Reed Hoffmann’s Photography Blog
Shooting Baseball
I’ve covered professional sports for over thirty years now, and have no hesitation when someone asks me which one’s the hardest. Baseball, hands down. Earlier this week I was assigned to cover three Kansas City Royals games for The Associated Press. Here’s a run-down of what’s involved when doing that, and why it’s such a […]
Portable Power
I love it when I find a new gadget that’s inexpensive ($25) and fits a need perfectly. That’s just what I found when I learned about the TekCharger. Let’s face it, without power, our devices are useless. That’s why everybody buys extended batteries for cell phones. The more we want to stay connected, the less […]
Storage Solutions
Meetup Photo Groups
Shooting Basketball
Night Photography
Shooting Manual
Embrace Bad Weather
I recently wrote about choosing to shoot black and white in Yosemite as a change of pace. One reason that worked so well was because the weather was made for black and white – rainy and heavily overcast. Which brings me to the subject of today’s story – weather. Photographers know that bad weather can […]
Back to Black and White
Building a Better Camera Strap
I’ve found a new camera strap that I’m in love with – the FS-SLIM, by Carry Speed. Straps don’t get the attention that cameras, lenses, strobes, favorite filters, bags and other accessories do. But they should. The one that ships with most cameras is functional, but not much else. Which means it’s one of the […]