by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 21, 2021 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Filters, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography, Photoshop, Technology
One of the things I preach when teaching photography is the power of “different.” I urge my students to always be on the lookout for ways to create photos that are different from what other people are doing. That’s the reason why, after color photography became the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Oct 15, 2020 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Lenses, Light
In the years I spent as a newspaper photographer, I was always jealous of reporters for one thing: they didn’t have to actually witness an event to report on it. They could interview people who had been there. Not so for photographers. If we missed it, we missed it....
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 3, 2019 | Beginner, Composition, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Workshops
What if you could combine the hardwood forests, lakes and mountains of New York’s Adirondacks with the rugged coast of Maine, plus some European history? That, in a nutshell, is the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, which was the setting for the photography workshop I...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 22, 2019 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Editing, Filters, Intermediate, Light, Technology, Travel, Workshops
Most people consider two options when retiring an old camera – sell it or give it away. I’m here to suggest a third – convert it to infrared. Why infrared? Because it’s a new and different way to approach your photography, and “new” and “different” are important words...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 18, 2019 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Filters, Intermediate, Lenses, Night Photography, Travel, Workshops
Last August after moving my son to LA, I took some time driving back to Kansas City to scout areas I thought would make for a good photography workshop. That scouting paid off with a great trip early this June, when I returned with six clients for four days of fun and...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 2, 2019 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography, Travel, Workshops
Iceland is a landscape photographer’s dream. Mountains, icebergs, glaciers, waterfalls, lakes, ocean, lava fields, hot springs, geysers and more, all in an area that’s easy to access. I made my first trip there in 2008, and have since taken groups on summer workshops...