Author: David@DavidBergman.net

“When I take a picture using off-camera flash, it seems to fire twice. Why is that?” Continue Reading →

“Every time I try to use hard light in my home studio, it just looks kind of flat and all over the place. I thought it was supposed to give those strong shadows, but I can’t seem to make it work. Is there a trick to doing this in a small space, or do I need a bigger room?” Continue Reading →

“On the newest mirrorless cameras, I’ve seen the option to shoot with an RGB histogram. How does this differ from a luminance histogram, why would I use it, and are there any downsides?” Continue Reading →

“Since we have cameras that can shoot stills and video, do we need to invest in hybrid lenses?” Continue Reading →

“I primarily shoot sports, and sometimes need very high ISOs. I’ve seen some people use noise reduction at lower ISOs, but it seems that the cameras these days look good even at 12,800. At what point is noise reduction useless?” Continue Reading →

“As someone who wears glasses, do you recommend leaving them on when you shoot and risk getting smudges from the viewfinder’s rubber cup? Or do you take them off and adjust the diopter to your eye?” Continue Reading →

“Hey David. I’m just starting out with off camera flash and have been taking pictures of my friends and family. I want to get a solid white background behind them, but I only have one light. I know I can probably make it white it in the computer afterwards, but is there a way to do it when I’m shooting? Thank you.” Continue Reading →

“In a previous video of yours, I was amazed by the way you set up the Canon EOS R5 AF-ON and star buttons for face tracking and normal focus. I use this setting all the time. Now with the new R5 Mark II, what tips can you give us for setting up subject tracking modes, eye control, moving AF point, and so on, especially for sports and music? Thank you very much!” Continue Reading →

“What’s the difference between EVFs with different megapixel counts like 2.36 or 9.44? How much resolution do you need and do refresh rates make a difference? Thank you.” Continue Reading →