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Benefits:

  • 25 years teaching experience
  • outstanding teaching reputation
  • a life time of local knowledge
  • wide photographic knowledge
  • 25 years of fine art print sales
  • photographs in many international collections
  • expertise with film and digital technologies
  • art educator trained
  • adult education trained
  • vocational education experience
  • recognised exert in outdoor recreation
  • safe operating procedures
  • impeccable accident record
  • wide range of genre's
  • studio close to accommodation and photographic venues
  • hotel pick available
  • designed by an experienced professional curriculum designer  
  • fantastic local food
  • outdoor guide qualified
  • first aid trained
  • management / business experience & training
  • equipment hire
  • unique camera collection
  • ongoing e-support
  •  positive learning environment
  • clear goal setting and learning contracts
  • structured and well feedback
  • facilitated learning experiences
  • designed learning activities
  • gourmet catering
  • on the road less traveled
  • unusual photographic locations
  • unique photographic opportunities
  • professional photographic experience & knowledge
  • short travel times
  • wide range of accommodation venues to choose from
  • safe adventures in line with industry leaders
  • carefully designed workshops
  • learning is easy
  • clear and simple explanations
  • supportive and encouraging environment
  • observe and copy the methods and techniques of an expert
  • save on learning time
  • minimise frustrations
  • get instant feedback
  • enjoyable experiences
  • connect with a photographic community
  • wide range of techniques and methods to learn



Australia's most renowned photographic educator, Leonard Metcalf can teach and guide you into unique, secluded and photographically stunning locations.

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Lens Masterclass PDF Print E-mail

Take your photography to the next level.

A hands on course for intermediate and advanced photographers. This course will teach you how to understand the creative process and your thought processes. It will focus your energy and production of photographs into bodies of work around central themes. You will develop your photographic composition, and understanding of the possible creative tools at your disposal for creating collections of images.

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Blue Mountains Photographic Camp PDF Print E-mail

The Blue Mountains Photographic Camp runs from Sunday to Saturday . It is an great opportunity to create some fantastic photographs by immersing yourself within the World Heritage Listed landscape. Your guide will take you to unique locations at the best time to capture that stunning image. You will be taken to locations that are off the normal tourist route. The range of locations includes; canyons, pergodas, rainforrest, creeks, hanging swamps, indigenous carvings and paintings, and local historic ruins. With the landscape at your tent door, you will be able to utilise every moment of magic hour. This camp is fully catered with all the modern luxuries provided. 

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Photographic Composition Workshop PDF Print E-mail

Explore the world of photographic composition in this one day workshop. Len will take you through from the foundations of photographic composition through to the more subtle aspects of the art. Len will illustrate the workshop with his own work and the work of many photographic masters. He will include an understanding of composition gleaned from the art world. The workshop will include hands on exercises to sharpen your skills in photographic composition.

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Introduction to Landscape Photography PDF Print E-mail

This workshop is a fantastic place to start learning the creative art of Landscape Photography. Two fantastic days out shooting in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area mixed between classroom sessions and inspiring presentations of stunning landscape photography by the masters. During this workshop you will become more confident with your camera. Your exposures will become more accurate. Be pampered with good food, fantastic shooting locations, and develop your understanding of the creative process. The workshop is aimed at digital photographers.  A good place to start your learning journey.

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Len's Portfolio Critique PDF Print E-mail

Len's Critique is an individualised three hour session looking exclusively at your photographic work. You will get constructive feedback, advice, and encouragement. You will walk away from Len's Critique feeling refreshed, vitalised and with a new sense of direction. The session is run at Len's studio at Leura in the Blue Mountains. Alternatively, for an extra fee it can be easily conducted in Sydney or at your own place.

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Len's Workshop PDF Print E-mail

Len's Workshop is about understanding how your camera works, how to control it and get the pictures out of it you desire. The workshop is currently run bi-monthly in the Blue Mountains. You will learn all about your camera in this two day workshop. Be pampered with good food, fantastic shooting locations, and develop your understanding of the creative process. Digital and film users are welcome and will benefit from the tuition. A good place to start your learning journey.

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Creative Lens PDF Print E-mail

The Creative Lens weekend workshop will inspire, develop and expand your creative practice. Students of all levels and experience, from professionals to beginners are welcome. The workshop aims to teach you how to think creatively. To think and create photographs like an artist. This weekend is a wonderful opportunity to explore the work and practices of other photographic artists, and your own creative process. Not only will you explore the creative process, you will get to explore the local environment in a series of photographic shoots timed around light. This workshop includes developing projects and thematic methods of producing art.

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Individual Photographic Tuition PDF Print E-mail

Would you like specialist individual tuition? Would you like to corner an expert? Do you have specific learning requirements? Would you like your own personal mentor?

Develop your photographic skills at your own pace. Ask your own questions. Try different cameras, formats and films. Experiment. Be taken on a location shoot. Develop your own films or process your digital raw images. 

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Photographic Mentor Program PDF Print E-mail

Finding a photographic mentor you can learn from is an important step in understanding ones own work. Many great photographers list in their biographies the master photographers they have worked with, under and those who mentored them. Great photographers often have a number of mentors throughout their careers.

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Landscape Masterclass PDF Print E-mail

Three days out shooting landscapes, immersed between short learning sessions in the middle of each day. During this workshop you will be out with your camera more than you will be in the classroom. Days will be long, but the reward will be the photographs you bring home after visiting some wonderful locations under the care of an experienced adventure guide and the tutoring from a master landscape photographer.

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Panoramic Photography PDF Print E-mail

 Learn the fundamentals of panoramic cameras. Including such topics as exposure determination, helical focusing, nodal points, hyperfocal focusing, tripods, composition, & film choice. During this workshop you will be taken to some fantastic sweeping vistas highly suited to stunning panoramic photography. This workshop does not cover digital panoramic photography or digital stitching.

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Large Format Photography PDF Print E-mail

Large format is a romantic and enticing area of photography that has a devoted following due to the stunning prints that can be produced and it unique slow methodology. Nothing compares to seeing an image glowing on the ground glass screen under a dark cloth. It is still the camera of choice for many fine art photographers. Experience using one of these unique cameras on this hands on workshop.This three day workshop will get you underway or will develop your large format camera technique.

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