Reed Hoffmann’s Photography Blog
Namibia Photography Workshop
Photos and stories from a photography workshop that Reed Hoffmann led to Namibia.
Photographing Tornado Damage
How photographer Reed Hoffmann covers tornado aftermath for a major wire service in Jefferson City, MO.
Night Photography Primer
Lighting with Lume Cubes
Everyone knows you can’t make pictures without at least some light. And smart photographers know that if you control the light, you can make pictures others can’t. That’s why I’ve always been a big fan of off-camera flash, got into light painting and recently started doing low level lighting for my night shots. Now I’m taking even more control of that night lighting, with Lume Cubes.
Iceland Winter Photography Workshop
Evolving Photography Workflow
Antarctica Photography Part 2 – The Peninsula
While the Falklands and South Georgia Island are fantastic places for photography (see the previous post), most people going that far south will want to see Antarctica too. Which would mean a fairly long trip. For instance, the first trip I worked for One Ocean Expeditions in January was 18 days, to visit all three […]
Antarctica Photography Trip – Falklands and South Georgia Island
In December a message popped up on my phone that resulted in me spending January in the Antarctic. One Ocean Expeditions runs trips to the Antarctic in winter (it’s summer down there) and the Arctic in summer, and I’d taught photography on one of their ships in the Arctic back in 2015. Now they wanted […]
Managing Exposure in Poor Light
As a photographer, when I’m presented with poor light, I know I’ll have to be more careful in how I use my exposure controls: ISO, shutter speed and aperture. Which ones and how depends on what I’m trying to shoot. If there’s action, I’ll open the aperture and raise the ISO to get the shutter […]
Low Level Lighting in Photography
I’ve been a big fan of light painting since I first learned about it nearly twenty years ago. But last summer I was introduced to a new style that I’ve come to love: low level lighting. Here’s why… Light painting is when you use an artificial light source, at night or in a darkened room, […]