by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 9, 2021 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Education, Exposure, Flash, Intermediate
Looking for a fun way to while away a few hours this winter? Why not use your photography skills to make some cool water droplet photos? You’ll need a little patience, but the pay-off is well worth it. Below is a short tutorial on the process. Here’s all you...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 29, 2021 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Education, Intermediate, Lenses, Sports
If there’s one thing that’s pretty much guaranteed to ruin a good photo, it’s being out of focus. Not surprisingly, then, I get lots of questions about autofocus settings whenever I’m teaching photography. Of course, those settings don’t just change between different...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 5, 2021 | Action, Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Education, Exposure, Focus, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Night Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
As many of you know, I started teaching some live, online classes last fall. One on Landscape Photography, one on Night Photography and a third on Wildlife Photography. So far, I’ve taught several sessions of each and have had over a hundred students. I will be...
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 29, 2020 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Night Photography, Travel, Wildlife
In the Wildlife and Night Photography classes I’ve been teaching online the last few months, I stress the importance of things like good planning, understanding animal behavior, autofocus modes, smart exposure control and proper lens use among many, many other topics....
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 14, 2020 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Education, Focus, Intermediate, Sports
In a previous post, I wrote about buying the new Nikon Z 6 II and wanting to put its upgraded autofocus system to the test. I wasn’t able to do that then, but now I have. And I like what I’m seeing. If you want to challenge an autofocus system, look for fast-moving...
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 1, 2020 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Wildlife
I went out recently planning to test the new Nikon Z 6 II’s improved autofocus by doing some bird photography. Once again, though, what I planned to do and what actually happened were two different things. As a lifelong Nikon shooter, and an early adoptee of their...
