by Reed Hoffmann | Nov 3, 2021 | Action, Camera Gear, Lenses, Wildlife
So today I should go out and buy a lottery ticket. Last week I took advantage of Nikon’s 10% off sale on refurbished gear to get a great deal on their 500mm f/5.6 PF lens. Did I need it? No. But I’ve been lusting over its compact size and light weight...
by Reed Hoffmann | Oct 10, 2021 | Advanced, Composition, Exposure, Infrared, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Night Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
Most people might not think of South Dakota as a great location for photography, but they’d be wrong. If you visit the right places, at the right time of year, it offers lots of wonderful photo opportunities. In June I drove there to scout locations for a workshop,...
by Reed Hoffmann | Aug 22, 2021 | Action, Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Lenses, People, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
Wouldn’t it be nice to get away from most of the fear and uncertainty surrounding COVID for a week or two? That’s what I just did, though I doubt most people would think of it that way. After three years of planning – and a year’s postponement – I left early this...
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 | Mar 16, 2021 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife
Every spring, 80% of the world’s sandhill crane population ends up just five hours away from me. At its peak, about a million cranes find their way to the Platte River near Kearney, Nebraska during their migration north. So last week I did my own two-day migration...
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,...