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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 (4,321)
Contacts (819)
Groups (50)
- Canon AE1 29,206 photos, 2,842 members
- Friends of the High Line 14,995 photos, 1,739 members
- 120 NYC 5,140 photos, 263 members
- New York City Emulsions 11,106 photos, 485 members
- Art Deserves Film 261 photos, 54 members
- New York City Architecture 31,682 photos, 2,955 members
- New York life 148,947 photos, 7,658 members
- New York, New York 313,763 photos, 13,790 members
- New York Photography 207,313 photos, 12,742 members
- ILFORD DELTA 100 4,956 photos, 764 members
- Ilford FP4+ 616 photos, 153 members
- Ilford ID-11 502 photos, 61 members
- Twin Lens Reflex vault of images - TLR cameras 8,919 photos, 505 members
- ROLLEIFLEX 3.5 (TLR) 7,900 photos, 447 members
- Classic Rolleiflex TLR 10,867 photos, 725 members
- Rolleiflex and Rolleicord 5,314 photos, 2,816 members
- Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR Lenses 1,565 photos, 124 members
- Pre-AI Nikkors 3,211 photos, 207 members
- Analog Photography Users Group - APUG.org 38 photos, 5 members
- Acros 6,955 photos, 689 members
- Its Wintertime 672 photos, 41 members
- Minolta X-700 25,726 photos, 2,152 members
- Holga 6x6/B&W Territory 1,045 photos, 94 members
- Holga Mon Amour 65,112 photos, 4,045 members
- Nikon Photographs 1,169 photos, 87 members
- Kevin Chan Photography 22 photos, 43 members
- Black and White analogic 914 photos, 58 members
- Hamilton Conservation 376 photos, 86 members
- We love Fuji Superia 13,555 photos, 1,176 members
- Mamiya C220f 97 photos, 8 members
- I Love B&W 37,996 photos, 2,002 members
- Nikon F System 1,036 photos, 106 members
- VueScan Users 7,641 photos, 622 members
- Film Photography on Leica Lenses 4,072 photos, 169 members
- Take me as I am: Analog Portraiture 482 photos, 115 members
- Residential typologies: world wide 1,296 photos, 66 members
- CARTIFACTS 17,530 photos, 583 members
- Light Science and Magic (the book) 2,053 photos, 2,718 members
- Photogenic Studio Lighting 155 photos, 39 members
- LightSource 58,707 photos, 7,898 members
- Studio Lighting 70,304 photos, 8,171 members
- Studio Lighting On A Budget or Not. 7,318 photos, 1,395 members
- New Kodak Portra 400 6,203 photos, 749 members
- Black and White Film Photography (bwfp) 71,636 photos, 2,858 members
- Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 SSC 1,539 photos, 274 members
- Canon FTb / FTbN 656 photos, 70 members
- FD Review 1,522 photos, 175 members
- Pan F 2,678 photos, 486 members
- Sekonic Light Meter 2,876 photos, 883 members
- Light meters 1,036 photos, 227 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























