Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Marquise Wells. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Marquise, appreciate you joining us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.
I first picked up a camera in 2002 when I was a senior in high school. Fine Arts was a graduation requirement and I chose photography as my fine art. I learned how to use film first. I learned how to use a camera. I learned how to develop film manually. It was a great introduction to photography. It’s been a hobby since that point. Learning how to go from film cameras to digital cameras. Going from using film to SD/XD cards. I had to learn Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. The more technology advances the more you have to learn. Cell phones started having cameras and those were tools you could learn and use as well. That is just the technical aspect of photography. Most photography classes teach you the technical aspects of photography. Learning how to use light is probably the most important thing you can learn as a photographer since it’s the foundation of photography. I’m not exactly sure if taking more classes would have helped but working with other photographers and networking has helped way more than any classroom setting in my opinion.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I am a photographer who loves to help people capture special moments or creative ideas. I’ve been behind a camera for about 20 years but only just recently decided to open up and work on making it a lively hood. If you have something creative on your mind let’s brainstorm on how we can make it a reality. If you have a special event coming up, let’s see how I can preserve the memory. I like to keep things as simple as possible without the loss of quality.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
When someone tells you their vision and their reaction to the final product is way beyond their expectations. Those reactions are the best.
How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?
Moving back to Houston after so long was a difficult transition when it came to photography. I wasn’t as into photography the last time I lived here full-time so moving back this time I have no points of contact or resources no really starting points and I had to build from the ground up and start from scratch. It’s been a slow process but it’s coming along nicely now.
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