by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 29, 2021 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, People, Sports
As a young newspaper photographer who enjoyed shooting sports, one of my dreams was to work an Olympics. Over the years, though, as I got to know photographers who did, my interest waned. Long days, difficult venues, massive crowding. While it was great to be involved...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 1, 2021 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Education, Flash, Infrared, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
What if I told you there’s an area that’s great for both wildlife and landscape photography, has a geography that’s unique in the U.S., is wide open for exploration and not heavily visited by photographers? That’s just what you’ll find if you take the time to go up to...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 13, 2021 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, History, Infrared, Intermediate, Light, Travel, Workshops
At first it felt like I’d walked into “The Shawshank Redemption,” except that as the heavy steel bars clanged shut behind me, I knew I could leave whenever I wanted, not years in the future. The Missouri State Penitentiary closed in 2004 after housing some of the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 21, 2021 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Filters, Intermediate, Light, Night Photography, Photoshop, Technology
One of the things I preach when teaching photography is the power of “different.” I urge my students to always be on the lookout for ways to create photos that are different from what other people are doing. That’s the reason why, after color photography became the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 1, 2021 | Action, Beginner, Education, Flash, Focus, Intermediate, Light, Technology
I’ve always tried to be a “glass half-full” kind of person, which has been a challenge the past year. Having to cancel most of my workshops was frustrating, but it did push me to create and start teaching online classes. Not only has that turned out to be fun, but...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 2, 2021 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, Education, Flash, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Night Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
Online classes: Over the course of three nights in February, I taught my new “Mastering Flash” class, and it was so well received that I’m now offering it again. This time I’ll teach it over three Tuesday nights, March 16, 23 and 30. As with my other classes,...
