by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 5, 2013 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Light, Travel
Most people like those photos that show moving water as a cottony blur, and I’m often asked how that’s done. On our recent vacation to Colorado we hiked past several streams which gave me a chance to make some photos that demonstrate how to get that look. To begin,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 22, 2013 | Action, Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Intermediate, Lenses, Technology
Last week I covered a preseason game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. My first experience with NFL football came in the summer of 1980. I had just started working for a newspaper in Rochester, NY, and my boss asked if I wanted to cover the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 15, 2013 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Travel
I’ve never been a big fan of point-and-shoot cameras. But that may be changing. I’ve been using SLRs for over 40 years now, and quite frankly, I’m spoiled. What I’m used to is a camera that does what I want when I want, and gives me great quality in the process. Sure,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 4, 2013 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Color Management, History, Holidays, Lenses, Photoshop
I had an interesting assignment last week for the Orange County (CA) Register. The University of Missouri – Kansas City hosts a choreography conference for a week each summer, and the Register had a writer covering it. They needed photos of the seven young...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 27, 2013 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Travel
People often ask me how to pack for photo trips, which can be a real challenge for photographers these days. Airlines have gotten stricter about both checked and carry-on bags. Traveling internationally, you may find the rules going are different than the rules coming...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 18, 2013 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Flash, Intermediate, Light, Technology
While most of what I do these days is teaching, I still shoot some assignment work around Kansas City. Last week I had a job for the New York Daily News, and thought I’d write about what went into that. The News wanted me to work with a reporter on a follow-up story...
