monochrome lens
learn the art of black and white photography
from the undisputed master monochromist
Len Metcalf takes you through his simple workflow, showing you what to look for when searching out a monochrome photograph. He shows you how he sets up his camera. What controls he uses. How he composes, and what he is concentrating on whilst he is making his legendary black and white artworks.
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Len will teach you how contrast and tones leads your eyes through artworks - a secret developed by the renascence masters and perfected by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Len will demonstrate how he sets up his cameras, he will share his secret recipes for his beautiful looks, and how to create your own
Len will take you through his workflow. Using Lightroom, and Snapseed (the most popular and totally free phone photo processing software)
Len will demonstrate his recipes for post processing. He will teach you how to create your own looks.
Len will discuss and demonstrate using famous and some not so famous monochrome photographs what is going on compositionally, emotionally and in the cognitive processing we are considering whilst observing them.
Len will show you how to make presets, and how to use his as starter ideas for creative interpretations
Len will show you how to see in monochrome
Len will teach you how to convert your images from colour to monochrome
Len will talk about outputting your artworks for the web and for print / publications
Len will talk about using filters digital and physical ones
Len will discuss his experiences using monochrome cameras (his Leica M10M & M11M), he will also show how he makes his work with a micro four thirds camera and gets incredible results.
Len will demonstrate how to use a phone camera and software and how he creates his stunning artworks with a phone (iphone 16 pro max), snapseed and lightroom, without touching a computer.
Len will process numerous images live to show you how to apply what has been taught to your own work
Learn black and white photography with Len Metcalf
online - 6 Tuesdays February and March 2026 $1650
in person - 5 days - Blue Mountains 25th - 29th May 2026 $4950
