by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 18, 2026 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Editing, Exposure, Intermediate, Night Photography
When is blur a problem if you’re using a tripod? When the subject is moving. And that’s what the earth is doing as it spins through space. So if you do a long enough time exposure that includes stars, then those stars are going to blur, creating streaks instead...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 3, 2025 | Beginner, Composition, Intermediate
In the computer world, “Easter eggs” aren’t colorfully painted eggs – they’re surprises hidden inside software, often a game. But “Easter egg” is also a term I sometimes use when talking about photography. The human eye is quick to find the unusual, or unique....
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 10, 2025 | Beginner, Infrared, Intermediate, Night Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
I don’t always listen to my wife like I should. She’d been telling me for years I should lead a photo trip to Savannah, GA, but it wasn’t until 2024 that I finally did. Partnering with my old friend and Nikon School co-instructor Bill Durrence (who’s lived...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 12, 2025 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Composition, Intermediate, Night Photography, Travel, Weather, Workshops
For most people, say “Let’s go to Iceland in the winter,” and they’ll think you’re nuts. Photographers, of course, aren’t most people. For them, the possibility of rain, wind and clouds is outweighed by the opportunity for some incredible photos. So when my group of...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 9, 2025 | Advanced, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography
You may know that I’m a huge fan of night photography, and Lume Cubes play a huge role in that. So it saddens me to report the news that the company has shifted their focus more towards video and other types of lighting, and that has a negative impact on still...
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 5, 2024 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife
(Updated for action photography, Dec. 27,2024) In the 1990s I was doing a fair bit of backpacking in the Adirondack mountains of Upstate New York, and spent a year trying to find a compact camera that would give me the quality I wanted. I never did, and ended up...
