by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 27, 2010 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife
Over the course of the last few weeks I’ve taught a couple of workshops, and found myself reminding my students of the limitations of photography. And the bottom line is that one thing we have to learn as photographers is how to live with failure 🙂 When trying...
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 8, 2010 | Advanced, Computers, Intermediate, Travel
We’re lucky to live in a time when we have lots of choices. Of course that makes for lots of decisions, which can get complicated. I need different computers for different uses, and have spent the last few years working through some of those options. I already...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 11, 2010 | Advanced, Intermediate, People, Travel
This past week I had the opportunity to climb Africa’s Mt. Kilimanjaro with an amazing group of people. Three disabled U.S. Army veterans who’ve lost legs in combat. It was an experience I’ll never forget. For the last nine months I’ve been helping Disabled Sports USA...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 22, 2010 | Advanced, Editing, Exposure, Intermediate
As I’ve written before, I’ve been playing with some of the HDR (High Dynamic Range) software for the last year or so, and enjoying it. More and more, though I’m preferring finished photos that don’t look like HDR images. I’ll explain. HDR...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 4, 2010 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Video
I have mixed feelings about DSLR video. For one thing, I love still photos – that’s where my heart is. However, video with our digital SLRs is part of the future of photography, and I want to stay current. So that’s got me learning new things and...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 19, 2010 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Flash, Intermediate
For some time now I’ve looked at flash extenders as something I might want to add to my photo kit. They magnify the beam of light your flash puts out, giving it more “reach.” So before leaving for the Galapagos, I bought one. I knew that on this trip...
