Tom Bol
Tom Bol is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Colorado. His career started with a degree in journalism and background as an outdoor guide. After school he led multiple Himalayan climbing expeditions, kayaked two months straight in Patagonia and guided wilderness expeditions around the world, always with camera in hand.
He specializes in adventure sports, portraits and travel. His editorial assignments have ranged from photographing mountaineering rangers on Alaska’s Mt. McKinley to sea kayaking in Honduras. He is a contributing photographer at Canoe and Kayak magazine and a regular contributor for Digital Photo and Outdoor Photographer magazine. He is also an online instructor at Kelby Media. His commercial work varies from shooting national ads for camera companies to creating images for worldwide tourism campaigns. Tom was on the list of National Geographic Adventure’s “50 of America’s Top Visionaries” for his photography, and Nikon, Elinchrom, and Lowepro have featured his work. He speaks regularly at tradeshows for Nikon and Manfrotto, and is a frequent workshop teacher. His images and stories are published worldwide by a variety of clients.
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Saturday, February 19, 2011
Blend white balance for the right effect in night shots.
Star trails and night photography used to be one of my favorite activities with film shooting. I’d go out on a moonless night and set up a star trail image, often times leaving the shutter open for more than an hour. Then I entered the digital age and quickly realized star trails didn’t work. A hour long exposure on my early digital camera looked like a speckled piece of sandpaper, noise permeated the shot. But then digital cameras got better. And better. Now I shoot a Nikon D3s with a larger sensor, and I get results similar to shooting film.
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Tom Bol | 02/19- 06:12 PM
Blend white balance for the right effect in night shots.
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