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so long and thanks for all the fish {2012}

I should preface this post with I am a monstrous geek. Absolute. Total. Utter. Geek. And in thinking about the year that was 2012, a Douglas Adams quote from Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy popped into my head:

“The Guide says there is an art to flying”, said Ford, “or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning
how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”- Douglas Adams

2012 was a year of a lot of throwing myself at the ground for lack of a better word, and I won’t lie, it’s left me a little battered and bruised, but 2012, you were a year of personal growth, more than any other. I’ve been lax on blogging, because sometimes growth is hard to quantify, but I have to say thank you so much to each and every one of my wonderful couples. I am beyond fortunate to get the couples that I do, you are all so much a part of my family that I cannot imagine the year that was without you all.

I feel like I tinker in my own little world most of the time and one of my tinkerings this year came in the form of my album templates, that have been so lovingly supported by the photography community, I am so thankful that I can give back to the community and help in some little way.

Thank you all for your support, your hugs, your friendship, your openness, and of course letting me into your lives.

♥♥♥

by Len

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Nic Skerten - These are really good. Love the one of the bride on the steps.February 17, 2013 – 1:17 pm

Joshua Jobst - Love your work. Just fantastic.January 16, 2013 – 6:09 am

Beata English - AMAZEBALLS Len! your work blows me away! So much talent…so many perfect images! <3January 15, 2013 – 5:12 pm

Rebecca - I’ve been scouring the web for more inspiration and happened upon your site. Gorgeous work. I’m very inspired and will be following you in 2013.January 10, 2013 – 4:52 am

Mary Sylvia - Leeeeeeeennnnnn! This is so awesome. Love love love.January 7, 2013 – 10:40 pm

Bec - always such a pleasure viewing your work Len. Very inspiring and beautiful. Best wishes for 2013. xJanuary 7, 2013 – 1:48 pm

Paul Fuller - This whole collection is just totally breathtaking, so good!January 7, 2013 – 5:12 am

Dale Lempa - Awesome year-in-review! It is always inspiring to see a photographer’s best work from the year.January 5, 2013 – 10:27 pm

Veronica Varos - These are so beautiful, Len! I absolutely cannot wait to see what 2013 has in store for you! :) January 5, 2013 – 2:59 am

Eric Yerke - I am so glad I saw this post Len. Beautiful, heartfelt, and delicate. Love love your work.January 4, 2013 – 9:25 am

Paul Von Rieter - beautiful… as usual. =) cant wait to see what is coming…January 3, 2013 – 11:31 am

Kat Forsyth - Awesome photos as always (well, obviously!), but I just wanted to add I really like your use of the Douglas Adams quote (also a big geek here!). Great analogy! Here’s to 2013 being less bruisy :-) January 3, 2013 – 8:36 am

Serena Severtson - Okay, the portrait of the couple with the reflection (http://cdn.ilovewednesdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-Best-Of-66.jpg) is just oh-so-perfect. All of these are incredible, but that one just completely blew my mind. Happy 2013!January 3, 2013 – 8:17 am

Emily Anderson - Man!! You are one talented lady! Oh and nerds unite!! Love that book. :) January 3, 2013 – 8:05 am

Paul Krol - Such a brilliant 2012! Here’s to an awesome 2013!January 3, 2013 – 6:03 am

sam hurd - len. Len. LEN. i do so love your work.January 3, 2013 – 3:47 am

Nessa K - You know I think you’re amazing, but holy sh%t, Len. This is incredible. Each photo. <3January 3, 2013 – 3:31 am

tobiah - Absolutely insane year for you. So many good moments captured. Can’t wait to see more in 2013January 2, 2013 – 7:02 am

Ross Harvey - Cracking stuff. Some wonderful composition, clearly thought and perfectly executed!January 1, 2013 – 10:30 pm

Darin Collison - Simply lovely.January 1, 2013 – 2:59 pm

Trish - Wow these are breathtaking Len. Love your work, but you knew that :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!January 1, 2013 – 11:56 am

Lyn Ismael-Bennett - Beautiful. Every single one of them :) January 1, 2013 – 7:35 am

Kelsie Taylor - your work is so ridiculously gorgeous.January 1, 2013 – 6:19 am

Albert Palmer - Inspiring as always Len. So so beautiful.January 1, 2013 – 4:24 am

Dewan Demmer - What a year you have had. Absolutely Fantastic if these photos are anything to go by.January 1, 2013 – 4:04 am

ed peers - Crazy talent! May 2013 rock even harder…January 1, 2013 – 3:44 am

Luke Hayden - OH WOW! I love your work. Looks like you had an amazing year.January 1, 2013 – 1:43 am

Chris Bodnar - AMAZING review of your year! Can’t wait to see the magic you make in 2013!January 1, 2013 – 1:16 am

Natalie - An amazing year indeed! Beautiful collection of images!January 1, 2013 – 12:42 am

Mary Sylvia - Oh gorgeous, this post is filled with beauty Len you must be so happy with what you’ve done, looking back. I can’t wait to see what you do in 2013 :) December 31, 2012 – 11:38 pm

Renee - WOW! What a fantastic year! Gorgeous work – inspiring, to say the least.December 31, 2012 – 11:00 pm

Brittany - Len. You are absolutely brilliant.December 31, 2012 – 1:33 pm

Matthew Mead - Stella Year Len!December 31, 2012 – 12:19 pm

Kat Braman - Ow! My Brains!

seriously though, you had a fantastic year. That portrait of Tenielle stands out in my mind. Haunting.December 31, 2012 – 11:53 am

gem - Absolute gorgeousness!December 31, 2012 – 11:33 am

Erica - What a wonderful year you have had Len. You’ve had some ups and downs but your photography continues to shine, I can’t wait to see what you get up to in 2013!December 31, 2012 – 11:30 am

Kiki - What an incredible year you’ve had and what a beautiful talent you possess. Awesome photos.December 31, 2012 – 11:20 am

Luis Godinez - High fives!!! I can’t wait for 2013 and to meet up in Vancouver for #Lensgving!! :D December 31, 2012 – 10:55 am

Goodbye 2011 {Hello 2012}

As I get older the years seem to fly by at increasing speeds. I don’t know whether that’s just a part of growing older or a part of starting a small business, but whatever it is, I’d prefer them to slow down just a little bit. If this is the pace at which they’re going now, I shudder to think of the blur they will be in a five or even ten years time. I’m the type of person that just looks to what’s next, that I rarely stop to look at all the things that have happened.This combined with the speediness of the past year and I don’t feel like I’ve had a chance to reflect on all that has happened. That’s actually one of my 2012 New Year’s resolutions, to stop, enjoy and reflect on everything that’s happening.

It wasn’t until I sat down at my computer looking through the images from the last year that I was struck by an overwhelming sense of warmth. To be surrounded by so many amazing couples, such wonderful friends & family and so much love on a weekly basis… I didn’t realise how amazingly fortunate I was and I’m so grateful to have gotten to know each and every one of you in the last year and I’m so excited for the amazingness that 2012 will bring.

The images below are a collection of images that represent the warmth of 2011 and tell the story of the year that was. Thank you all for your love, your support and your friendship.

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Joshua Tree {landscape}quirky desert portrait photographyquirky desert portrait photographyMelbourne Wedding Bridal PortraitSydney Wedding Photography - Up at the skySydney Wedding PhotographySydney Wedding PhotographySydney Engagement PhotographyPalm Beach wedding - Nikki getting readyTurpentine Tree wedding, KurrajongWatson's Bay Gap Bluff WeddingBlue Hotel Woolloomooloo Bride Getting ReadyBlue Hotel Woolloomooloo Bride Getting ReadyBelgenny Farm Wedding {Quirky Wedding Photography}I am unique {Melbourn Film Photographer}Ballast Point Park Wedding PhotographyWatson's Bay Dunbar House WeddingBride Getting ready for Q Station, Manly WeddingPolaroid 600SE PhotographySydney Engagement PhotographerSydney Engagement PhotographerPalm Beach wedding photographerBlue Hotel Woolloomooloo - The DressBelgenny Farm Wedding {Quirky Wedding Photography}Cockatoo Island WeddingLas Vegas Desert

by Len

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Fotopromedia - Absolutely amazing series. Such beautiful details, and great moments captured. Love these shots!March 17, 2012 – 4:17 am

Joni Schrantz - Your work is wonderful! Gorgeous post processing and perfect compositions! LOVE!February 8, 2012 – 7:19 am

Erica - I can’t believe I haven’t already commented on this. Maybe I was too lost for words because of the pure awesome that was hitting my eyes. What an amazing year. I can’t wait to see what 2012 brings. :) January 24, 2012 – 11:18 am

Gretchen Adams - Very impressive! Love your work!January 16, 2012 – 10:06 am

Vy - Love love love it Len!
Can’t wait to be part of your 2012…January 14, 2012 – 7:26 pm

Leah Muse - Oh Len, I just absolutely am such a huge fan of what you do. Here’s to 2012!January 13, 2012 – 8:53 am

Paul Rowland - Beautiful work Len. Look forward to seeing more of your gorgeous pictures in 2012.January 13, 2012 – 1:03 am

Caroline - You are freaking talented, lady.January 9, 2012 – 5:47 pm

bec - You have such a way with light. very powerful images Len!
I’m sure your 2012 will be filled with loveliness xJanuary 9, 2012 – 11:23 am

Kat Braman - totally agree with Kyle. these images kick ass!January 6, 2012 – 3:13 am

alexis sweet - Beautiful stuff! I’m so impressed, as always.January 5, 2012 – 7:16 pm

Sally Watts - I love everything about this post, Len. The images, of course, which are completely magical, but also the music, the processing, the warmth, and the brevity. :) January 5, 2012 – 6:59 am

Kyle - You are seriously one of the most talented, underrated photographers out there. This post is RIDIC.January 4, 2012 – 8:31 am

Louisa - LOVE!January 3, 2012 – 4:08 pm

Luis - +1 Leo. :) January 3, 2012 – 2:10 pm

Luis - So, so beautiful. There is something special about your images. It really reflects how you connect with your brides and it shows through in the images. Love them all. :) January 3, 2012 – 2:10 pm

Caroline Anne - What a beautiful post Len :) January 3, 2012 – 1:42 pm

Leo Druker - You’re amazing.January 3, 2012 – 1:14 pm

Elissa - Len, you slay me. Beautiful beautiful.January 3, 2012 – 1:09 pm

Lauren - What an amazing journey you have been on Len! I love this reflection and I am so happy to have been able to call you a friend. I look forward to what you do with 2012, I’m sure you will kill it with awesomeness!January 3, 2012 – 1:05 pm

Nick + Len = HELLO!

I’ve been walking past a particularly dark and a wee bit depressing corner of our apartment building marveling at the amazing portraits you could do under the hideous fluorescent light, and I’m sure Nick thought the same thing when I dragged him out of the house at 11pm a few nights ago in the freezing cold to take some photos. In between me yelling at him to “look less cold” and trying not to shiver too much myself we ended up with exactly what I had pictured in my mind every time I’d walked past this little spot and even Nick’s now using it on his own website, HERE (just click “turn out the lights” and you’ll see the marvelousness).

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P.S. I just realised that we’re pretty much wearing matching clothes… it was unintentional, I promise.

by Len

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Leo Druker - YESS. Love it!September 8, 2011 – 3:43 am

Rachael Muller - This is awesome Len! Its great when you find potential in something that you’ve seen everyday for ages…. This made me smile :) September 3, 2011 – 6:57 pm

Fiona - Oh these are great! SO “you two” :) September 2, 2011 – 1:14 pm

Adam Alex - Wow! These are great! Цonderful Creative photographer captured so original pictures!August 20, 2011 – 12:28 am

Dani K. - These are SO much fun!!August 18, 2011 – 5:55 pm

matt shumate - You forgot to put a ‘TM’ after the last photo since that pose is trademarked to Len.

Someday I’ll get to meet Nick. He seems like one super rad guy. You deserve nothing less.August 17, 2011 – 4:48 pm

david - Oh this is SOOOO going in my Pinterest “Inspiration” board!!!August 17, 2011 – 4:11 pm

Luis Godinez - Hi!! *waves back* Please turn the lights on, you look scary :P August 17, 2011 – 2:57 pm

Paul Rowland - Brilliant!August 17, 2011 – 2:52 pm

Sam - All sorts of radness!August 17, 2011 – 2:49 pm

Dan O’Day - kewlAugust 17, 2011 – 2:41 pm

Nick - I’m really glad the selective focus on that lens has hidden my grandpa slippers

Wait… uh.. ignore that. Crap!August 17, 2011 – 2:40 pm

CASS {A LITTLE BIT OF FILM}

I finally had a chance to process a few rolls of film from the last couple months, and I just had to share these as soon as possible. I love, love, love shooting film and I can’t wait to more fully integrate it into my wedding work. I hope you enjoy them.:)

xx Len

 

Echuca Wedding Photographer, Melbourne Wedding Photographer, Hasselblad 500cm Wedding, Fuji 400H

Echuca Wedding Photographer, Melbourne Wedding Photographer, Hasselblad 500cm Wedding, Fuji 400H

by Len

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Amber Lakota - Gorgeous!!!!August 23, 2011 – 10:54 pm

Heather - Oooh, I adore that second to last one…July 5, 2011 – 10:05 am

Be Inspired PR - This is superb! Such a great idea here! Wonderful!June 30, 2011 – 8:34 pm

Marie Lloyd - These are just gorgeous. I love them!June 24, 2011 – 4:08 am

Leo Druker - Love it, especially that last shot. Stunning :) June 20, 2011 – 9:14 pm

OEIL - I LOVE ALL OF THEM! great composition style!June 19, 2011 – 12:34 pm

joanna - beautiful photos!June 17, 2011 – 10:51 am

megan noonan - LOVE the first frame. Gorgeous!June 17, 2011 – 7:11 am

Robb Duncan - I was there and I know the light was amazing, but damn LEN!! Total awesomeness.June 16, 2011 – 4:02 pm

Joshua Gull - Very nice work Len. Love them all, but something about that last one is where it’s at for me. Great job!June 15, 2011 – 6:42 am

jessica lorren - love these, super sweet and that grain is yum-my.June 15, 2011 – 5:34 am

nadine - So gorgeous, I love the quality of these pictures. The first one especially is breathtaking.June 15, 2011 – 1:30 am

Darin Collison - Ummm… these are some beautiful images. The penultimate frame – just about perfect.June 14, 2011 – 10:37 pm

Kellee - Just beautiful Len.June 14, 2011 – 12:32 pm

gabe aceves - these are beautiful len. well done.June 14, 2011 – 6:46 am

Ophelia - Lovely images, I love fim. You captured something magical here :) June 14, 2011 – 3:45 am

Porter - girl that last one, KILLEr. seriously love it, im just getting back into film myself…you provide some excellent inspiration/motivationJune 14, 2011 – 3:44 am

Josh - Freaking RAD! Every shot is awesome, I loved everything!June 14, 2011 – 3:40 am

Leah Muse - These are so gorgeous! LOVE the last one, Len. You rock!June 13, 2011 – 11:03 pm

Tall - Really striking, Len! Beautiful work!June 13, 2011 – 10:29 pm

Kyle - Oh my gosh STUNNING. Holy cow. I literally love every single one and I don’t toss that sentence around lightly.June 13, 2011 – 8:54 pm

Leah Kua - Oh Len, they are exquisite. There is something in the softness of her dress and the black and white film that just sings.June 13, 2011 – 8:19 pm

Sarah Rominger - These are SO pretty, Len!June 13, 2011 – 5:06 pm

benj haisch - gorgeous images.June 13, 2011 – 4:22 pm

Brittany - Oh goodness. I just adore these. Every single one. The ring shot though is just… oh crumb. No words :) June 13, 2011 – 4:14 pm

Luis Godinez - i loveth the last frame. it’s super awesome.June 13, 2011 – 4:12 pm

CASS {A PORTRAIT}

The light in Echuca was just awesome, glorious even. I think I could have sat in that field all day, and just taken it in. The sound, the smell, it’s not something that I will soon forget.

With Marlene, her grandmother’s name, tattooed on her arm and wearing the dress that her grandmother was married in, Cass made a stunning subject.

Thank you, Cass, for running through tall grass and being so amazing. Thank you to everyone else who was there and thank you Echuca for that glorious light!

by Len

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Wedding Photographer Cheshire - Unbelieveable…Incredible light, wonderful angles and beautiful subject!June 23, 2011 – 10:56 pm

Heather - Oh, the lighting is so magical here! Awesome work!June 22, 2011 – 10:13 am

Cassie - Len these are AMAZING!!! They blew me away. I love your compositions and use of the light. All I can say is WOW! The last one is breath taking!June 10, 2011 – 6:13 am

Nora - These are just gorgeous! Something quite magical about them. Wish I could have been there.June 6, 2011 – 1:44 pm

Jared Tseng - That last shot is all sorts of amazing!June 5, 2011 – 6:43 am

Robb Duncan - Love your work Len, just love it!! That last image is seriously good!!June 3, 2011 – 11:26 am

Darin Collison - Those are some amazing images! And that is one totally cool hat. And the sky… don’t get me started.June 3, 2011 – 9:47 am

Johanna - Seriously stunning set! Loooove your work :) June 3, 2011 – 5:07 am

Heather J - She is lovely. Just LOVELY.June 3, 2011 – 3:51 am

Becca Dilley - Gorgeous images of this bride – I love how much you used the environment. Also, that hat is awesome – what a great and playful way to take the portraits in a different directionJune 3, 2011 – 2:38 am

Preston - In my best Oprah voice, “wow, wow, wow, wow, woooooooo!” What stunning work you have done here. Keep it up!June 3, 2011 – 1:54 am

Fotografia ślubna - WOW great session, so sunny and happyJune 3, 2011 – 12:03 am

Kellee - That light really is insanely amazing! Gorgeous work :) June 2, 2011 – 2:26 pm

Laura Burlton - These are ridiculously stunning! I love the soft colors and the styling with her coat and hat and grandmothers dress. I also love that tattoo. Truly lovely. All of it.June 2, 2011 – 11:38 am

cape cod wedding photographer - What a beautiful light, bride and location!June 1, 2011 – 10:55 pm

mindy - absolutely beautiful detail and light! wonderful work!May 29, 2011 – 8:04 pm

Tim Harris - Awesome set Len. Love the vertical portrait with the beanie!May 27, 2011 – 6:42 pm

Blake Burton - absolutely beautiful portraitsMay 25, 2011 – 2:51 am

Wedding Photographers Manchester - WOW! I’m struggling to find the words to sum up this set, breathtaking, simply breathtaking. Incredible light, a glorious subject + natural camera skills = AWESOME!!May 24, 2011 – 4:09 pm

Erica - Len, these are all so great. I especially love #6.May 24, 2011 – 4:00 pm

Lauren - Awww Len, you rock! these are awesome, with a double dose of pretty!May 24, 2011 – 3:20 pm

Luis Godinez - Amazing!!! I love them all. They are all so purty.May 24, 2011 – 2:49 pm