by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 4, 2022 | Advanced, Beginner, Education, Intermediate, Travel, Workshops
I hope everyone’s had a nice summer and been able to do some photography. With COVID coming under control, my spring and summer have been busy, leading trips to Georgia, the Palouse, the Canadian Rockies, Iceland, Sedona and most recently, Nova Scotia. I’m off to...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 16, 2022 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Education, Intermediate, Lenses
I’ve enjoyed photographing the NFL since 1980, the first twenty years covering the Buffalo Bills and since 2000 the Kansas City Chiefs. But Tuesday was a new experience for me. NFL teams have a three-day mandatory “minicamp,” early in the summer, which consists of...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 3, 2022 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Education, Filters, Flash, Infrared, Intermediate, Night Photography, Travel, Workshops
For photographers, creativity is the difference between a nice photo and a NICE photo. But what happens if you’re not feeling very creative? That’s when I like to dive into what I call my “photographer’s creative kit,” a bunch of different things to try. That might...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 22, 2022 | Beginner, Editing, Education, Intermediate, Photoshop, Technology
If you’re serious about photography, then odds are you’ve either heard people say you should shoot RAW. In fact, there’s a pretty funny scene in Adorama’s 2016 Top Photographer series (at the 7:34 mark in this link) where one competitor has to admit she forgot to set...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 20, 2022 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Education, History, Intermediate, Technology
When I received my Nikon Z 9 in late December, I was a bit anxious. Would it live up to the hype? Was it going to be the camera that Nikon had promised (and many Nikon users had been waiting for)? Right away that first day my concerns were put to rest, and over the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 8, 2022 | Beginner, Education, Intermediate, Workshops
I’m offering three online classes this winter (if there’s enough interest) and have a few spots still available for my two spring workshops to Georgia and the Palouse. Online Classes Each class is taught over three weeks, one night each week, 1.5 hrs each night. I...