by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 12, 2023 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, Infrared, Intermediate, Light, Photoshop, Workshops
When I started in photography, I shot almost exclusively in black-and-white. Along with being less expensive, I could control the process – it was easy to develop the film and print the pictures myself. Gradually, though, the newspapers I worked for starting using...
by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 28, 2023 | Beginner, Infrared, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography, Travel, Workshops
As a newspaper photographer, I always enjoyed getting lost between assignments, turning down a road I’d never been on before to see what was there. Although I left newspapers many years ago, that’s still one of the things I enjoy most about photography – exploring,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 9, 2023 | Advanced, Editing, Education, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography, Photoshop, Workshops
Every time I’ve shown people photos from one of my light painting shoots, the response is the same – “Wow!” And most photographers follow that up with, “I wish I knew how to do that.” Well, now’s your chance. A deep dive, hands-on, into that and much, much more....
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 14, 2023 | Beginner, Composition, Exposure, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography, Travel, Workshops
That’s the question I hear the most when people find out I’m leading a photography trip there in late summer. After all, Arizona is HOT, right? So Sedona in August must be broiling, right? Well, the answer to that is the answer that works for most photo questions, “it...
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 | 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...
