CRADOC BAGSHAW
LEICA STORIES
GEAR AND TECHNIQUE
Techniques, ideas and confessions of minimalist Leica photographer, Cradoc Bagshaw. This site is a combination of technique, gear and stories about how photos are made.
STREET PORTRAITS
Why Street Portraits Feel Different From Candid Street Photography As a photographer, I spend long stretches alone, yet my camera…
A PROTEST FOR LARRY CASUSE
In early 1973 I photographed a march protesting the shooting death of a young Navajo activist, Larry Casuse. Casuse had…
PARIS AND THE MISSING AUTHOR
I was living in Paris when the Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore announced a visit by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the legendary beat…
LEICA VS PHONE
The Leica M is my primary street shooting camera. I can shoot while staying nearly invisible to my subjects. Nearly…
PARIS PRINTERS
I'm passionate about photography but less enthusiastic about post-production, either analog or digital.I have printed photographs, a lot actually. In…
LEICA M10-D ALMOST ANALOG
The LEICA M10-D Almost Analog Camera It was initially hard for me to switch from film to digital. I had carried…
OVERCOMING FEAR OF STRANGERS
Strategies and exercises for photographing strangers in the street.The key to all people photography is access. A street photography skill…
NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
A Negative Thinking PhotoThis photo got me thinking about negatives. I made the shot in Indiana when I was a…
WAITING FOR THE SHOT
Street shooting requires an instantaneous reaction to what you are seeing. It’s this need to react immediately to whatever is…
GOING MANUAL
See these lessons from the days of film photography that will make you a better digital shooter.I grew up shooting…
WORKING INSIDE
Shooting on the inside – Working your way in.One of the advantages of Leicas over bigger and noisier cameras is…
IN THE BAG
I have the perfect Leica camera bag. Because it hasn’t been made for twenty years, out of paranoia the bag…
TRAVELING LIGHT
I really love being there. I almost always hate getting there.I like air travel because it gets me where I…
BLACK & WHITE HYBRID WORKFLOW
Leica M6 film camera[/captioThis isn’t a post about the ongoing battle between film and digital. I shoot both depending on…
HOPI-NAVAJO LAND DISPUTE
In early 1975, a mutual acquaintance sent anthropologist, Harry King, to me for some advice. Harry had a grant to…