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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, May 11, 2011

Use gels on your flash for special effects.

Adding gels to your flash and changing white balance creates unique images.

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I like to follow this principle.  “The more skills you have, the better your chances for success.”  I used to use this principle as a climbing instructor when teaching students rope systems.  Inevitably on some climb something wouldn’t go right, maybe a simple thing like getting a rope stuck.  The more rescue and climbing systems you knew, the better your chances of having a solution to fix the problem.
The same is true for photographers.  Every photographer has a story about a ‘photo shoot gone bad.’  Strobes don’t fire, talent doesn’t show up, permits aren’t in order.  What separates one photographer from another is how they deal with these situations.  Clients like photographers who have solutions, not problems.  Knowing more technical skills behind the camera also helps.  And one of my favorite things to do is add gels to flash to spice things up.

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Use gels on your flash for special effects.

Tom Bol | 05/11- 05:35 AM

Adding gels to your flash and changing white balance creates unique images.





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Use gels on your flash for special effects.

Tom Bol | 05/11- 05:35 AM

Adding gels to your flash and changing white balance creates unique images.

I like to follow this principle.  “The more skills you have, the better your chances for success.”  I used to use this principle as a climbing instructor when teaching students rope systems.  Inevitably on some climb something wouldn’t go right, maybe a simple thing like getting a rope stuck.  The more rescue and climbing systems you knew, the better your chances of having a solution to fix the problem.
The same is true for photographers.  Every photographer has a story about a ‘photo shoot gone bad.’  Strobes don’t fire, talent doesn’t show up, permits aren’t in order.  What separates one photographer from another is how they deal with these situations.  Clients like photographers who have solutions, not problems.  Knowing more technical skills behind the camera also helps.  And one of my favorite things to do is add gels to flash to spice things up.

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