by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 17, 2012 | Advanced, Exposure, Flash, Light, People
Most of what I do these days is teach photography. Which means I often find myself in front of a bunch of people, doing a demo where I hope everything goes right. Occasionally, though, things go wrong, and that’s when life gets interesting. A few weeks ago I was doing...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 30, 2012 | Advanced, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, People
Last week I shot some high school senior portraits for a friend’s daughter. As always, the three words “Subject, Light, Background” ruled what I did during the shoot. I already had my subject, so I needed to find good backgrounds and think about how I would use the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 14, 2012 | Beginner, Composition, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, People
Every workshop I teach, I preach “Subject, Light, Background.” Remembering those three simple words – thinking about them – will almost always improve your pictures. And they often help each other, so working on one can usually improve the others. Recently I was...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 15, 2012 | Beginner, Exposure, Flash, Intermediate, People
I was on the road teaching a workshop last week, and part of it involved giving a little how-to on the basics of off-camera flash. The group was amazed at how easy it is. That’s true now, but it wasn’t always that way. Back in the old days (pre-2004), getting...
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 30, 2011 | Beginner, Exposure, Intermediate, Light, Travel
I received an email from a friend who’s headed to Iceland and hoping to photograph the northern lights (aka the aurora borealis). He was looking for tips on how to be successful, and after responding to him, I thought this might make for a nice blog post....
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 7, 2011 | Advanced, Composition, Exposure, Holidays, Intermediate, Light
Every holiday season the Country Club plaza in Kansas City is decorated in lights. It’s a beautiful scene, and well worth the visit if you’re in town. Light displays like this are a lot of fun to photograph, if you know a few simple tips to get the photos...
