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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 (20)
Bill Smith1's favorite photos from other Flickr members (4,277)
Contacts (805)
Groups (50)
- Minolta X-700 23,639 photos, 1,979 members
- Holga 6x6/B&W Territory 999 photos, 81 members
- Holga Mon Amour 61,766 photos, 3,785 members
- Nikon Photographs 415 photos, 77 members
- Kevin Chan Photography 22 photos, 41 members
- Black and White analogic 764 photos, 48 members
- Hamilton Conservation 268 photos, 75 members
- We love Fuji Superia 12,379 photos, 1,064 members
- Mamiya C220f 48 photos, 6 members
- I Love B&W 35,109 photos, 1,967 members
- Nikon F System 779 photos, 83 members
- VueScan Users 7,016 photos, 590 members
- Film Photography on Leica Lenses 2,178 photos, 166 members
- Take me as I am: Analog Portraiture 415 photos, 101 members
- Residential typologies: world wide 920 photos, 61 members
- CARTIFACTS 14,935 photos, 526 members
- Light Science and Magic (the book) 1,937 photos, 2,649 members
- Photogenic Studio Lighting 153 photos, 41 members
- LightSource 56,282 photos, 7,770 members
- Studio Lighting 67,244 photos, 8,031 members
- Studio Lighting On A Budget or Not. 6,906 photos, 1,354 members
- New Kodak Portra 400 4,641 photos, 606 members
- Black and White Film Photography (bwfp) 55,687 photos, 2,499 members
- Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 SSC 1,296 photos, 231 members
- Canon FTb / FTbN 607 photos, 69 members
- FD Review 1,402 photos, 162 members
- Pan F 2,497 photos, 461 members
- Sekonic Light Meter 2,709 photos, 854 members
- Light meters 987 photos, 217 members
- Mono Cliffs Provincial Park 13 photos, 5 members
- Film Photography Podcast 45,398 photos, 2,122 members
- Fans of Georgie_Grrl 309 photos, 34 members
- AutoCord 4,034 photos, 324 members
- Mamiya C-220 4,729 photos, 437 members
- Mamiya TLR 23,212 photos, 1,964 members
- Camera-wiki.org 36,072 photos, 858 members
- Photos taken with an Apple iPhone 503,701 photos, 28,136 members
- EASTMAN KODAK DOUBLE-X (5222) 3,579 photos, 273 members
- Nikon Porn Élite 93 photos, 177 members
- Canon F-1 9,829 photos, 575 members
- Nikon F3 black and white 1,225 photos, 156 members
- M is for Leica 6,684 photos, 118 members
- The world through Zeiss 1,293 photos, 77 members
- City Days/City Nights 57 photos, 3 members
- Nikon F90X 3,585 photos, 275 members
- Cheap Nikon Film Cameras 534 photos, 66 members
- Oakville Camera Club Critique Group 121 photos, 27 members
- Ducati 9,175 photos, 1,176 members
- Leica M Selfies 390 photos, 138 members
- Shen Hao 997 photos, 179 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























