by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 21, 2018 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
This spring, due to some unusual scheduling, I led my fifth and six trips to Peru. The first, in March, included my second visit to the Peruvian Amazon. It’s a unique ecosystem, teeming with life, which would seem to make it a great place for photographers. However,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 21, 2018 | Action, Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Travel, Wildlife
One of my favorite words is “serendipity” – finding something you weren’t expecting. For me, serendipity is one of the great joys of photography. I go out expecting to photograph one thing, but instead find something different. And if I’m lucky, those surprises turn...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 24, 2018 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Education, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Travel, Workshops
One of the great things about living in such a large country as ours is the wide variety of environments. And that’s a huge advantage if you’re a photographer. From seashores to mountains, deserts to rainforests, you can find almost any ecosystem in the...
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 | Feb 1, 2018 | Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel
So there I am, cold and tired and up way too early, watching clouds obscure yet another eclipse. “Why”, I ask myself, “why?” Last summer I chased the total solar eclipse, managing to find a relatively clear area about 15-minutes before the sun...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 24, 2018 | Advanced, Beginner, Composition, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
Yellowstone is not only our country’s first national park, it’s also one of my favorites. Wildlife, waterfalls, geysers, hot springs and endless landscapes, the variety makes it a photographer’s playground. And winter makes most of that even more beautiful. I’ve just...
