by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 28, 2017 | Action, Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, History, Holidays, Intermediate, Lenses
I’m sure everyone’s heard of Isaac Newton’s third law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This applies to photography as well, especially the part about reaction. And as opposed to Newton’s law, that...
by Reed Hoffmann | Oct 25, 2017 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Exposure, Intermediate, Light, Photoshop, Workshops
On a recent workshop in the alps, we had a sunset shoot scheduled for the Matterhorn. As impressive as the Matterhorn was, my eye was caught by something else there – an observatory. Our group had taken the cog railway to the top of Gornergrat for the evening session....
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 26, 2017 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Light, Travel, Wildlife
“With great risk comes great reward,” is one of Thomas Jefferson’s great quotes. That’s a good way to sum up the Alaska polar bear adventure I just ran. We took a gamble on a very out-of-the-way place and the weather, and came up with a big win. Here’s how that came...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 22, 2017 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Photoshop, Travel
Best laid plans and all that… I’d been preparing for the solar eclipse for the last couple of months. Solar filter? Check. Exposure tests? Check. Exposure Delay mode, Intervalometer, multiple tripods, releases, spare batteries, power inverter for the car, food, water,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 15, 2017 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Technology
I’ve had a lot of people writing and calling me saying they can’t find anyplace with solar filters in stock. If that’s been your case, then there’s good news. You still have time to make your own. A number of companies (like Alpine...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 21, 2017 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Education, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Lenses, Technology
I’m guessing that most of you know there’s a total solar eclipse coming to parts of the U.S. on August 21. I live in one of those areas, and between shooting it for a client and being asked to speak on photographing it at the Kansas City Library, I’ve been doing a lot...
