by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 8, 2018 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Focus, Intermediate, Lenses, Technology
There’s nothing worse than not having faith that your gear is working properly. For photographers, the worst-case scenario is questioning the autofocus. A few years ago, one of the major manufacturers had a top-of-the-line body whose new focus system occasionally...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 24, 2018 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Education, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Travel, Workshops
One of the great things about living in such a large country as ours is the wide variety of environments. And that’s a huge advantage if you’re a photographer. From seashores to mountains, deserts to rainforests, you can find almost any ecosystem in the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 7, 2018 | Action, Advanced, Archiving, Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Flash, Intermediate, Lenses, People, Technology, Travel, Video
If you volunteer your time to do photography for local charities, then your workflow – how you manage your time and photography – will determine how easy or difficult that is, and to some extent how good a job you do. In December I shot about 10,000 stills and three...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 1, 2018 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel
So there I am, cold and tired and up way too early, watching clouds obscure yet another eclipse. “Why”, I ask myself, “why?” Last summer I chased the total solar eclipse, managing to find a relatively clear area about 15-minutes before the sun...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 24, 2018 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
Yellowstone is not only our country’s first national park, it’s also one of my favorites. Wildlife, waterfalls, geysers, hot springs and endless landscapes, the variety makes it a photographer’s playground. And winter makes most of that even more beautiful. I’ve just...
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 21, 2017 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Editing, Intermediate, Lenses, Photoshop
Last Saturday I shot the NCAA Division II Football Championship for the Associated Press. Normally they would have used one of their two local staffers to cover an event like this, but Saturday was a busy day for sports here. The Chiefs were playing the Chargers, the...
