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Flinders Ranges
10 rules for teaching
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
10 rules for students
“Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail, there’s only make.”
Micro Four Thirds, Len's favorites
These days there is a bewildering amount of Micro Four Thirds lenses to choose from. Here I discuss my favorites and a couple of my recommendations.
learn to drive a camera in manual
A quick overview extolling the benefits of manual control of your camera and exposures.
using a framing device
Framing devices are used by professionals to help them.
additive or subtractive photography
Are you an additive or subtractive photographer? Something worth thinking about in your compositions.
what makes a great photograph?
time makes a great photograph
Portrait locations
Where do you like to shoot your portraits Len?
where to photograph in the blue mts
what is fine art photography?
Len examines what makes photograph fine art photography...
Len's camera equipment
Len lists his camera bag contents
BP1 Musical secrets
What can a visual artist learn from musicians when a creative block is encountered? Len’s first article that went viral.
Faces in the Canyon
The story behind my first iconic image....
camera love
Does your choice of camera matter? For me loving my camera is so so important. It comes with time, so you love the moment you see them, others take time to fall in love with. For some advice on how to fall in love with your camera read on.
how to find the ultimate camera bag?
Len discusses his frustrations about finding the ultimate camera bag.
Apertures, what do you need to know?
Shutter speeds
How well do you know your shutter speeds. Here are some exercises and questions to answer.
light painting the figure
Painting in figures with a torch during long exposures is one of Len's favorite techniques. Here he describes how he does it. Go on try it tonight.
Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus is interesting to study as she was a master of putting herself into her portraits...