“I shoot a lot of high school and small college sports. I am wondering how much editing you do, or recommend, on in-game images. I know some sports photographers do very little and some do a lot. Would love to hear your thoughts.” Continue Reading
“Is there any difference between a ‘normal’ Speedlite and one with a round head? The round ones seem to be popular now, so I want to know if I’m missing anything.” Continue Reading
“I shoot high school sports and have my Canon R3 cameras set up almost exactly like yours. What is a normal number of ‘keepers’ after, say a 750 shot effort? For me it is somewhere around 70 images where I’ve captured face, number, and action. I don’t know whether this is good or bad. How many do you keep in a typical shoot?” Continue Reading
“I have a Westcott FJ400 strobe with some modifiers and want to invest in a second light. Should I get another FJ400 so both are the same power? Or would that be too strong in the studio because I wouldn’t be able to turn it down enough? Should I get the FJ200 instead? I’m overwhelmed by all the choices. I don’t want to buy more than I need, but also want something that will grow with me in the future. Thanks David.” Continue Reading
“I’m confused about image resolution when opening a RAW file in Photoshop. What is the purpose of the image resizing menu at the bottom of the screen when the photo opens in Camera RAW?”
“Hi David. Thank you for doing what you do. I’d like know what size images I should deliver to my clients?” Continue Reading
“I’ve heard about dodging and burning and have seen some Photoshop tutorials on it. But I don’t really know when or why to do it to my images? Can you help?” Continue Reading
Today’s video is about some finishing touches you can put on your images to give them more impact. Continue Reading
“Can you methodically lay out the position of your model, camera, the background, the key light, the hair light and anything else that I’m missing? Specifically for portraits. I love watching you and your contemporaries like Gavin, but I feel that the setup and spacing is never given the methodical breakdown that it deserves. Thanks and keep it up! An entire community relies on you for awesome advice.” Continue Reading
“How do you get your pictures in focus when using off camera flash if it’s too dark for the camera to focus on the model? Isn’t there a light on the flash you can use for focusing?” Continue Reading