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...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 29, 2017 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Editing, Exposure, Intermediate, Light, Technology
Saturday night I covered a big celebrity charity event for the Kansas City Star . And because I was stage-side, I also texted 47 photos from my camera to their reporters so they could post ASAP to Twitter, in near real-time. Here’s how those photos got from camera to...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 26, 2017 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, People, Travel, Workshops
For many, the biggest news from Nikon this spring was the announcement of the D7500. I’ve been a big fan of the D7XXX-series (D7000, D7100, D7200) cameras for a long time now. Nikon always manages to pack a lot of great features into that small-body, budget-priced...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 30, 2017 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Flash, Holidays, Intermediate, Lenses, People, Travel
If you’re into photography, then you know how hard it can be to try to do any serious photography when on a family vacation. When I was full-time newspaper photographer, I’d take a little point-and-shoot on family vacations. Trying to make good pictures was my job,...
