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Something a little bit different

Len — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:53:04 +0000

I’ve recently had a chance to do something a little bit different and shoot some glassware for the lovely and talented Roxanne Costello from Jaga. She needed some product shots for her range and I was excited and nervous to shoot it. I was nervous because I wasn’t sure what the space was like that we were going to be shooting in and what I would need, so carried pretty much my entire studio up quite a number of stairs.

If there’s one thing that I learned from this shoot, it’s that I am not made to carry an entire studio worth of supplies, and that I will either bring an assistant or need to workout.

Thank you to Roxanne for letting me be a part of her new range and you can check out her full range on her website soon or at Gaffa Gallery in the Sydney CBD.

Awards

Len — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:54:40 +0000

My grandmother left this very sweet message on my mobile last night. “Hi chook, it’s grandma, I just wanted to congratulate you on winning your Silver Award, even though I’m not sure exactly what it is for.” It was actually one of the many calls I received from my very proud, yet slightly confused family. They were all so happy I won an award, but weren’t quite sure what it was. I was too nervous to tell them that I’d entered in my images, so when they found out it was all rather a jumble of information, but they were all proud none the less.

That being said, I won my first Silver Award at the NSW AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography) Awards that were held over the weekend. I loved seeing work from other incredibly talented photographers in NSW and I can’t wait for the National Awards in Melbourne and seeing work from all over Australia.

This is my Silver winning print from the Pocahontas shoot.

The Creative Act

Len — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:07:14 +0000

The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box. – Henri Cartier-Bresson

I think these really are the perfect words to describe what we photographers do. In a sense we hunt out the perfect photo. I know that I wait for it, obsess about it, plan for it, but at the end of the day, it usually comes down to a second. A second here or there; and you end up with the perfect selection of photos or ones which are just ok.

In a race, a second, or even a fraction of a second, really is the difference between coming first and last.

Photography is the same.

I always want to come first.

Interviewed by PenelopeRED

Len — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:16:12 +0000

The wonderfully talented Penelope from PenelopeRED did an interview with me for her blog and newsletter and it has gone live. It was a fun interview for Penelope and you can check it out at her blog The World of Ms. Penelope Red along with some of her lovely vintage inspired pieces.

The Story of Pocahontas

Len — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:54:57 +0000

I posted a little preview of this shoot last week and finally we have the full shoot. It was a tricky shoot to cull down to just a few favourites. My first cull (and I promised myself to be ruthless) was 150 images, not much of a cull to be honest. But here’s a selection of my favourites that, to me, tell the story of the day and tell the story of the inspiration behind this shoot, Pocahontas.

Pocahontas

Len — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:54:13 +0000

Yesterday I was part of a pretty amazing shoot. My friend and make-up artist extraordinaire Natalie Biller & I had been planning on doing a Pocahontas themed shoot for about the last 6 months. To say that I’m happy that we finally got to shoot it is an understatement.

The model was the lovely Amy Lyn Cage who I worked with on what was my first solo fashion shoot and it was lovely collaborating with her again. The stylist was Jess Bellef, who from the very first time I spoke to her was so enthusiastic and created these amazing looks, including making a headpiece for Amy and the hair stylist was Milli Jaksic, who created a look for Amy that was absolutely perfect ‘do and looked flawless the entire day.

I took my instax so I could get a photo of everyone involved and add them to the ever increasing wall of photos we have at home.

I’m still going through all of the photos from yesterday, but I just had to share my favourite from the day.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.