by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 13, 2015 | Beginner, Education, History, Intermediate, People
I’ve been blessed in many ways over the years, mainly with a great family and amazing wife. But I’ve also been blessed professionally, being lucky enough to know photographers who have freely shared their knowledge and passion for photography. When I took up...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 29, 2015 | Action, Advanced, Education, Flash, Intermediate, Light, People, Workshops
I love working with flash because it lets you change the light, which offers a new to make different pictures. And used properly, it expands what you can do creatively. Recently I taught a light workshop for Mentor Series in Nevada, and wanted to write...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 8, 2015 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, Exposure, Intermediate, Light, Travel, Wildlife
One of the toughest things I do every year is go back and pick my ten favorite photos from the previous year. It’s always interesting to see how my opinion of what I’ve shot has changed over time. Some photos, when shooting them I thought, “Wow, amazing.” But...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 23, 2015 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Flash, Intermediate, Light, People, Travel, Workshops
As I watched – and ground my teeth – I realized it was simply a matter of ignorance. They just didn’t know any better. Here we were at an incredible photo op, and people were using direct flash! Don’t get me wrong. I’m a big fan of flash. Used properly, it lets...
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 | Jan 27, 2015 | Camera Gear, Flash, Intermediate, Light, Technology
Late last year Nikon introduced the SB-500 Speedlight, a small flash powered by two AA batteries. I was curious, but figured it would be too low-powered to do much good. Boy was I wrong. There are times where being smaller is actually a good thing. Since it only...
