CHOOSE YOURSELF
“If you don’t choose the life you want to live, chances are, someone else is going to choose it for you. And the results are probably not going to be pretty.” Continue reading “”
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Those who follow my blog, know that at the end of each year I pick a series of what I consider my best three personal images from a non-assignment single location. Continue reading “”
YEAR’S END
From all of us at Wells Imagery, thank you for your support in 2016, and we wish you all the very best for 2017! Continue reading “”
THE ARCHITECT MOVIE:
MY CAMEO ROLE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER
I have a non-speaking (camera noise making) role in a new film called “The Architect” showing this week on TCM and SHOWTIME. Look for me at 1hr 29 minutes! And don’t blink…
MEET OTIS
Kudos to Porsche Panorama creative director Richard Baron and editor Amy Skogstrom for their amazing layout and edit on my 2012 Cayenne “overlanding” story.
That summer day I spent off-roading in the Pacific Northwest with “Otis” owners, the Ranhofers, was appropriately muddy. So, we were able to get the perfect shots for the December 2016 issue of PCA’s national magazine. For more words and pictures about this exciting adventure sport see this link:
MOTOR PRESS GUILD 2016 AWARD –
BEST FEATURE ARTICLE OF THE YEAR
It was a huge honor to receive this trophy yesterday at the MPG banquet in the Marconi Museum of Orange County for my Road Scholars Magazine article “Searching For Salt”.
Thanks to everyone at RS Magazine: especially editor Randy Leffingwell, Cam Ingram, and Kevin Watts. Thanks also to the Speed Week folks at Bonneville Salt Flats, Save the Salt Coalition, 1975 Porsche 911 streamliner owner Tom Woodford, and Andrea Wells.
(Photo above: Richard Baron) Continue reading “”
DISNEY GIRL
Walt Disney, America’s animated film producer, inventor of Tinkerbell, and founder of Disneyland, lived and died this week, 115 and 50 years ago respectively. It’s remarkable how his legacy has only continued to grow in stature. Continue reading “”
PHONE PHOTO
Yes, I can get a little crazy with phone camera apps (like my recent Oasis in Nevada post). This image was made at the Getty Center in L.A. a couple of years ago. Continue reading “”
DECEMBER SPIEL COVER
Thanks to editor David Cook and art director Dean Holbrook for featuring my image of a Porsche 917 on the PNWR PCA “Spiel” magazine cover this month. Continue reading “”
THANKSGIVING
Van Morrison ~ Keep Me Singing
A great album, one of his best. Also available on LP. Continue reading “”
MID-ENGINED 911 RSR
This is big news and could be the start of something new for Porsche’s iconic sports car model. Air cooled has been a thing of the past since 1998. Could rear engines be too? Look for how the new RSR does at Le Mans for an indication of what’s to come. Continue reading “”
IT’S WHAT I DO
An automotive photographer recently confided in me that he was having trouble with his car-to-car shots.
I told him the same photo tips I will tell you.
Great photos are made when the photographer is in the zone, has something to say about their subject, and puts all their attention on these eight things – unconsciously:
1. Light / Color
2. Location
3. Background
4. Foreground
5. Some technical stuff: Lens Choice / Shutter Speed / Aperture
6. Camera Position
7. Composition
8. The Moment
HALLELUJAH
PRIMAL SCREAMS
I heard two primal screams two days ago. One was at 7000 rpm while riding in one of the most iconic Porsche 911s ever – a 2.5L MFI powered 1970 911ST. The other was from my television set that evening… Continue reading “”