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Tristan Tom is a photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.

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  • My name is Tristan Tom and I'm a San Francisco Bay Area based photographer. After obtaining a dual B.A. degree in Filmmaking and Media Communications at California State University, Sacramento, I worked in theatre production and property management for a time and then for Hollywood visual effects production companies including Lucasfilm Industrial Light and Magic, Cinesite Digital Studios (A Kodak Company) and in multimedia for Disney Interactive. I now make a living photographing commercial and stock, portraits, and lifestyle, and I’m also a Support Hero at SmugMug, INC.

    Client list includes: CSAA (California State Automobile Association), Four Seasons Residences, Sourcebooks INC, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Cambridge University Press and Pier 39 in San Francisco.

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Las Vegas, xmas 2012

Sunday, December 30, 2012 9:19 pm Posted in personal workFiled under: architecture, color, street
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Las Vegas by Tristan Tom

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Sarah

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 8:41 pm Posted in portrait

Sarah Jean Roberts

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Utah images

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 8:54 pm Posted in personal workFiled under: landscape

The following are a few recent photographs from my trip to Salt Lake City/Park City (and environs) Utah.

 

Teapot Lake Utah

Teapot Lake, Utah at Sunset.

 

Utah Powerlines

Dinosaur Country Utah

I contemplated dinosaurs roaming here while making this shot.

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RizalenioSeptember 15, 2012 - 10:16 pm

Love your photos esp the first one. Awesome! :)

The Grand Canyon black and white

Thursday, August 9, 2012 3:38 pm Posted in personal workFiled under: "American West", black and white, landscape

 

Grand Canyon photo in black and white

 

I recently passed through The Grand Canyon on the way back from Utah. Here’s one of my favorite shots from there.

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Who doesn’t like photographing in the American West?

Monday, April 30, 2012 6:39 am Posted in misc

Shared: “Shadow Days” music video by John Mayer.

Nicely shot & directed.

 

Who *doesn’t* like traveling and photographing in the American West? This is something I’m looking forward to doing again this Summer.

 

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Looking up

Sunday, April 15, 2012 9:43 pm Posted in personal work

The Color Of photo by Tristan Tom

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The oldest known photograph of a person is

Sunday, March 4, 2012 6:28 pm Posted in shop talk

The oldest known photograph of a person is this photo of someone getting their shoes shined in 1838, Paris, by Louis Daguerre:

 

 

The image shows a street, but because of the over ten minute exposure time the moving traffic does not appear.

 

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Daguerre

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Shell & Selvedge

Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:25 pm Posted in personal workFiled under: fashion

Shell and Selvedge

 

Alden Ravello shell cordovan long wing bluchers with Levi’s 514 selvedge denim.

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Grant & Market, San Francisco

Monday, January 2, 2012 1:01 pm Posted in architectureFiled under: street

Building at Grant and Market Street San Francisco

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Resident

Saturday, November 26, 2011 2:19 am Posted in personal work

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