Reed Hoffmann’s Photography Blog
One Long Day – Covering the Super Bowl Parade
Photographing the Kansas City Chiefs’ home games throughout the season, if they make it to the Super Bowl, of course I wish them the best. However, there’s a downside to that. If they win the championship, it means I’ll have to cover the parade. A big party? Yes. A...
My NFL Season Finale
Sunday night I photographed my seventh AFC Championship game, which wraps up my 42nd NFL season. I started with the Buffalo Bills, working for a newspaper in upstate New York, and since 2000 have been covering the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s been a lot of fun, but not...
The Power of One – How I Learned to Love Flash
One thing I remember clearly from my early years in photography was a fear of flash. Direct flash (from the camera) was flat and boring. But figuring out how to get the flash off-camera, at the proper angle and power was a black art. It was either too much, too...
Archiving – It’s that time of year again
Every photographer’s new year’s resolutions list should include archiving. Sorting through the past year’s photos and making sure the backups are up to date. Yes, it’s that time of year again. If you’re like most of us, you love going through your photos and picking a...
Moab Photo Trip, Night AND Day
Since I’ve been teaching more and more night photography the last few years, people sometimes ask, “why don’t you do a trip that’s ALL night photography?” Other than the fact that I do enjoy getting some sleep, when I’m somewhere beautiful I want to take advantage of...
BTS – NCAA Basketball Media Day Photo Shoot
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...
Nova Scotia Photography Tour
In twenty years living and working in upstate New York, I never made it to the Canadian Maritimes. What a mistake. This past summer I remedied that once again with my second trip there in the last six years. An easy international destination for Americans, it’s rich...
Five Reasons I Love Night Photography
Over my career, I’ve always dabbled in night photography, but just in the last ten years have really come to embrace it and love what it lets me do. Here are the top five reasons why: 1. It doesn’t require a lot of fancy or expensive equipment. You can start with a...
Why go to Sedona in August?
“Why would you go to Sedona in August?” That was the question I heard all the time before leading a photography workshop there in 2015. My answer was always, “It’s cooler than Kansas City!” Since then I’ve wanted to return to lead another trip, and finally did last...
Once Again, Subject, Light, Background
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...