Len takes us through his very personal project where he explores trees through Abstract Photography. Len shares with us his early tree photographs that lead us to this project that has been unfolding his whole life and has specifically developing for the past five years.

David Hockney has shown us that photography and specifically optics has been linked to art for the past six hundred years. His exploration of this has influenced his art, and perspective in particular. He is not only an influential painter, but also an influential photographer. Len discusses his work and uses it for inspiration in his own and suggests you do like wise.

Recently Shirley Steel reminded me of the power of DXO Nik Analog for some processing fun. It has a really simple way of layering two images in the double exposure camera. It has some really good layers for adding dust and scratches. It also has lots of film types. To remind myself, and to practice, I decided to share my recent work from the Abstract Workshop and process it in this software.

Len was preparing a talk on infra red photography for Tuesday’s presentation, and unfortunately was unable to deliver it. It was to cover colour infra red photography and exploring full spectrum and which the effects of various filters on your existing camera or modified infra red camera. We hope that this brief presentation on Monochromatic Infra Red Photography will be of interest.

In this presentation Len talks about how to get the most from an art gallery. He uses the work of Johan Idema from his book ‘How to visit an art museum’. The main point is that we need to have conversations with artworks and with others to understand it deeper, and to discover what it means for us.

In the final presentation about Windows and Mirrors, Len explores Art as a Mirror, and reminds us that our photography is all self portraits.

Len goes through the ten practices Andrew Paynter outlines in his delightful book DO/ PHOTO.

Some interesting ideas from Lee Crutchley in his book ‘Nobody knows what they’re doing’

Len talks to us about Susan Sontag’s seminal book ‘On Photography’. Whilst this book has been heavily criticised in the past it holds up incredibly well with the passage of time. It is incredibly relevant in this age of social media that is dominated by images and videos. In the presentation, Len just scrapes the surface of some of the ideas she shares within it.

Len takes us on a journey through the work of Ansel Adams, and explains his importance to the environmental movement in the USA.

Len demonstrates the power of Nik Silver EFX 3 for monochrome conversions. You can trial the software for thirty days to see if it is worth your investment.

Len introduces us to the work of Imogen Cunningham and the f64 group.

Edward Weston is an inspiration to Len. Here he discusses some of his work, and reads some of his quotes discussing his philosophies in photography.

Len talks about the Tarkine and his concerns for its future in this talk delivered to the Royal Photographic Society in London.

Len shares his thoughts on abstract photography.