by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 17, 2024 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, History, Infrared, Intermediate, People, Travel, Workshops
The area around Savannah, Georgia, is steeped in history – from the founding of our country to navigating the challenges of modern times – which made it a perfect location for the “Jewels of the South” photography trip I just led. We spent time among towering oaks...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 25, 2024 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, People, Sports
While I photograph the Kansas City Chiefs home games during the season, I don’t go along if they make the playoffs or Super Bowl. But that doesn’t mean I’m finished doing assignments involving them. This year, for instance, I was hired to cover their departure from...
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 3, 2023 | Beginner, Intermediate, People, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
Lions, leopards, elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, cheetahs and more, much more. That’s what you can expect as far as wildlife on a photo safari in the Serengeti. But what’s it like getting there, getting around, where do you stay, what do you eat, what do you do...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 9, 2023 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, People, Travel, Workshops
If there’s a better place to do people and street photography than Cuba, I’ve yet to find it. Walking out of the airport in Havana is like traveling back in time. It’s a poor country, with little money for new things so the folks there make do with whatever they’ve...
by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 10, 2022 | Action, Advanced, Flash, Intermediate, Light, People, Sports
In late August I got an email from ESPN asking if I was available October 18 and 19. They needed someone to shoot portraits at Big 12 Basketball Media Days in Kansas City. The short answer was yes, I was. And I did, but it turned out to be both a lot more work, and a...
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 18, 2022 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Flash, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, People
Over the years I’ve done several senior photo shoots, including all three daughters of some good friends. So when I got a call asking me to photograph the youngest daughters in her wedding dress the week before the big day, of course I agreed. Did I let the fact I’d...