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 | 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...
by Reed Hoffmann | Sep 26, 2017 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Filters, Intermediate, Light, Travel, Wildlife
“With great risk comes great reward,” is one of Thomas Jefferson’s great quotes. That’s a good way to sum up the Alaska polar bear adventure I just ran. We took a gamble on a very out-of-the-way place and the weather, and came up with a big win. Here’s how that came...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 11, 2017 | Action, Advanced, Camera Gear, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
I’ll admit it – I’m a fair-weather birder. They’re usually just too darn small and far away to make good pictures. But get me close to some action, and I sing a different tune. A few years ago an old friend here in Kansas City asked if I was interested in going to see...
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 20, 2017 | Action, Advanced, Beginner, Camera Gear, Composition, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, Travel, Wildlife, Workshops
In the summer of 2015 I was the photographer on a ship in the Arctic, and the staff there kept telling me if I liked the Arctic, I’d love the Antarctic. They were right. This January I led a photography workshop to the Antarctic Peninsula on a One Ocean Expeditions...
