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 | 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...
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 26, 2019 | Action, Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Focus, Intermediate, Lenses, Photoshop
On Sunday, December 15th, Kansas City was hit with a heavy snowstorm. At the same time, the Kansas City Chiefs were playing the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. I was shooting the game for the Associated Press, and since then people have asked me what it was like....
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 17, 2019 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Focus, Holidays, Intermediate, Lenses, Night Photography
Tis the season, and for me, that means the season to get out and photograph some holiday light displays. Almost any camera will do for the basic photos, but if you want to make something special, then read on for a few advanced tips. While you don’t HAVE to use...
by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 12, 2019 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Exposure, Flash, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, People
I like making pictures and enjoy photographing people, so when I get the occasional request to do a senior photo shoot I try to say yes. Having just finished one, I thought I’d write about what I consider the key pieces that go into making a shoot like that...
