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,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 11, 2017 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
I’ll admit it – I’m a fair-weather birder. They’re usually just too darn small and far away to make good pictures. But get me close to some action, and I sing a different tune. A few years ago an old friend here in Kansas City asked if I was interested in going to see...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 7, 2017 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Light, Travel, Workshops
I’m teaching a workshop for Best Buy this week in Tucson, and wanted to take advantage of being in the desert. So last night I took a stroll out among the cactus to do some light painting. Here are the steps I go through when doing that: 1 –...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 20, 2017 | Action, Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
In the summer of 2015 I was the photographer on a ship in the Arctic, and the staff there kept telling me if I liked the Arctic, I’d love the Antarctic. They were right. This January I led a photography workshop to the Antarctic Peninsula on a One Ocean Expeditions...
