Specialist or Generalist?

“Hi David. I’d like to know your thoughts about being a specialist vs. a generalist. At the moment, I am just trying to participate in photo contests, regardless of the genre, to find out what I like shooting the most. Frankly, I am leaning towards wedding photography because I’ve heard it’s good money. Can you give me any advice on this?” Continue Reading

Crop Sensor Aperture Change?

“I’m thinking about buying the Canon R7 alongside my R6. Are there any consequences on the aperture of normal RF lenses if they are put on the new APS-C Canon R7? For example: If I put on my RF 85mm F2 lens, will it still be F2 on the R7? Or will the maximum aperture be slower? Sorry if this is a noob question, but I hope you can help me!! Thanks for your great content! Jay from the Netherlands.” Continue Reading

Flash Ghosting

“In darker settings where there is little ambient light, I will use either on-camera flash or a strobe. However, I get a lot of shots where there appears to be ghosting. I thought the flash would freeze the subject, but it doesn’t always seem to do so. What am I doing wrong?” Continue Reading

Separation Light

“What is the best way to photograph fireworks shows? I’ve tr”I’m a wedding photographer and I often have a problem when I’m photographing people. I lose the details of their hair against the dark background. I’m using a strobe in a softbox as my key light. Should I use a 2nd flash behind them?” Continue Reading