park 13 photos, 5 members
- Film Photography Podcast 45,892 photos, 2,138 members
- Fans of Georgie_Grrl 309 photos, 34 members
- AutoCord 4,059 photos, 326 members
- Mamiya C-220 4,762 photos, 439 members
- Mamiya TLR 23,348 photos, 1,971 members
- Camera-wiki.org 36,318 photos, 864 members
- Photos taken with an Apple iPhone 505,478 photos, 28,198 members
- EASTMAN KODAK DOUBLE-X (5222) 3,625 photos, 277 members
- Nikon Porn Élite 93 photos, 176 members
- Canon F-1 9,875 photos, 575 members
- Nikon F3 black and white 1,235 photos, 156 members
- M is for Leica 6,748 photos, 121 members
- The world through Zeiss 1,303 photos, 77 members
- City Days/City Nights 57 photos, 3 members
- Nikon F90X 3,607 photos, 277 members
- Cheap Nikon Film Cameras 531 photos, 67 members
- Oakville Camera Club Critique Group 121 photos, 27 members
- Ducati 9,191 photos, 1,180 members
- Leica M Selfies 395 photos, 139 members
- Shen Hao 998 photos, 180 members
Galleries (4)
- Yet even more images Bill thinks is cool. 12 photos
- More stuff Bill thinks is cool 14 photos
- Photos that blow my mind. 18 photos
- Some of my friends' work 10 photos
Testimonials (4)
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*Leiss says:
"Bill Smith1 has the "eyes" which gazes on a daily scene correctly.
Especially , I am surprised by the power of expression in his B / W photos..."23rd March, 2007
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spotmaticfanatic says:
"Bill is a fellow Spotmatic afficionado. Bill also has many other cameras, not all of which are even Pentaxes, let alone Spotmatics. Bill is a wellspring of information about cameras and can tell you many things you need to know about cameras. However, Bill is more than a mere fount of information about cameras. Bill is also a dedicated photographer whose works seem to have a knack for capturing the essence of a setting or subject. Many a great afternoon has been spent wandering the streets of Toronto with Bill, and hopefully more will come."
30th October, 2006
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harem nights says:
"Bill is one of those people that really seem to have passion about his art. He makes it easy to respect and appreciate every shot because he puts so much time and care into every step of the photographic process. His use of light, angles, lines and shadow are remarkable. His ability to draw the viewer into the scene is priceless. Viewing one of Bill’s photographs is like stepping back in time, living through the present or visualizing the future. It takes a dedicated person to create a piece that can invoke feelings, create memories and inspire dreams.
To know is not only to understand, but also to experience, feel and explore. Explore Bill's photos and see for yourself how inspiring his pictures are."14th October, 2006
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Treforlutions TreVizionz says:
"I respect and admire those who keep to the old ways despite the advance of technology, and especially those photographers who shoot in black and white. Bill Smith 1 is indeed one of those persons. His collection of cameras(see list) is proof of his passion.
He's also a hometown boy who gives me a different perspective of my home town and a greater appreciation of the art of B&W
If you've never seen or would like a reminder of this wonderful hometown of ours, Bill's the man to see."9th October, 2006
- Name:
- Bill Smith
- Joined:
- March 2006
- Hometown:
- Montreal
- Currently:
- Oakville (The western wilds of Greater Toronto), Ontario, Canada
- I am:
- Male and Single
- Occupation:
- Public Relations/Corporate Communications and Marketing























