A profile of David H. Wells, photographer and teacher, in the style of “60 minutes” (a video)
This podcast is a profile of David H. Wells, photographer and teacher, in the style of the TV show, “60 minutes.” Read More
Tag: teaching
Workshops, teaching and the transformative power of photography.
I am heading off to Guatemala later this week. Besides getting away from the lingering winter cold in Rhode Island, I am going there to teach. That got me to thinking about workshops and teaching as well as why I do it and the transformative power of photography. Read More
A cross-cultural photography workshop experience
I just finished teaching a particularly fascinating workshop in Singapore through an organization called Objectifs. In my best workshops, and this was one, I learned as much as I taught. Read More
Zen and the Art of Motordrive (thoughts on teaching/part 2)
Continued from previous post: In those workshops, I work to get the students to do many things such as assemble a set of images with a point of view or to use light and shadow to improve their images. First, they must master the machine in their hands, the camera. Much of the time is spent on buttons and settings. F-stops and shutter speeds dominate the conversations. Read More
Zen and the Art of Motordrive (thoughts on teaching/part 1)
I come from a family of teachers. My mother was a teacher and later a principal. “First female principal in her district” she would proudly tell anyone who would listen. She briefly tried to get me hooked on teaching right after college, as a substitute teacher in the district where she worked. Read More
The Wells point goes live
I am excited to announce that The Wells Point website, in development for months, went live on Wednesday, October 22nd. This was just as I was preparing to attend (and present a seminar) at the huge Photo Plus trade show in New York City. Read More
The background of the Wells Point – the idea
The idea for the Wells Point came out of experiences I had teaching photography over the last decade. Read More
What is the Wells Point? (a video)
What exactly is the Wells Point?
The Wells Point is a web site with video podcasts and free information for aspiring and accomplished photographers. Read More