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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.


Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Figures in a Landscape

Use people in your images to add perspective and interest.

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I recently returned from two weeks in Patagonia, one of my favorite shooting destinations anywhere.  Each year I go down I try to mix up my coverage from tango dancing, landscapes, wildlife and ice climbing.  This year we had some marginal weather at some key locations, but luckily the day we went onto the Viedma Glacier near Chalten the weather was overcast and slightly drizzling.  Yes, that’s right, I’d rather be shooting on glacier in overcast than bright sun.  Why?  Because you get less contrast and better color, especially the deep blue ice, when the sun isn’t out.  We hiked out to a great crevasse to photograph, but shooting the crevasse alone wasn’t that compelling.  I needed to add something for reference, and that is where a nearby ice climber came in handy.

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Figures in a Landscape

Tom Bol | 03/30- 01:31 PM

Use people in your images to add perspective and interest.





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Figures in a Landscape

Tom Bol | 03/30- 01:31 PM

Use people in your images to add perspective and interest.

I recently returned from two weeks in Patagonia, one of my favorite shooting destinations anywhere.  Each year I go down I try to mix up my coverage from tango dancing, landscapes, wildlife and ice climbing.  This year we had some marginal weather at some key locations, but luckily the day we went onto the Viedma Glacier near Chalten the weather was overcast and slightly drizzling.  Yes, that’s right, I’d rather be shooting on glacier in overcast than bright sun.  Why?  Because you get less contrast and better color, especially the deep blue ice, when the sun isn’t out.  We hiked out to a great crevasse to photograph, but shooting the crevasse alone wasn’t that compelling.  I needed to add something for reference, and that is where a nearby ice climber came in handy.

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