Tag: light

  • The early photo-essays of David H. Wells (a video)

    This podcast explores the evolution of my photo-essays, including many of my grant-funded projects, including my work on the pesticide poisoning of farm-workers in California, the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, fishermen in Gloucester , MA as well as the communities of South Asian immigrants in America

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  • The background of the “light studies” of David H. Wells (a video)

    This podcast explores the evolution of my “light studies,” which are photo-essays on the light and atmosphere of a given place. The first “light study,” on a train station in Philadelphia has since led me to do these projects across the globe.

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  • The latest in electronic flash in my camera bag

    As promised, this blog entry will not include any writing about my “philosophy.” For the moment, I have happily returned to talking about cameras and photographing. In this post I am going to highlight the other new and important piece of gear in my camera bag.

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  • Using light, angle and the time of day in making silhouettes (a video)

    This podcast explores using light, angle and the time of day in making silhouettes.

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  • How I learned to critique photographs

    I was reviewing another photographer’s work recently. Left and right, I was tossing off suggestions for improving the images. Though I was thinking intensely about the work, I was largely unaware of my own process, as I critiqued the work. When she asked me how I had learned to critique images so fluidly, I was

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  • Importance of timing when photographing at twilight (a video)

    This photography podcast explores the importance of timing when photographing at twilight.

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  • My favorite photography book

    One of my favorite photography books of all time is a remarkably simple book called On Being A Photographer.

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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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