by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 8, 2015 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Education, Filters, Flash, Holidays, Intermediate, Workshops
It’s that gifting time of year again, so here’s a list of suggestions for that photographer near and dear to you. Some will make them better photographers, expand what they can do, keep them comfortable or just be fun. Some are expensive, some aren’t....
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 10, 2015 | Advanced, Beginner, Editing, Filters, Flash, Intermediate, Light, Travel, Wildlife
I had the great pleasure of leading my first Yellowstone winter photography workshop in January, and wanted to take a few minutes to go through some of the things we shot, with details on the how and why. We split our time in the park between Mammoth Hot Springs and...
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 9, 2014 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Filters, Flash, Intermediate, Lenses
Once again it’s that time of year when we’re looking for special for gifts for friends and family. If you’re lucky, they’ve asked you for a list of things you’d like. Or maybe you’re just tired of buying for others and want to treat yourself to something...
by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 20, 2014 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Light, Travel
I love shooting pictures. I also travel a lot, and don’t love that. So whenever possible, I try to take advantage of that travel to squeeze in some shoot time. Last weekend I had a quick trip to Washington, DC to teach Nikon School, and because of a change of plans,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 17, 2014 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Light
For over twenty years as a newspaper photographer, I never once used a graduated neutral density filter. Which was stupid. And I rarely used a polarizing filter, which was almost as bad. There were two reasons for this. First, in photojournalism there’s a high...
by Reed Hoffmann | Oct 30, 2013 | Beginner, Composition, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Light
As tempting as it is to live somewhere with warm weather year-round, I always worry I’d miss the change of seasons. And never is that more apparent to me than in the fall. The change of color is one of my favorite times, and I always try to get out and shoot pictures....
