by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 31, 2022 | Beginner, Infrared, Intermediate, Night Photography, Travel, Workshops
As a photographer, if you went to Arches National Park and didn’t see Delicate Arch, you’d have missed a nice experience and a beautiful photo. So when I take groups there, as well as to other iconic locations, I make sure they have that opportunity. However, I also...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 14, 2022 | Action, Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Sports
If you want to get better at framing while doing action photography, practice with a longer lens. Anyone can shoot loose and crop, and yes, today’s high-resolution cameras make that pretty easy to do. But you lose resolution and the background can be more distracting...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 7, 2022 | Beginner, Exposure, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography, Travel
I returned home last Friday at 4am after 13 hours, 400 miles and four stops. And after three attempts, I finally had the photo of Teter Rock I’d been wanting (above). Planning and persistence paid off. But it was just the latest addition to a project I began two years...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 23, 2022 | Advanced, Beginner, Computers, Editing, Intermediate, Photo Mechanic, Technology
I recently heard a photographer say he’d spent 17 hours going through 10,000 images, deciding which ones were worth saving. My first thought was, “I hope he’s retired.” My second thought, though, was that he badly needed a lesson on speeding up his workflow....
by Reed Hoffmann | Jun 16, 2022 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Education, Intermediate, Lenses
I’ve enjoyed photographing the NFL since 1980, the first twenty years covering the Buffalo Bills and since 2000 the Kansas City Chiefs. But Tuesday was a new experience for me. NFL teams have a three-day mandatory “minicamp,” early in the summer, which consists of...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 26, 2022 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Sports, Technology
Action photography has always been about anticipation. If you push the shutter button when you see the peak moment, you’ve missed it. Not anymore. At least not for those photographers using the Nikon Z 9. Here’s why. What if you could always capture peak action,...
