Synopsis:

The electronic flash, whether built-in or off-camera, is an incredible, but often under-utilized photographer's tool. This workshop will teach you what you always wanted to know about your electronic flash, even if you were never sure quite what that was. The class will show you the key things to know about using your flash units. After the class, you will be encouraged to practice those steps over and over to make the flash as commonly used a part of your photographic tool bag as your zoom lens.

We will explore how to use a flash unit in various lighting situations. The class is divided between lecture, demonstration, photographing and critiquing. Shooting time follows the demonstration so students can put the information to use.

Students will be expected to practice their newly acquired skills between the first and second class meeting and to bring their work to the second class for review. The critique session will help students evaluate what they have learned and set them up to learn more in the future.

About David H. Wells:
David H. Wells is a commercial photographer, photo-essayist and photo-educator in Providence, Rhode Island. His photo-essays have been published in magazines and shown in exhibitions across America and around the world. Portfolios of his work have also been featured in American Photographer, Camera and Darkroom, Camera Arts, Nikon World, Photo District News, Photo Magazine (France), Photographers International (Taiwan), Photo Techniques, and Zoom (Italy).

His commercial photography has been published in Aramco World, Chicago Tribune, Geo Magazine, Life Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine, National Geographic, Newsweek Magazine, New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, U.S. News & World Report and the Washington Post Magazine, among other publications.

David has received two Fulbright fellowships to India as well as grants from Nikon/N.P.P.A., the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the MacArthur Foundation's Program of Research and Writing on International Peace, the New Jersey Council on the Arts and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.

David has taught semester length classes as well as shorter intensive workshops at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, the University of the Arts, the International Center for Photography in New York City, the Maine Photographic Workshops, the Rocky Mountain School of Photography and the Rochester Institute of Technology. He was also featured as a "Best Workshop Instructor" in Photo District News's reader survey.

His work can be seen at: www.DavidHWells.com. David has also launched an online educational tool with video podcasts and other useful information for photographers on The Wells Point, www.thewellspoint.com.