by Reed Hoffmann | May 18, 2011 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Composition, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife
I led two big photo trips in March and April, to Botswana and Ecuador. Both times I took the same main kit of photo gear. Which means I think I’ve found the perfect travel combination of cameras, lenses and accessories. A big part of that success is because the...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 2, 2011 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Travel, Wildlife
I’ve just returned from another trip to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, and thanks to a new camera housing from Fantasea, brought home some nice shots from underwater as well as above. When most people think of the Galapagos, they think of all the amazing...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 18, 2011 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Intermediate, Video, Wildlife
On this last trip to Africa, I shot videos as well as stills, using a Nikon D7000. While I was generally happy with the results, it’s a learning process. In the weeks leading up to the trip to Botswana, I was thinking I’d probably shoot some video there. It...
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 8, 2010 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Printing, Travel
I led a workshop in the Tetons in September, and was given a photo book by one of the participants at the close. It wasn’t until a few weeks later that I had a chance to sit down and really go through it. When I did, I was treated to a nice collection of some...
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 27, 2010 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife
Over the course of the last few weeks I’ve taught a couple of workshops, and found myself reminding my students of the limitations of photography. And the bottom line is that one thing we have to learn as photographers is how to live with failure 🙂 When trying...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 29, 2010 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Travel
Most of what I do in photography these days involves using the “latest and greatest,” both in camera gear and technology. There are times, though, when it’s nice to go light and easy. Last week my wife and I took a short vacation out to Colorado. We...
