by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 4, 2022 | Advanced, Beginner, Education, Intermediate, Travel, Workshops
I hope everyone’s had a nice summer and been able to do some photography. With COVID coming under control, my spring and summer have been busy, leading trips to Georgia, the Palouse, the Canadian Rockies, Iceland, Sedona and most recently, Nova Scotia. I’m off to...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 23, 2022 | Advanced, Beginner, Computers, Editing, Intermediate, Photo Mechanic, Technology
I recently heard a photographer say he’d spent 17 hours going through 10,000 images, deciding which ones were worth saving. My first thought was, “I hope he’s retired.” My second thought, though, was that he badly needed a lesson on speeding up his workflow....
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 16, 2022 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Education, Intermediate, Lenses
I’ve enjoyed photographing the NFL since 1980, the first twenty years covering the Buffalo Bills and since 2000 the Kansas City Chiefs. But Tuesday was a new experience for me. NFL teams have a three-day mandatory “minicamp,” early in the summer, which consists of...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 26, 2022 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Sports, Technology
Action photography has always been about anticipation. If you push the shutter button when you see the peak moment, you’ve missed it. Not anymore. At least not for those photographers using the Nikon Z 9. Here’s why. What if you could always capture peak action,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 16, 2022 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Technology
Who’s ever considered putting a teleconverter on a macro lens? That thought would have never crossed my mind if I hadn’t been doing some research. And if you’ve got the right combination, I guarantee it will change how you do closeup photography I’d been wanting to...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 8, 2022 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography
I thought I’d take a few minutes to expand on the photo (above) that I posted to Facebook and Instagram a couple days ago from a short road trip to central Kansas. I’m always on the lookout for new places to photograph near me, and keep a list of locations...
