by Reed Hoffmann | Oct 13, 2014 | Advanced, Beginner, Computers, Editing, History, Intermediate, Photoshop, Technology
I’m in the midst of a major workflow change, and in a way I’m coming full circle. I began using Photoshop in the early 90s when we started scanning film to digitize it for the newspaper. Which was a godsend, because before that we had to print our color photos, which...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 17, 2014 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Light
For over twenty years as a newspaper photographer, I never once used a graduated neutral density filter. Which was stupid. And I rarely used a polarizing filter, which was almost as bad. There were two reasons for this. First, in photojournalism there’s a high...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 22, 2014 | Advanced, Composition, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light
In case you missed the hoopla, we were treated to a “Super Moon” on July 12. But never fear, you’re going to have another chance to see one, or better yet, shoot it on August 10. A Super Moon is when the moon is full at the same time it’s closest to the earth. It...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 26, 2014 | Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, People, Printing, Travel, Workshops
A few years ago a student asked me, “What do you do with all your pictures?” They went on to say they’d hung all they could, and given away many as presents. But then what? I explained that for me, the process of shooting pictures was its own reward. And while I...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 10, 2014 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel
I’m in New York City a couple of times a year. After the terrorist attacks in 2001 people would often ask if I ever visited Ground Zero. The answer was no. I didn’t want to. As a newspaper photographer, the assignments I dreaded most were those that involved...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 19, 2014 | Action, Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife
Last weekend the Kansas City Star had a story about the snow geese migration happening just north of here. My first thought after reading it was, “I’ve got to get up there.” I’d visited a few years back, but that time there weren’t many birds. This trip promised...
