by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 7, 2020 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Night Photography
This year, mainly due to COVID 19, I’ve been doing a lot more night photography around home. The one advantage to that is that it’s given me an opportunity to experiment with star trails photography. In the old days of film, that meant one long exposure (perhaps an...
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 | Oct 8, 2020 | Beginner, Exposure, Intermediate, Night Photography, Travel, Wildlife
When we rented a house in Colorado last week to relax, escape COVID and do some hiking, we didn’t think about the wildfires out there. Staying in Estes Park, they weren’t near us, but we still occasionally smelled smoke and the grand vistas seen in the past were hazy....
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 17, 2020 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Editing, Focus, Intermediate, Lenses, Sports
This is the sort of thing that keeps me awake at night. A big NFL assignment, uncertain access and questions about what gear would work best. Welcome to my sleepless nights. I’ve photographed the National Football League since 1980, the first twenty years with the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 8, 2020 | Advanced, Beginner, Education, Exposure, Intermediate, Light
Ever wonder what those various metering modes do in your camera? You’re not alone. Most people don’t, and that means they’re often used wrongly. Read on if you’d like to use them properly. Cameras today generally offer three main metering modes: Matrix (or...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 27, 2020 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Education, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Night Photography
In photography, f/4 is f/4 is f/4, right? Whether you’re changing lenses, zooming the same lens or comparing exposures with a friend using a different make of lens, f/4 is f/4. The answer is actually, “sometimes yes, sometimes no,” and the reason why is well worth...
