http://www.tomtill.com/ The latest blog posts from photographer Tom Till. en-us Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:10:40 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1294434640261 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1294434640261 My new year's resolution was to get my blog more active again.... Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1287010099227 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1287010099227 My last photo venture was timed to coincide with the most recent bad weather event here on the Colorado Plateau. It was a doozie. Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1286923213673 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1286923213673 One thing is different from my younger days as a photographer. Although I had my share of minor injuries then, it seems I come back from trips with a whole spate of injuries--mostly small but adding up to a painful recovery sometimes. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1282164690621 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1282164690621 I have had a very fulfilling summer both photographically and with the numerous speeches and workshops I had led. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1280961443414 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1280961443414 I remember a song by Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys about how he won a Grammy after 30 years in the music business--not for signing God Only Knows or Good Vibrations, but some obscure song on a solo album. So they song was 'Why That One?' Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1279232363077 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1279232363077 Landscape and nature photographers are by their nature often lone wolves. My favorite working environment is a great wild place with as few people around as possible. I would have given anything, though, to have had a mentor. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1278623236794 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1278623236794 This is the first entry of my shorter, more frequent blog postings. I'm hoping to do this several times and week, and hope it will allow a look behind the curtain at professional nature photography. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1270586078932 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1270586078932 This month's blog is more of a travelogue, with an emphasis on photography. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1264615639334 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1264615639334 As the Romans said, at least in Gladiator: Many things change. My obsession and profession of over thirty years is morphing in so many ways, it's hard to even come close to fathoming it all. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1259965688440 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1259965688440 For quite some time I have been concerned that interest in landscape photography in younger generations has been somewhat lacking. I'll admit that jobs as a landscape photographer do not grow on trees Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1257279380118 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1257279380118 It's amazing how much effect bad and good luck can have on this art and craft of outdoor photography. Obviously, if you don't play the game, luck is not a factor Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1255035793744 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1255035793744 The title of this blog is a word play I created while teaching a recent photography workshop. Like many other photographers... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1251487966068 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1251487966068 I have been in the field almost continually since April, and am writing this in South Africa after taking a break from 20 days of continuous shooting. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1248463747628 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1248463747628 I was honored to be one of four Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1244822943596 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1244822943596 Most of the month of May found me teaching photography as a U.S. State Department Speaker in Vladivostok, Russia. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1240245007622 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1240245007622 Success with Landscape Photography means creating images that celebrate the natural world, please you, and get better over time. Having fun and scratching your creative itch are the prime motivators. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1238016478533 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1238016478533 I dreamed as a child of visiting some of the Earth's great manmade and natural wonders, but I never fathomed I would be able to visit the world's most beautiful spots as part of my job. This month I visited several spectacular....... Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1234823267353 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1234823267353 My month started with a hike to a spot I've wanted to visit for several years. Deep in the canyons near Moab, a huge sandstone cave is home to a world of wonders ..... Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1232737027302 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1232737027302 As I write this blog I am in Mexico City waiting for severals days of rain to stop. My goal is to photography the pyramids at Teotihuacan..... Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229891846865 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229891846865 Cold weather in the Canyon Country brings with it a slower pace of life among those who live in Moab, but the outdoors still beckons with warm sunny days and the aftermath of rain and snow and fog. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229891699536 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229891699536 I'm often asked what got me started in photography, and one answer I have is that I saw the work of my heroes Philip Hyde, Eliot Porter, and David Muench in books and magazines during and shortly after college. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229891386035 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229891386035 This is a modest attempt at a short history of landscape photography in the Moab area. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229891131863 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229891131863 Do I still like my job? So many people think it would be great to to get paid to take photographs, it has to be wonderful, right? Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229891012331 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229891012331 I've really no excuse for the time lag between my last blog and this one except that I've been a good boy and I've been spending time with my son who is home from college and doing a lot of shooting. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229890961144 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229890961144 I'm sorry for the delay since my last posting. As you can imagine, the last month has been prime time in the desert for image-making. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229890889988 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229890889988 Four by five photography and the large image produced by that wonderful camera system has been been the guiding thread in my photo career. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229890664988 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229890664988 Images of red rocks and snow are not big sellers, either in my gallery or as images for publication, but there is something about the beauty of these amazing storms that really excites and inspires me. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229890514347 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229890514347 I have just returned from a wonderful trip to the Persian Gulf country of Qatar. Invited over by the American embassy, I spent a week giving photography lectures, attending the opening of an exhibit of my work in the capital of Doha, and teaching... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229889368097 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229889368097 Is anything more beautiful on film or on your computer screen than red rocks and white snow? Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229892494646 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229892494646 All the images in the gallery and stock library, except for aerial photos and a few telephoto scenes, are made from original 4 X 5 transparencies. Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229892003865 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229892003865 I'm sorry so much time has passed since my last post. I was traveling overseas and had planned to post from over there (Fiji and New Zealand), but was unable to find time to do so. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229892064693 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229892064693 An Interview with Landscape Photographer Tom Till Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229892608974 http://www.tomtill.com/photography/blog.cfm?mode=detail&id=1229892608974 Welcome to the first of a continuing series of blogs on photography and the Canyonlands. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:00:00 MST