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 | Jan 14, 2021 | Action, Advanced, Exposure, Flash, Intermediate, Light, Technology
With winter here, those of us who live in cold weather climates may find ourselves looking to do more indoor photography, and perhaps using flash. In which case understanding the difference between front-curtain, slow and rear-curtain sync is important. That word...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 30, 2020 | Advanced, Archiving, Beginner, Computers, Intermediate, Technology
When I bought my first external hard drive in the 80s, it was 60-megabytes and I thought I’d never fill it. Of course, documents were much smaller then, and I wouldn’t start shooting digital for another ten years. Since then, I’ve bought many, many more hard drives...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 6, 2020 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Composition, Focus, Intermediate, Technology, Wildlife
Aside from understanding what the different focus modes on your camera do, the single best thing you can do to improve your use of autofocus is what’s often referred to as “back-button focus.” Here’s why… Back in the early 90s, when decent autofocus was in its...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 23, 2020 | Advanced, Archiving, Beginner, Camera Gear, Computers, Intermediate, Technology
I hope your new year is off to a good start, and that means off to a good start photographically as well. Here are a few tips for an annual photography maintenance program: Every photographer’s workflow should include taking care of certain things each January. Here’s...
