adventure photography

Episode 0050: Interview with Tom Bol, Action Sport Photographer

by Dave Warner on May 11, 2010

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Adventure Sport Photographer Tom Bol. Tom produces images for a variety of editorial, commercial and advertising clients. One day you might find him photographing a fighter pilot for a trade magazine, the next day photographing ice climbers for a national ad campaign. Recently he photographed the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska for a tourism bureau.

In this episode, Tom talks about his lighting, the most challenging locations he’s photographed in, his favorite locations, how he markets his images, advice to pick up editorial and commercial clients, some of the harsh environments he’s been in and much more. We created a special video of Tom’s images with his explanation of each that plays (above) and then the full podcast interview, which is below.

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Nikon D3s, Nikon SB 800 & 900 flash, Elinchrome lighting.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., Tafota.com and onOne Software. Podcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars New Media Photographer, Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond and Martin Bailey Photography.

To listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a pop up window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. You can download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

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Episode 0023: Interview with Tyler Stableford, Canon Explorer of Light and Adventure Photographer

by Dave Warner on October 27, 2009

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Adventure Photographer Tyler Stableford. Tyler has earned a worldwide clientele for his commercial and editorial photography. Men’s Journal recently named him one of the “World’s Greatest Adventure Photographers,” and he is one of Canon’s prestigious Explorers of Light. Tyler’s passion for photography extends beyond commercial work. He volunteers to shoot at least one week per year for nonprofits, and is an active member of the environmental-business organization “1% For The Planet.”

(C) Tyler Stableford

In this episode, Tyler talks about Adventure Photography, what’s in his camera bag, how he makes his work look so different, who the models are, stock, his awards, family, and a special decision to donate part of his time and talent for free for non-profits.

Added Note – 11/04/2009 : Tyler did a fantastic post on Scott Kelby’s blog about his initiation into the world of non-profit organizations and the effect they can have on real people. If you want to read a powerful story by a photographer who knew nothing about the impact a photographer can really have on the world, you need to read the post after you’ve listened to the interview below.

List of Questions (PDF format)

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 1D Mark III, Canon S90, Canon G11, Gitzo Traveler Tripod, Think Tank Speed Racer Belt Pack, 70-200 mm f2.8 lens, 70-200 mm f4.0 lens, 24-70 mm lens, 16-35 mm lens, 14 mm lens, 15 mm fisheye lens, Westcott Octabank, Profoto lights, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, 50 mm f1.2 lens, 85 mm f1.2 lens, 24 mm f1.4 lens.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., ScanCafe

To listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a popup window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. We created a special video of Tyler’s images with his explanation of each that opens in a popup window, just click, watch and listen.

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