ABOUT Tom Tolkien

 

Tom lives and works in Newquay, Cornwall and is an education consultant and editor of schoolreadinglist.co.uk in the UK. Photography and film is an all-consuming sideline.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

His images have been published in the media, print press and on various press websites.

 

Newspapers, Magazines, TV and advertising: Independent (1), Marie Claire Magazine, National Trust, BBC, Yorkshire Post, Lonely Planet, Eurotunnel, Trivago, The South African, Malton Gazette & Herald, Malton Mercury, Driffield Post, Driffield Times, Scarborough Evening News, Rutland Times, Rutland Mercury, Stamford Mercury, Vancouver Courier, Colour Quotient, Yachts & Yachting Magazine, ICT Matters, Tenerife Weekly, The Canary News, Mountain Home, Island Connections (Tenerife), Gardiners Travel, Rebelutionary Life.

 

Published in the following websites and publications: GardenDesign.com, Wikipedia, Pollensa Tourisma, Dunas Hotels & Resorts, B92.net (Croatia), The Daily Quirk, Frommers (Pauline Frommer), Buone-Vacanze, Simpleviewer.net, Ozibuna.net, TV.Net (Russia), Anotaciones Viajeras, Gdestinacija.com, Villagodio.net, Excite.es(1), (2), Excite.nl, Botanika (Russia), Prosnapshot.com, Visitingeu.com, Tripwolf.com, Photographyblogger.net, AsWeTravel, Lotnicze-bilety, GoSpain, About.com, Science-at-home, Deep Blue, Mother Jones, Micoliteraturas, TravelEurope.com, ElNuevoParquet, Indoor Gardening, AsWeTravel.com, thepointeatprestonridge, cheapflights.co.uk, thespainscoop, TV.net (Latvia), GardenWise, EnglishAttack!, Dohop, Kanarske-ostrovy, Excite.it, flypoland, in.gr, atrapalo.com, Dnevno (Croatia), Funshine Travel, cumidanciki.com, Visiting Austria, Fototelegraf, smallandsweet, zimny.sk, Book Drum, Jigsaw Explorer, Los Expertos, Paesi Online, Places Online, Take a trip, Big Picture, Rufun, Oesterreich Travel, Indigo Voyage, Des Forets, Gli-Esperti, Gruflas, Billege, Plantsinfo & IloveToronto.com. LosGigantesTenerife.com, Featured On Why York, Discover Digital Photography, Science Buzz, Wild Mammal, The Gay UK,

 

LICENSING

 

Many of the images on my photostream are available for use under the Creative Commons Attribution license. To use these images, you need to credit my name clearly on the image, and I would prefer you to link back to either the image page on this site or my website. None of the images on my photostream are available on a public domain or license-free basis. Some of the images on my photostream are all rights reserved, but available for licensing for a fee. All my images are protected by Pixsy.

 

 

EXPERTISE

 

PHOTOGRAPHY: Landscape, Gardens, Macro, Reportage, Editorial, Creative Commons, Travel, Corporate. No weddings or portraiture. WRITING: Proofreading, copy-writing, original creative text, prospectus and marketing material origination, and production.

COMMISSIONS

 

Tom Tolkien is also available for commissions. Recent projects have included photographing private gardens and creating original material for company websites and prospectuses.

PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT

 

Tom uses Nikon equipment, including a Nikon D7000 and D70s with 18-105 VR Kit. Lenses used include the Nikon 20mm f2.8, 35mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, 60mm f2.8, 85mm f1.8, 105mm f2.8, 180mm f2.8 and the Sigma 14mm f2.8. Tom also uses a Panasonic Lumix LX-3.

PHOTOGRAPHY PROCESSING

 

Tom uses Adobe Lightroom for workflow, including plugins by Jeffrey Friedl, and Photoshop for processing.

 

website: thomastolkien.wordpress.com

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