Tom Dills

about tom and contact info: skills

profile:

landscape, scenic and travel photographer located in huntersville, north carolina

presentations:

carolinas nature photographers association (charlotte chapter)

carolinas nature photographers association (upstate chapter)

charlotte camera club

shutterlight photo club

available Topics:

beyond the obvious - seeing for photographers

digital workflow with adobe photoshop lightroom

digital workflow with adobe photoshop lightroom: beyond the basics

how to plan a photo outing

teaching:

the light factory, charlotte, nc

- 4-week intro to adobe photoshop lightroom class

- single-day lightroom workshop

customized individual lightroom & digital workflow training

contact me for details

photo publications:

blue ridge country magazine

charlotte observer

outdoor photographer magazine website

our state magazine

wnc magazine

writing:

camera in the wild - carolinas’ nature photographers association quarterly newsletter

- “looking vs. seeing” - march 2009

- “expose to the right, or not?” - article and cover photo - june 2009

“why people photograph” - january 2010

“how to plan a photo outing” - march 2010

“photographer or tourist?” - june 2010

“critiques, reviews & evaluations” - september 2010

“it’s not about best” - january 2011

“i bought an ipad” - march 2011

“learning by doing” - september 2011

awards and honors:

august 2011 arts council of york county juried show

“shapes 1” and “shapes 4” were selected, “shapes 4” received an honorable mention

june 2010 photographic society of america (psa) nature division digital interclub competition

“dancing trees, pixie forest” received an “honor” award with a score of 13 (out of 15).

grandfather mountain 2007 nature photography weekend

third place, accomplished scenic category

mooresville artist guild annual photography show – 2007

second place, animals

exhibits:

arts council of york county juried show - august 2011

four corners framing & gallery, mooresville nc - festured artist June 2010

the light factory - member's shows 2009, 2010 & 2011

wsoc-tv studios gallery – group shows november 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011

numerous private collections throughout the us

representation:

currently open to representation

skills and qualifications:

experienced teacher and presenter

specialty and high level of interest in small towns, railroad stations and scenic locations

fluent in adobe lightroom and photoshop

high level of familiarity with photographic locations throughout the southeastern us

references:

excellent references available upon request.