Ask David Bergman

“Despite editing software, we are often told to, ‘Get it right in camera.’ Why?” Continue Reading →

“When shooting outdoors, I set my settings to manual, use high speed sync, and set my flash to TTL. But I can’t get my ambient light lowered and use my flash to light up my subject. Am I using the wrong type of flash? If so, can you lead me to the right type of flash to use? Thank you.” Continue Reading →

“I shoot events and use two camera bodies. One is for my wide angle lens and the other for my telephoto. The problem is when I’m editing my images, the photos are never in the right order because the time never seems to be set in the camera. Is there some way to fix that without checking the time before every single shoot?” Continue Reading →

“Can you provide tips for taking care of and protecting camera equipment and accessories?” Continue Reading →

“I’m relatively new to photography, but I’ve got a lot of photos filling up my computer. What’s the best way to keep this from happening? Should I put them on an external hard drive?” Continue Reading →

“I have a couple flashes that have a bare bulb attachment. They don’t have a ton of power, so I don’t want to restrict it, but what would I use the bare bulb for?” Continue Reading →

“I know you shoot a lot of concerts where the light is changing constantly. How do you get the proper exposure in that situation? Do you shoot auto exposure?” Continue Reading →

“I have been shooting on a prosumer DSLR – the Nikon D5200 – for about 10 years now. I recently got a job that allowed me to purchase the Canon EOS R5. It is great camera. What tips do you have for people who are upgrading from a prosumer camera to a professional one?” Continue Reading →

“How can I shoot against a glass window with flash to capture the night time city line without getting the flash reflection in the image?” Continue Reading →