by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 8, 2023 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
Quick question: what’s the best lens for photographing wildlife at different distances? A telephoto zoom, of course, because then you can zoom for the focal length and framing you want. But if that’s true, then why did I take a fixed telephoto with me on the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 20, 2023 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Filters, Infrared, Intermediate, Lenses
For me, photography is all about change, trying new things. That’s why I had a camera converted to infrared over 15 years ago and kept having conversions done as I upgraded to newer camera bodies. That’s also why, for my most recent conversion, I went the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 6, 2023 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Editing, Intermediate, Technology
I recently had an assignment where I’d need to transfer photos quickly from my camera to my phone to a client. And that needed to happen fast. But this wasn’t just any client, it was my wife. Which meant I needed to up my game, which in turn led me to Nikon’s NX...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 27, 2023 | Beginner, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography, Travel, Workshops
I led two photo trips in May, the first to the California coast and the second to an area unknown to most people – the Palouse. If you’re not a photographer, you’re probably saying, “the Palouse?” Straddling southeast Washington and northwest Idaho, this beautiful,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 22, 2023 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Infrared, Intermediate, Lenses, Night Photography, Travel, Wildlife
One of the first photo trips I ran on my own was along the California coast, back in 2016. Having taught Nikon Schools in the Bay area for over ten years, I’d had opportunities to explore the coast south of there with a friend who lives nearby, and found it offered...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 1, 2023 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Education, Intermediate
During sixteen years teaching photography classes around the country for Nikon, I used to joke to my students that they were paying me to read the manual and tell them what they really needed to know. Now, my friends buying the new Nikon Z 8, are asking me to do the...
