by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 20, 2018 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Technology, Travel
I’ve had a Nikon Z7 for a few weeks now, and will start off by saying I’m really impressed with it. Aside from the Coolpix line, Nikon had only dabbled in mirrorless cameras with the V and J-series a few years ago. As a long-time Nikon School instructor, I can’t tell...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 22, 2018 | Advanced, Archiving, Beginner, Exposure, Flash, Intermediate, Technology
I used film for 25 years before converting to digital in the late 90s. Which means more than half of my life in photography is on film. Now I’m bringing new life back to those old images, I’m digitizing old photos. I’ve always been a proponent of using digital...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 8, 2018 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Focus, Intermediate, Lenses, Technology
There’s nothing worse than not having faith that your gear is working properly. For photographers, the worst-case scenario is questioning the autofocus. A few years ago, one of the major manufacturers had a top-of-the-line body whose new focus system occasionally...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 7, 2018 | Action, Advanced, Archiving, Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Flash, Intermediate, Lenses, People, Technology, Travel, Video
If you volunteer your time to do photography for local charities, then your workflow – how you manage your time and photography – will determine how easy or difficult that is, and to some extent how good a job you do. In December I shot about 10,000 stills and three...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 4, 2018 | People, Technology, Travel
With the holidays past us, I’m guessing a few of you got some new toys and now have old toys to put out to pasture. If those old toys are items like laptops, tablets and digital cameras, I have a suggestion for you. Give that old tech new life, and help make a...
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 9, 2017 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, Editing, Education, Intermediate, Photoshop, Technology
I’ve just finished the fourth image critique of submitted photos. To view it, simply click on the image below. You can make the video play full screen, where it will be easier to see the edits I do, by clicking the icon in the lower right (between the...
