by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 24, 2020 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Education, Intermediate, Lenses
This story is a short one, because the visual evidence is so obvious. There’s no such thing as “compression” of the scene when talking about telephoto lenses. When you use a telephoto lens, you’re simply getting a narrower angle of view than what you see with your...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 19, 2020 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Computers, Education, Intermediate, Lenses, Night Photography
What do you do if COVID-19 has brought your life to a screeching halt and you’re a photographer? You’re certainly not going to any workshops in the next few weeks, nor camera club meetings or sporting events or concerts or… you get the idea. Here are a...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 15, 2020 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, Intermediate, Light, People, Travel, Workshops
I’ve just returned from leading two trips to Cuba, and the street photography there is amazing. To be honest, though, I have mixed feelings about street photography. I’m all for it when it’s done in a way that’s courteous to the subject or says something about...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 1, 2020 | Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, People, Travel, Workshops
The bucket list of every photographer I know has Cuba near the top. Last week I returned from my first trip there, and it definitely it lived up to its expectations. Two years ago I began planning a photography workshop in Cuba. My friends at adventure travel company...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 6, 2020 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Composition, Focus, Intermediate, Technology, Wildlife
Aside from understanding what the different focus modes on your camera do, the single best thing you can do to improve your use of autofocus is what’s often referred to as “back-button focus.” Here’s why… Back in the early 90s, when decent autofocus was in its...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 26, 2020 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses
With the Chiefs playing in the Super Bowl next weekend, I thought this would be a good time to do a recap of some of my favorite photos from this season. While travel kept me away from the early games, beginning in late October I managed to shoot the last five of...
