by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 13, 2023 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Photo Mechanic, Sports, Technology
I have a love/hate relationship with how fast my Nikon Z 9 can shoot pictures. When photographing sports or wildlife, I often set it to 12 frames-per-second, but sometimes 15, 20, 30, 60 or even occasionally 120. Yes, you read that right, 120 frames-per-second. That’s...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 9, 2023 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, People, Travel, Workshops
If there’s a better place to do people and street photography than Cuba, I’ve yet to find it. Walking out of the airport in Havana is like traveling back in time. It’s a poor country, with little money for new things so the folks there make do with whatever they’ve...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 9, 2023 | Beginner, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
People often ask me what’s the favorite place I’ve ever gone to take pictures. May as well ask me which of my kids I love most. But when it comes to great natural beauty, aside from my wife, Hawaii has to be near the top of the list. It’s a picture paradise. And...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 19, 2023 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Sports
Photographing the Kansas City Chiefs’ home games throughout the season, if they make it to the Super Bowl, of course I wish them the best. However, there’s a downside to that. If they win the championship, it means I’ll have to cover the parade. A big party? Yes. A...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 31, 2023 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Editing, Intermediate, Lenses, Sports
Sunday night I photographed my seventh AFC Championship game, which wraps up my 42nd NFL season. I started with the Buffalo Bills, working for a newspaper in upstate New York, and since 2000 have been covering the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s been a lot of fun, but not...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 26, 2023 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Education, Exposure, Flash, Intermediate, Light, Workshops
One thing I remember clearly from my early years in photography was a fear of flash. Direct flash (from the camera) was flat and boring. But figuring out how to get the flash off-camera, at the proper angle and power was a black art. It was either too much, too...
