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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 (4,278)
Contacts (806)
Groups (50)
- Minolta X-700 23,662 photos, 1,985 members
- Holga 6x6/B&W Territory 1,006 photos, 83 members
- Holga Mon Amour 61,866 photos, 3,791 members
- Nikon Photographs 449 photos, 77 members
- Kevin Chan Photography 22 photos, 41 members
- Black and White analogic 768 photos, 49 members
- Hamilton Conservation 270 photos, 76 members
- We love Fuji Superia 12,396 photos, 1,067 members
- Mamiya C220f 54 photos, 6 members
- I Love B&W 35,172 photos, 1,968 members
- Nikon F System 785 photos, 83 members
- VueScan Users 7,036 photos, 591 members
- Film Photography on Leica Lenses 2,194 photos, 166 members
- Take me as I am: Analog Portraiture 415 photos, 101 members
- Residential typologies: world wide 928 photos, 61 members
- CARTIFACTS 14,975 photos, 528 members
- Light Science and Magic (the book) 1,938 photos, 2,651 members
- Photogenic Studio Lighting 151 photos, 41 members
- LightSource 56,329 photos, 7,772 members
- Studio Lighting 67,186 photos, 8,033 members
- Studio Lighting On A Budget or Not. 6,910 photos, 1,353 members
- New Kodak Portra 400 4,648 photos, 611 members
- Black and White Film Photography (bwfp) 56,035 photos, 2,510 members
- Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 SSC 1,298 photos, 231 members
- Canon FTb / FTbN 607 photos, 69 members
- FD Review 1,403 photos, 162 members
- Pan F 2,498 photos, 462 members
- Sekonic Light Meter 2,734 photos, 854 members
- Light meters 1,003 photos, 218 members
- Mono Cliffs Provincial Park 13 photos, 5 members
- Film Photography Podcast 45,642 photos, 2,128 members
- Fans of Georgie_Grrl 309 photos, 34 members
- AutoCord 4,045 photos, 326 members
- Mamiya C-220 4,748 photos, 436 members
- Mamiya TLR 23,255 photos, 1,968 members
- Camera-wiki.org 36,132 photos, 861 members
- Photos taken with an Apple iPhone 504,584 photos, 28,169 members
- EASTMAN KODAK DOUBLE-X (5222) 3,611 photos, 275 members
- Nikon Porn Élite 93 photos, 177 members
- Canon F-1 9,848 photos, 575 members
- Nikon F3 black and white 1,233 photos, 156 members
- M is for Leica 6,712 photos, 118 members
- The world through Zeiss 1,297 photos, 77 members
- City Days/City Nights 57 photos, 3 members
- Nikon F90X 3,601 photos, 276 members
- Cheap Nikon Film Cameras 546 photos, 67 members
- Oakville Camera Club Critique Group 121 photos, 27 members
- Ducati 9,182 photos, 1,178 members
- Leica M Selfies 392 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























