Tom Woll Photography

Recently Pictage & Rangefinder opened up a contest to allow photographers to showcase their passion for photography & lighting.  The judges went through all the submissions and came up with their top 10.  The ten photos are now out for a public vote to determine the winning photo.  My submission did not make the top 10 but feel free to check out the site and vote for your favorite.  Most photos are up for sale and proceeds will be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. You can see the top 10 photos here: http://covercontest2010.pictage.com/photos/vote. You can go here to purchase a photo & help the Boys & Girls Clubs of America: http://www.pictage.com/client/event.do?event=881834&emailFlag=true

View of the Black Hills.  Click for a larger view

Panorama of Newton Hills State Park.   Click for a larger view.

Hope everyone had a happy, fun & safe 4th of July!

I finally updated my site and got the look and feel I wanted. I actually started this a few months back but other priorities kept this on the back burner. The new site layout is easier to read and navigate.  It also works much better on mobile devices.  I did stay away from flash so all of you with an iPhone, iPad or any phone without flash you should be able to view the site with no issues.  You can check it out here. The only thing to do is launch the new fine art store. That will be coming soon. It will be easier to order with more options than before.  That's all for now.

Threatenol live in Sioux City at Awesome Biker Nights 2010. They put on a great show that day. Click the image to view a larger slide show.

Lately I have been grilling with charcoal rather than gas. The reason is my gas grill has gotten to the end of its life. Now I should mention that I am one of those people who gill 6-7 days a week during the summer. To me it is a nice way to get outside and enjoy the back yard while not heating up the stove. Now I could go and buy a gas grill; and I will one of these days. But I do enjoy using charcoal. The main reason is it makes me slow down and take my time to get the coals ready and then cook over them. I do not have the option to simply crank up the gas and get it hot so I can drop the food on the grill. Ok, that makes sense but what the heck does this have to do with photography or life for that matter? Pretty simple really, slow down. That's it, slow down and take time to truly see what your are doing. Slow down and enjoy the moment. So many times I find myself almost sprinting from one thing to another; go here, take one of the kids here, stop there; that a day...