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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.


Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Break the pattern.

Pattern is interesting, but disrupting the pattern is more interesting.

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I teach a lot of photo workshops, and one topic that is on many people’s mind is composition.  Students feel they can learn tangible topics like post production techniques and how the camera operates.  But when it comes to composition, many participants seem to think you are born with the creative gene and it is next to impossible to learn.  It’s true, some folks are hard wired to be more creative than other people.  But just like any skill, practice makes perfect.  You can learn to be ‘more creative.’  This post is the first of many looking at ways to improve your creativity.  Some posts will look at exercises to improve your creativity, and others will look at more tangible guidelines to help improve composition. 

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Break the pattern.

Tom Bol | 03/01- 03:20 PM

Pattern is interesting, but disrupting the pattern is more interesting.





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Break the pattern.

Tom Bol | 03/01- 03:20 PM

Pattern is interesting, but disrupting the pattern is more interesting.

I teach a lot of photo workshops, and one topic that is on many people’s mind is composition.  Students feel they can learn tangible topics like post production techniques and how the camera operates.  But when it comes to composition, many participants seem to think you are born with the creative gene and it is next to impossible to learn.  It’s true, some folks are hard wired to be more creative than other people.  But just like any skill, practice makes perfect.  You can learn to be ‘more creative.’  This post is the first of many looking at ways to improve your creativity.  Some posts will look at exercises to improve your creativity, and others will look at more tangible guidelines to help improve composition. 

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