🔴 Monthly Recap – Jun25
Newsletter: Photography related posts, videos and hopefully a source of inspiration!
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Last month
May has come and gone in a blink. It’s great to finally get some sunny weather for location shoots and longer days are always more productive. I’d booked a trip to Poland but after a busy 3 days in London for our annual Patreon meet-up I cancelled the trip as I had too much to do. No travel in May but lots of workshops (and I bought myself a Leica SL2!)
Finally upgrading my Leica SL > SL2
If you’ve followed my journey you might remember my Leica vs Lumix article. I started out with a Lumix S5 (as a cost saving option) but then realised it just wasn’t a Leica so bought the Leica SL. That was 4 years ago. For 2025 I thought it would be great to get one camera that I enjoyed using that can do both photos and video. At the current silly low prices (for Leica*) these cameras are just too good to say no to. My Leica SL2 vs SL2-S post covers my reasons for getting the SL2 rather than the SL2-S but both are great cameras.
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Leica workshops
Now the weather is improving in the UK it’s getting busier again. I ran multiple 1:1 Leica workshops in London, both general photography and model photography days. Next month I’m back in Budapest to teach again following the success of my last visit. Get in touch if you want to meet me in London, Budapest or Gdansk.
Model photography
Here are a few sample photos from model photography workshops in London –
General photography
When photographers fly in from the US (and other countries) to meet me they often want to explore London. Despite most of my personal work being model photography I do teach general photography and street photography too. These photos are from workshops in May –
Photography theory over coffee
One student flew in from Italy and wanted to quiz me over a coffee. The topics we covered were some of the camera basics when working with lighting and then looking at a specific situation and how to light the space. I guess it was more like being hired as a lighting expert/ consultant ahead of their paid gig. I LOVE lighting so if you are struggling get in touch!
MrLeica 1:1 workshops
The beauty of 1:1 teaching vs. groups is I can meet your individual needs –
- Lightroom+Photoshop editing
- Film and digital cameras
- Portfolio reviews + Instagram
- Vintage lens/ camera help
- 1 or 2 professional models
- Available light, LED or flash
- Try before you buy (lenses)
- Indoor spaces or outside
- Leica gear shopping (old&new)
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Patreon meet in London
This was our third year attending PhotoLondon so it’s become an excuse for our annual Patreon get together. Some of the guys can be seen in the photos below and others joined us later and managed to escape the camera. I invited model friend Sofia to join us and to my amazement she said yes! Thanks Sofi for modelling for us and putting up with all the camera chat. (Read some of the Patreon testimonials and you can find Sofi on my Instagram feed).
Want to try model photography?
One of my Zoom call remote students Eric, in Dubai managed to arrange multiple photoshoots (free) within his first week of owning his Leica camera. How? I share his success story on Patreon or you can learn lots of tips from my eBooks.
Future travel plans
Contact me to book a workshop. Here are my travel plans so far –
JUNE 2025
- Budapest, Hungary (Teaching a 1:1 workshop) (See Budapest in this video)
- Coast to coast 2-day bike ride with friends to raise money for charity (Last charity ride)
JULY 2025
- Czech-Germany Roadtrip IIÂ –Â Read Tobi’s write-up from our first roadtrip
- Wales family gathering – Get a glimpse of Wales in this video
AUGUST 2025
- TBC
- TBC
Private 1:1 Tuition
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Leica+Model Workshops
Digital photographers
If you follow me you know I love Leica cameras and my preference for film vs digital.
- Digital cameras – Leica CL (travel), SL+SL2 (portraits), Q (for sale), M262, M10P
- Lenses – See all lens reviews. I’m testing a few I can’t mention yet so stay tuned!
- Editing with presets – All my images are RAW + LR preset
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Film photographers
- Film – Fallen behind again for 2025 and still need to develop 120 film from 2024
- Cameras – Just bought a Leica M7. (See video + Follow to see the M7 blog to come)
- Lenses – As above, multiple new lenses in the pipeline
- Film Processing – See old newsletters for details on developing, scanning and prints
Directory: Leica Repairs + Leica YouTubers
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Latest YouTube videos
Catch up on YouTube videos (Last 30 days) –
Tiny pocket flash for Leica
Buying the Leica SL2 camera
Easy tips to improve your portrait lighting
Canon R5 vs Leica SL2 (Can I get the Leica Look?)
Leica for video (Featuring fellow YouTuber Lukas)
Leica vs Lumix!
Latest blog posts
400+ written posts (+ full res images) to supplement my YT videos
Patreon post (shared)
We passed 1000 members in May so join us if you want to see more content from me. Here are some Patreon article you might have missed. Join us today! (Patreon testimonials)
- “Need free models? My student has the answer“Â Sign up to view (free)
- “Hannah photoshoot BTS – All images + Timelapse” Sign up to view (members)
Coming up next month..
I’ll be in Budapest again teaching so I’ll take some new lenses to review. I’ve received various products to test so I’ll try to get those videos made too. I also have my charity bike ride event so fingers crossed I survive that!
YouTube video – spotlight
One lens that people are already asking me about is the new Light Lens Lab 50mm f1.5 “Z21”. That video is coming in the next few weeks (after I test it in Budapest). If you follow me on Instagram @MrLeicaCom I’ll mention it in a story once the video is uploaded. The first video coming in June is me testing two of the most affordable L mount portrait lenses vs Leica.
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