by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 24, 2020 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Education, Intermediate, Lenses, Night Photography, Workshops
Is it possible to run a socially distanced photography workshop in the time of COVID? Yes. Is it easy? No. But that’s just what I did recently in Moab, Utah. I’ve been leading a fall workshop in Moab since 2017, and had another planned for this year. By summer though,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 7, 2020 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Night Photography
This year, mainly due to COVID 19, I’ve been doing a lot more night photography around home. The one advantage to that is that it’s given me an opportunity to experiment with star trails photography. In the old days of film, that meant one long exposure (perhaps an...
by Reed Hoffmann | Oct 8, 2020 | Beginner, Exposure, Intermediate, Night Photography, Travel, Wildlife
When we rented a house in Colorado last week to relax, escape COVID and do some hiking, we didn’t think about the wildfires out there. Staying in Estes Park, they weren’t near us, but we still occasionally smelled smoke and the grand vistas seen in the past were hazy....
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 27, 2020 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Education, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Night Photography
In photography, f/4 is f/4 is f/4, right? Whether you’re changing lenses, zooming the same lens or comparing exposures with a friend using a different make of lens, f/4 is f/4. The answer is actually, “sometimes yes, sometimes no,” and the reason why is well worth...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 4, 2020 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Night Photography, Travel
Photography has always been a balm for me. Picking up a camera and creating something interesting is not just a creative release, but a tonic for stress. And like most of us, I’ve needed that more than ever these past five months. That’s why I’ve started taking photo...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 2, 2020 | Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Night Photography, Printing
After four trips (and over a thousand miles driving) to dark sky country in the Flint Hills of Kansas, I’m finished shooting the comet Neowise. Three of the four trips resulted in some very nice photos. After posting some of those and writing about the...
