by Reed Hoffmann | Oct 17, 2012 | Advanced, Beginner, History, Intermediate, Travel, Workshops
I assume you’ve heard the saying, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Last weekend I taught a workshop where a big part of what we were going to shoot involved hot air balloons. So what happens when the weather turns bad and the balloons are canceled? You...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 20, 2012 | Advanced, Editing, History, Intermediate
Copying my old family pictures reminded me of a photo restoration I did for a friend. They can be surprisingly easy to do with the right tools, and many old photos need this sort of help. Especially if you’d like to make a nice print from one. In this case it was a...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 6, 2012 | Archiving, Beginner, History, Intermediate
As the photographer in the family, I’m expected to deal with all things involving pictures. Which had me going through thousands of old photos last week. We had to move my mother to a nursing home last year, and are now we’re getting ready to sell her house. During a...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 7, 2011 | Beginner, Editing, History, Intermediate, Printing
One of the great advantages of digital photography is that we’re able to control every step of the process. From capture to output, if you’ve got editing software and a printer, you can manage each step the image goes through. There’s a downside to...