About

Todd Bloomquist is a freelance professional photographer who has a day job as an educator. Living in the beautiful Rogue Valley of southern Oregon where so many of the images have been taken, Todd enjoys hiking and getting close to nature. He also enjoys event and portrait photography. As a doctor of education, he enjoys teaching, studying, and research, but taking time to be out in this grand nature that has been created for us--this is especially rewarding. So much about photography is being a good student.

Faith and family are two key aspects of my life, both of which I hold dear. Projects like helping with the Haiti Youth Mission are important to me and I hope to continue to be involved in outreach projects like this one until I am no longer able, recording life's special moments to share with others.

Some of the gear that I use is listed below, including some great new filters from a company called, Nisi. The cameras are a digital system that captures very high-quality imagery.

Cameras: Olympus OMD EM1 ii, OMD EM5 ii; Canon 6D, 5D, and 20D

Lenses: Olympus 12-40mm 2.8 Pro, 40-150mm 2.8 Pro, Lowao 7.5mm, MC20 2X teleconverter; Canon 17-40mm L f/4.0, 24-105mm L f/4.0, 70-200mm L f/4.0, 200mm L f/2.8, 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 50 f/1.4, 85 f/1.8, and Extension Tube EF 25 II (for macro work)

Filters: Nisi 5V 100mm filter system, .9 ND Grad, 6 stop ND, .9 reverse Grad

Tripods/Heads: Manfrotto 3001N, Induro CT313 Carbon Fiber, Kirk BH-1 ball head, Sirui T-1005X, Sirui G-10KX ball head

Other Gear: Lowepro pack 450 AW Flip, Black Rapid Strap, Cokin Filters, Nisi Filter System

LINKS

I have enjoyed it when other photographers list out interesting links of sites that they like to visit. It is obviously not an exhaustive list, but it is a list of sorts. For inspiration, I tend to gravitate toward what Art Wolfe, David Noton, Scott Rinckenberger, and Guy Tal are writing about and doing; what they generally say is, "get out there and photograph--stop reading about it." I couldn't agree more. Here's to doing.

SITES AND PEOPLE:

Noel Butcher (http://thedigitalimage.com.au/)
Digital Camera World (http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/)
Digital Photo Pro (http://www.digitalphotopro.com/)
F8 Photography (http://www.f8photography.com.hk/)
Jay Goodrich (http://jaygoodrich.com/)
Gianni Galassi Photographia (http://giannigalassi.typepad.com/)
Eric Kim Photographer (http://erickimphotography.com/)
Sarah Marino and Ron Coscorrosa (http://www.naturephotoguides.com/)
Neutral Density Magazine (http://nd-magazine.com/)
David Noton (http://davidnoton.com/)
Nature Photographers Network (http://www.naturephotographers.net/)
The Phoblographer (http://www.thephoblographer.com/)
Scott Rinckenberger (http://www.scottrinck.com/)
The World According to Roland (http://rolandlim.wordpress.com/)
Guy Tal (http://guytal.com/gtp/)
Stephen Voss (Photographer to the president) (http://stephenvoss.com/)
Art Wolfe (http://blog.artwolfe.com/)
Robert Blair (http://www.robertblairphotography.com)

A BIT MORE TECHNICAL:

DXO Mark (sensor and lens analysis) (http://www.dxomark.com/)
The Digital Picture (http://www.the-digital-picture.com/)
Ken Rockwell (http://www.kenrockwell.com/)
Imaging Resource (http://www.imaging-resource.com/)
Photozone (lens reviews) (http://www.photozone.de/)

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