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EX179 Project planning

With Len touring lutruwita (Tasmania) and takayna / Tarkine in particular, over this month it is time to give the weekly challenge group a project to work on. We will meet next week as usual to discuss and see your starting ideas.

Len Metcalf 27/6/23 Len Metcalf 27/6/23

EX178 Multiples, diptychs and more

This week we are reinforcing and revising the work in the last three weeks, by exploring multiples and adding photographs onto one page…

Len Metcalf 13/6/23 Len Metcalf 13/6/23

EX177 Blending Photographs

In this weeks exercise we are exploring and practicing blend modes more…

Len Metcalf 6/6/23 Len Metcalf 6/6/23

EX176 Multiple Exposures with Blend Modes

In this weeks exercise we experiment with Blend Modes. We do this either in camera, on your phone or in software.

Len Metcalf 30/5/23 Len Metcalf 30/5/23

EX175 Make a poster or book cover using two fonts

Working with two fonts makes words and text that goes with your photographs more interesting.

Len Metcalf 17/5/23 Len Metcalf 17/5/23

EX174 Adding words to diptychs

Adding words to diptychs is an important skill to work on. Well it is if you wish to make books. Consider the text as a design element, rather than just asking where do they fit in.

Len Metcalf 9/5/23 Len Metcalf 9/5/23

EX173 Laying out diptychs

In this weeks exercise we play with the layout for the same two photographs as diptychs.

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EX172 Auditioning

Auditioning artworks or looks may be a better way to think about how your sort your images or process variations. Try them out. This weeks exercise explores this.

Len Metcalf 11/4/23 Len Metcalf 11/4/23

EX171 New split tone combinations

This weeks exercise asks you to explore creating new split tones and sharing them with the group.

Len Metcalf 29/3/23 Len Metcalf 29/3/23

EX 169 portrait or landscape orientation

Photograph the same subject in vertical and in horizontal formats. Use only the 8 x 10 aspect ratio. Do not just crop the same image both ways.

Len Metcalf 14/3/23 Len Metcalf 14/3/23

EX168 High Key | Low Key

Can we make high and low key images from the same subject or is it impossible. This weeks exercise we explore and see what we can find.

Len Metcalf 7/3/23 Len Metcalf 7/3/23

EX167 Selectively adding highlights and whites to a low key image

Len’s Class has a new time slot and format… Nine thirty am Tuesdays. The mystery presentation will now be apart of the class, and will no longer be given at night.

This weeks exercise is about selectively adding brighter bits to low key photographs.

Len Metcalf 28/2/23 Len Metcalf 28/2/23

EX166 Are blacks needed in high key artworks

Does a high key image need a black point? In this weeks exercise we experiment with this.

Len Metcalf 21/2/23 Len Metcalf 21/2/23

EX165 Intentional Over Exposure

This week we explore intentional over exposure to create some high key images.

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EX164 The Diptych Project

Our summer project is about creating 6 diptychs in a cohesive project. As usual we have lots of encouragement awards of beautiful books. Due 31st January 2023.

Len Metcalf 10/12/22 Len Metcalf 10/12/22

EX163 Monochrome processing part 2

In my exuberance for the live stream I simply plan forgot to set a weekly exercise. After the show was all packed up I just walked away from the studio and computer.

So for that my sincerest apologies.

For Len’s Class on the 13th December I will continue to process the photographs that were uploaded last week for the show. It will be an opportunity to ask as I am processing what I am doing, and why, and even to make suggestions so we can try things. See EX162

Please note that this will be the last Len’s Class for the year, and I will be on a break until the end of January. As with what has happened for the past three years, we will be running a project challenge during that period, and we have procured a number of books to offer as encouragement awards. I will announce more next Tuesday. Tuesday nights presentation will be as scheduled.

Kindest regards

Len

Len Metcalf 29/11/22 Len Metcalf 29/11/22

EX162 Monochrome Processing

Lens Class will be a live stream on youtube on Tuesday the 6th December 2022 at 11 am Sydney time. Len will be processing your colour photographs into monochrome. This is open to anyone in Len’s Club. The final files can be provided to you afterwards if you wish. Please join us for our first attempt at live streaming a show.

Len Metcalf 11/10/22 Len Metcalf 11/10/22

EX161 Contrasts

This exercise will continue over a number of weeks, each week we will explore a different contrast.

Len Metcalf 27/9/22 Len Metcalf 27/9/22

EX160 a reflection mini project

Taking on the knowledge from the discussion about reflections, now work on a series that pushes yourself harder that explores reflections further.

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EX159 Reflections

In this weeks exercise we are going to explore and discuss reflections as a creative compositional tool.