by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 10, 2014 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel
I’m in New York City a couple of times a year. After the terrorist attacks in 2001 people would often ask if I ever visited Ground Zero. The answer was no. I didn’t want to. As a newspaper photographer, the assignments I dreaded most were those that involved...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 2, 2014 | Beginner, Composition, Exposure, Intermediate, Light
I love clouds. Not the cover-everything-up-in-gray clouds, but those big, white, puffy ones. And that’s one of the advantages of where I live. Montana may be known as “Big Sky Country,” but Kansas can compete. This past week every day was forecast for 40% rain, which...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 22, 2014 | Beginner, Composition, Education, Intermediate, Travel, Workshops
I know good photos can be made in all kinds of weather. But there’s weather, and then there’s rain. I’m fine shooting pictures in any kind of weather except rain. Hot, cold, snowy, windy, humid – I can deal with all of those. But keeping lenses, viewfinders and my...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 8, 2014 | Beginner, Composition, Intermediate, Light, Travel
Last weekend I taught Nikon School in Seattle with my good friend and co-instructor Bill Durrence. I’ve been fortunate to visit Seattle many times over the years, for schools, workshops and business with Microsoft. It’s a beautiful city in one of the most scenic parts...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 6, 2014 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, Intermediate, People, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
I recently suggested that a good exercise for every photographer at the end of the year is to go through and pick their ten favorite photos. Then a friend linked me to her ten favorites, and asked if I’d share mine. Oops! I responded that I tell other people to do...
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 3, 2013 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Exposure, Focus, Holidays, Intermediate, Light
On Thanksgiving, Kansas City kicked off the holiday season with the Plaza Lighting Ceremony. In honor of that grand tradition and all the outdoor displays this time of year, here’s a primer on how to make great pictures at night. The challenge of night photography is...
