Tim Wells·Dec 8, 2025My Toughest Teacher Was a Mechanical Brick: Why You Should Start with FilmI still remember the first time I held a “real” camera. It was an old Pentax KM, a heavy block of metal and glass that smelled faintly of…A response icon1A response icon1
Tim Wells·Dec 7, 2025The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why Beginners Are So Confident (And Pros So Insecure)From the ‘Mount of Stupid’ to the ‘Valley of Despair’: how technology distorts our perception of skill.
Tim Wells·Dec 5, 2024Very simple website monitoringSimple python code to regularly check a site is online
Tim Wells·Jun 11, 2024Software at snails paceWhy is it that soft hugely popular open source software projects seem to develop at a snails pace.
Tim Wells·Jun 11, 2024Microsoft Recall has a rivalEven with it only just being recently announced, Microsoft Recall has a rival.
Tim Wells·Jun 11, 2024The Free Android app storeIt surprises me how many people still don’t know about this free, open-source friendly app store for Android mobiles.
Tim Wells·Jun 6, 2024Everyone should keep a basic toolkit in their vehicle.Even if you don’t know how to use them, someone might.
Tim Wells·Jun 4, 2024Camera settings you should know alreadyEvery craft has it’s tools and every craftsman should know how to use the tools effectively.
Tim Wells·Jun 4, 2024Professional photographers only shoot manual, and other myths.Telling a new photographer to use a semi-automatic mode on their camera is terrible advice (apparently) but I stand by it.
