Tag: direction

  • A fifth photographer’s problem

    I have written extensively about what I describe as the four “photographer’s problems” (or questions.) These are issues that every serious photographer should consider regularly. I mention these in classes and during presentations to get photographers thinking about photography’s important issues, rather than obsessing about the gear they use. I am surprised to say that

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  • Flash Photography Using Remote (Off Camera) Flash Units (a video)

    This podcast explores using an off-camera or remote flash unit to get a quality of light that is not possible with the built-in flash units.

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  • The sweet spot for dramatic shadows (a video)

    This podcast shows you how to find the ‘sweet spot’ for making dramatic shadows in your photographs.

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  • Thinking about photographs, not photography

    I spend a great deal of time thinking about photography (duh.) Recently, I had some encounters where I was pressed to think about the photograph itself. As I was thinking about that, I noted that most of my energy is concentrated on the process of photographing, rather than on the outcome of that process, the

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  • A big, what is the meaning of life, kind of a question

    A former student/intern wrote me with a big, “what is the meaning of life” kind of a question. The process of answering her ended up becoming something of a dialogue within myself about photography and “meaning” for me. After I sorted things out in my own thinking, I wrote her an answer I could also

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  • The Wells Point (a video)

    The podcast, “The Wells Point,” gives you an important tool that will change the way you photograph.

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Welcome to the Wells Point

What exactly is The Wells Point? It is podcasts and free information for aspiring and accomplished photographers. These materials have been designed to stimulate your creativity and improve your craftsmanship.

The phrase the Wells Point also refers to an important tool to better appreciate how light, time of day and the resulting light’s direction can be utilized to immediately improve your photography.

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