by Reed Hoffmann | May 28, 2019 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Intermediate, People, Technology
Late last Wednesday night, May 22, a tornado tore through parts of Jefferson City, MO. The next morning at 8:30 my phone rang, “Are you available for a news job today?” That’s how I ended up photographing the destruction that tornado left in its wake. When I moved to...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 18, 2019 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography
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...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 2, 2019 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography, Travel, Workshops
Iceland is a landscape photographer’s dream. Mountains, icebergs, glaciers, waterfalls, lakes, ocean, lava fields, hot springs, geysers and more, all in an area that’s easy to access. I made my first trip there in 2008, and have since taken groups on summer workshops...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 14, 2019 | Advanced, Archiving, Beginner, Editing, Intermediate, Lightroom, Photoshop, Technology
I always tell people that the most important aspect of a digital workflow is that it makes sense to you and is easy to repeat. Find a system that works and stick with it. But that doesn’t mean it should never change. Digital photography won’t stop evolving, and...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 12, 2019 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
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...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 7, 2019 | Action, Advanced, Composition, Education, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
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...
