Some Things about Me
- I grew up in Northern Victoria, Australia, in various country towns.
- I have lived in Melbourne for over 25 years and know it really well.
- I’ve been taking photos most of my life, though seriously since 1993 when I got my first SLR, a Pentax K1000, though I’ve done heaps, I am always learning.
- I studied photography at NMIT, though didn’t finish the course because I went on to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts, which I did in 2006.
- I can give technical advice about photography and some editing.
- I love landscape photography, though I prefer landscapes with some man made element in them.
- I consider myself a fine art photographer, a photo artist.
- I love coffee
- I have a cat called Tiddles
- I love digital photography and the control you can have over it.
- Buildings that are falling apart and ravaged by time are incredibly appealing.
- I am good with faces but terrible with names.
- I enjoy talking to other people about photography.
- My first experience with photo editing was about 10 or 12 years ago and was with GIMP
- I first used Photoshop in 2003 during a photography course I was doing, but have only been using it seriously for the last couple of years.
- It is always great to look at other peoples photos and help them make them better, or be amazed at what they have done.
- I really enjoy showing and teaching people photography.
- I enjoy photographs with a high sense of drama.
yarnoftheyak said:
Awesome photography, Leanne! Love that we can share our dreams across the globe. I spent about a week in Darwin a while back but would love to visit Melbourne – wonderful country you live in. Thanks for dropping by my new site!
Leanne Cole said:
Melbourne is wonderful, I’m not biased at all, LOL. It is a great place for taking photos, there are so many different things here.
bdsbrown1 said:
Thanks for the like ~simplydaisies
theseoulofcyprus said:
Hi Leanne, I nominated your blog for the Versatile Blogger Award! http://theseoulofcyprus.wordpress.com/2013/04/13/versatile-blogger-award-pass-it-on/
yasblogs said:
Hey. Many thanks for stopping by. Really do appreciate it. Love your blog the way, you’ve got some great pictures x
pstpierre said:
Thank you so much for stopping by and liking my post.
I’m sure that you’re very successful since your photography is beautiful.
Leanne Cole said:
thank you, it would be nice if it were true.
kvjinc said:
Just checked out your postcards. Awesome shots.
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you, I have them all up on my wall, some of my favourite shots.
VisualBanquet said:
Thank you for dropping by my blog and reading through the posts. Your photos are wonderful but I especially like the ones of nature
Gives a real ‘calming’ effect!
kindadukish said:
Thank you for visiting my blog……….from one photographer to another.
bdsbrown1 said:
Thank you for the like at simplydaisies.
kiwigalatheart said:
Thanks for the likes Leann and for leading me to your blog. Love your work and looking forward to reading and looking at a lot more of it!
Folio and Ink said:
Hi Leanne, thanks for visiting my blog a couple of times and checking out my images and reading the poetry too. It is nice to be acknowledged by a fellow photographer.
chuanthomas said:
thanks for your visit, like your works.
parwatisingari said:
what is a dental sleep solutions advt. doing?
Leanne Cole said:
I give up, no idea.
antonio said:
Thanks for following my hellokindredstrangers site. Am looking forward to seeing more of your blog in the future.
rhombusgirl said:
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Love your photos
Ken Ervin said:
Leannne, thanks to you for following my blog, Ken’s Viet Nam War Photos!, I am a 66 year old amateur to blogging! I am also a Vietnam War Veteran. We VN vets have been guiite for way too long. In our defense, I am trying to capture my stories in writting as well as the WWII veterans. I also love your photos
Leanne Cole said:
Sounds like a good idea, good luck with it.
Cassandra Gordon-Harris said:
Truly lovely work!!! Keep the magic flowing!
themanofletters said:
Some fantastic images, great eye. Good luck with the photography and thanks for liking mine!
wannabephotographer87 said:
I have nominated you for the “Reality Award” Go to my site to check it out
http://wannabephotographer87.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/awards/
catjcwang said:
Thank you very much for liking my posts; it’s a great surprise to me because I literally started my blog a couple days ago. your photography is truly inspiring, and I enjoy your posts about the step-by-step process of editing your photos.
Successful Corporate Communications said:
What moving photography! Your imagery is quite dramatic.
Leanne Cole said:
What a lovely thing to say, thank you.
kayuk said:
Thank you so much for visiting my site and reading Three Natural Haiku. I would never have found your site without the link, and your site is stunning. I have started following so I can come back and go through the tutorials. So much information, so little time….thanks again.
Leanne Cole said:
Oh yes, I know that feeling
sandypics said:
would love to have you guide my work leanne..whenever you have time:)i absolutely love your work…cheers
Leanne Cole said:
It would be great if I could, but I get asked so often now to look at peoples work, I do get paid to do it as well, and I have to go in that direction, I’m sure you are doing fine, The best tip I can give you is to keep doing it and look at other peoples images.
sandypics said:
thanxx leanne…will keep at it..
janstring said:
Thanks for the like Leanne
Nomad Urbanista said:
Your work is so amazing… glad to discover your work… especially, the waterfalls…
Leanne Cole said:
Oh thank you
paulasphotos said:
Thanks, Leanne, for stopping by my blog and liking my post. You have a great blog and beautiful photos!
Leanne Cole said:
My pleasure, thank you.
matt said:
Thanks for all the likes; it’s encouraging when a ‘real’ photographer likes my images. I appreciate it.
Leanne Cole said:
We are all real photographers, some just have more experience.
Christina Force said:
Hi Leanne, thanks for stopping by and liking my blog post. I love the architectural location photography on your website- it has nice drama
Leanne Cole said:
You are welcome, and thanks for the lovely words about my blog.
ShimonZ said:
Thank you for coming by, Leanne, and for your likes. Always nice to see you.
Leanne Cole said:
What a lovely thing to say, thank you.
sastrygovindu said:
Thanks Leanne for visiting my blog.
providencesmiles said:
Hello Leanne, Your blog is very informative, you are very knowledgable about photography and it shows. You are obviously talented. I find your pictures inspirational. Thank you for stopping by my blog and taking time to like my post. Laurie
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you Laurie.
adelineoh said:
I love your photographs and I’m still trying to get time to go through your tutorials. I’m nominating you for the Versatile Blogger Award. http://adelineohvelarde/2013/04/15/the-versatile-blogger-award/
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you, that is lovely of you. I will go and check it out.
icelandpenny said:
I just want to thank you again for your continuing interest in and support for my blog — it’s so encouraging, because I never think of myself as a photographer, so I feel very good when you name pops up
Leanne Cole said:
I think that is one of the best things about wordpress, how everyone can support one another. It is a nice community.
icelandpenny said:
Yes! that’s exactly it. I’m warmed by the amount of emotional generosity — such a necessary counterpoint to so much else one notices about the world
Leanne Cole said:
I started in blogger, but the community aspect of WP won me over, and I’ve been here ever since.
ugstreetphotography said:
Love your work. Thanks for coming and viewing my photos! It’s incredibly encouraging. Seriously.
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you for coming to check my work out, and you are welcome, I believe it is good to encourage one another, so I am glad I have done that for you.
yogarchitect said:
amazing shots! You are an inspiration. I love also Photography. Beautiful pictures. You are awesome Leanne ! Continue sharing your great talent!
http://yogarchitect.wordpress.com
Leanne Cole said:
I don’t quite know what to say, except thank you
yogarchitect said:
You are most welcome Leanne.
Allan Richardson said:
Leanne, I have yet to say Thank you for both following and taking the time to look at some of my work. I have only been through about 1/8th of your site so far and the quality is both consistent and captivating.
edmooneyphotography said:
Hi Leanne,I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger award. I hope the you are able to accept. Please check out the rules on my blog,
http://edmooneyphoto.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/2025/
Leanne Cole said:
I saw it, thank you so much.
shivani pandey said:
thanks for liking my last post…you are a great photographer…love your blog
Leanne Cole said:
You’re welcome and thank you.
snowpartridge said:
Wow. This is pretty impressive what you have here. I will definately be following your new posts!
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you, that is nice of you to say.
michaeldthomasphotography said:
1. Thank you for dropping by my blog and leading me to your wonderful one!
Leanne Cole said:
No thanks necessary.
Lynn said:
Hi Leanne,
Thanks for liking my artstownsville.com site. I’m not only a visual artist who uses photography mainly as a tool for sketching but I also once had a cat called Tiddles.
Leanne Cole said:
Haha, Tiddles, he must have been a brilliant cat, if he was anything like our Tiddles. Thank you for coming to check me out.
createdbyrcw said:
Hey friend
I have nominated you for a Sunshine Award (can hardly be your first) because your work is so amazingly stunning that I want everyone else to be stunned too.
You can see what I know of the rules at: http://createdbyrcw.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/sunshine-award/
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you so much, that is just wonderful, yes, not my first, but noneless still very much appreciated.
Lightfollowers said:
Hey there! I really like your blog and I follow you for a long time…I have decided to nominate you for a Sunshine award: http://lightfollowers.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/our-first-award/
Leanne Cole said:
thank you.
clumsyfool said:
Your blog is amazing and I always enjoy reading it!
That’s way I nominated you for the SUNSHINE AWARD!
Details are on my page
http://clumsyfool.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/the-sunshine-award/
Leanne Cole said:
Aren’t you lovely, thank you.
clumsyfool said:
‘lovely’. Not the word I would use to describe myself… but you’re still welcome
Leanne Cole said:
You could be right, but you never know, it is hard to trying to come up with words haha.
mdwt82 said:
Hi Leanne,
What an awesome website you have!! Thanks for all the tips and tricks you are giving for a hobby-photographer as I am
!
Keep the great work up & keep on blogging!
Mel
Leanne Cole said:
You don’t look like a hobby-photographer, your site looks great too.
Thanks
hotel babble-on said:
thanks for the lovely photos … I love your black and white photography!! here is a little award.. hope you accept it!
http://hotelbabblon.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/super-sweet-blogging-award/
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you, that is wonderful of you. I don’t really do awards, but I will acknowledge you soon.
sumaiajackson said:
Thanks for liking one of my photos! I just started my blog for photography as well and it’s been great to see what other people put out there!
I love your work!
Leanne Cole said:
Congratulations on starting your blog, that is awesome. Really no need to thank me for that, it was a pleasure. There is some wonderful stuff on blogs. Thank you and good luck with your blog.
nikolakoydl said:
Hi there ! Thank you for visiting my site.I have not a cat,but i have a sailin bout. Nikola Koydl
Leanne Cole said:
No thanks necessary for that. I love my cat, haha, sounds good Nikola.
nikolakoydl said:
Sorry, saiiing boat.Nikola Koydl
Leanne Cole said:
Hey Nikola, I think I worked that out, that would be cool to have. Nice.
Susan Enholm said:
Leanne, thanks for stopping by my site. We enjoyed our trip through the southern states with its humidity and rain. Tucson is desert dry most of the year. Your site is lovely – wish mine looked better. Word Press gives me a headache.
Leanne Cole said:
It takes time with wordpress, I have spent a lot time getting my site to look as it does.
Must have been nice to photograph it in different conditions. Thanks for the coming by my site as well.
imaginenewdesigns12 said:
Thank you for liking my recent post. I enjoyed visiting your blog. Your photos are interesting to look at. Keep up the good work!
Leanne Cole said:
My pleasure, and thanks for the visit in return, glad you found my images interesting.
Memory Catcher said:
You are nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I find your blog inspirational and educational for me. Find the rules at my blog, Memory Catcher, http://memorycatcher.me/2013/05/09/very-inspiring-blogger-award/. Thank you for your inspiration and support. CONGRATULATIONS! Sally
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you Sally, that is wonderful.
soulfoodwords said:
I nominated you for the Bouquet of Three Award! Congratulations! http://soulfoodwords.me/2013/05/11/whoo-hoo-the-bouquet-of-three-award/
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you, that is lovely of you.
buildingmybento said:
Thanks for liking my “Name that Photograph” post, Leanne!
Leanne Cole said:
You’re welcome.
Curious Mother said:
Just wanted to let you know, I nominated you for the Sunshine Award!
http://curiousmother.wordpress.com/awards/
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you, that is so nice of you, just wonderful.
Darla Welchel said:
I’ve nominated you for the Sunshine Blog Award, because your posts always bring a ray of sunshine to my life! You can find the rules and information on this at this link: http://dwelchel.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/sunshine-bloggers-award-i-feel-so-loved/
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you Darla, that is such a lovely thing to say.
chirose said:
Hello Leanne..!! I love your blog..! Your photos are simply amazing..!! Therefore, I nominate your for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award which is a fun way of building community.
http://howdoyousaytacoinspanish.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/unexpected-surprises/#more-634
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you, that is wonderful, I feel honoured.
Kavita Joshi said:
You are a bit further away Leanne otherwise I could come to learn photography from you
Leanne Cole said:
That would be fun, I am too far away from most people in the world.
Kavita Joshi said:
really me too…I am in Sydney and most of the readers are so far away that I hardly can meet them
Leanne Cole said:
You’re a lot closer than most people, haha
Kavita Joshi said:
Yes true…may be some day we will be sitting sipping coffee and chatting about blogging
who knows
Leanne Cole said:
That isn’t out of the realm of possibilities.
Kavita Joshi said:
:0 Sure thing dear
chourouk said:
Hey! I don’t know what you think about awards, but I received the Sunshine award and I nominated you, I hope you accept it and share it with other bloggers
http://chouroukdreams.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/sunshine-award-thank-you-jill/, I like your blog and your posts enlighten my day 
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you for the award. I don’t really do awards, but I will acknowledge it at some point.
gregg said:
Thanks for stopping by leanne- so what do you reckon? I went all big game hunting looking for run down buildings … Are they any good?
Dont do too much photo hunting now, but since i started looking at your blog i thought id start again. Now i stop at least a dozen times to stand by the roadside to capture the killer shot
Gregg.
Leanne Cole said:
What the photography or the building. Good fun photographing places like that, I love doing that, though I don’t find many buildings like that to take photos of.
gregg said:
Yeh, i found a hole in the fence and thought what the hell- glad i did.
Leanne Cole said:
I would probably do the same.
hdrdreamcatcher said:
Beautiful blog
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you
eddiemyers said:
thanks for stopping by and the like on my recent post. I always enjoy looking around your site. Best Wishes!
Leanne Cole said:
You’re welcome, and thanks for coming by mine as well.
Sonel said:
I am truly glad I found the link to your blog on the Daily Post (http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/photography-101/) where bloggers recommended your site and stunning photography. Pleased to meet you Leanne.
Leanne Cole said:
Nice to meet you as well. I hope you enjoy my blog. Thank you Sonel.
Sonel said:
Thanks Leanne and I am, I am.
*hugs*
Leanne Cole said:
That is wonderful.
Sonel said:
silentwonderland said:
Hey! I don’t know what you think about awards, but I received the Sunshine award and I nominated you, I hope you accept it and share it with other bloggers http://silentwonderland.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/sunshine-award-thanks-to-chourouk-dreams/, I like your blog and your posts enlighten my day
Leanne Cole said:
I think awards are lovely, I get quite a few, and I don’t reciprocate, but I will give you a mention on my blog soon. I hope that is okay.
It certainly did enlighten my day, thank you.
silentwonderland said:
Of course it’s ok. Have a lovely day.. Sonja
Jgncs said:
Hello. I think your blog is lovely and amazing. As one of my favorites I nominated you for the Lovely Blog Award. See more here: http://sandstormclick.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/lovely-blog-award/
Cheers
Leanne Cole said:
Aren’t you wonderful, thank you so much.
Jgncs said:
Your work is amazing. Thank you so much.
KimHindsPhotography said:
Hi Leanne, Great site. You seem to have the whole package going on here: beautiful story telling photos, technical info. on how you create some of your photos and nice write ups to follow each image. I know I will enjoy following you. Inspiration.
I especially like the image you created when you decided to lay down like you would be in the bed of a child and you shot the view they would see… nice, creative, emotional idea. -Kim
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you Kim, welcome to my blog. I use my blog like a visual diary, it is where I can record what I do and discuss what I want to do, so I can look back and see what I did and why I did it, so if others get something out of it then that is wonderful.
I decided with photography the building, that I wanted to try and do it through a child’s eye, what would they see, how would they see it. It is interesting, I hope.
Liberated Traveler said:
Congratulations! You have been nominated for the Super Sweet Blogger Award! Go to http://liberatedtraveler.com/2013/05/18/nomination-super-sweet-blogging-award/ for more details.
Leanne Cole said:
Thank you so much.
visionarymarketing said:
Hi Leanne thanks for liking my pictures so often. I like your blog very much too. I’ve just added it to my antimuseum.com blog roll.
Leanne Cole said:
You’re welcome and thank you.