James Welling uses a variety of different techniques to achieve these really beautiful photographs while mostly sticking to the standard, two-dimensional photography format. What particularly stood out for me was how in many cases, he revisits old photography techniques (such as photograms and filters) in his work but the result is quite contemporary in design and material. Below are a few examples of some of his photographs of the Glass House. It is worth mentioning that there are very little "after effects" or digital editing done to these. He uses various filters in the actual picture taking process to accentuate different colors and pushing shadow and reflections in really beautiful ways. Welling also talks very intently about these photographs being metaphors for the experience of the site which lends a great overview of the work.
(examples from Glass House series)
(example from Photograms series)
(examples from Flowers series)
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