Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

Today's question from James C. is, "What makes a good portrait, and who decides that? I showed the same photo to two photographers. One thought it was great. The other picked it apart. Is this just photographers being pretentious?"

Go to AskDavidBergman.com to submit your own photo question and view the episode archive.

Adorama for all your gear purchases dl.davidbergmanphoto.com/4q9ki

Prograde cards and readers dl.davidbergmanphoto.com/eizdl

00:00 Intro
02:00 Technical
03:23 Creative
05:43 Story, intention, and style
06:28 Quotes from the legends
07:51 Tips for better portraits
09:15 Outro

SUBSCRIBE AND BE PART OF THE ADORAMA FAMILY:
➥ youtube.com/user/adoramaTV

__________________________________
Be the first to shop our great deals and sales by signing up for emails from Adorama! adorama.com/MyAccount/Login
🔷
Save 5% Every Day† or Special Financing* On purchases of $199+ with the Adorama Edge Credit Card. Learn More: adorama.com/g/adorama-credit.

__________________________________
✘ PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT USED:

Canon EOS R Mirrorless Full Frame Digital Camera Body
dl.davidbergmanphoto.com/cle86

Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM Lens
dl.davidbergmanphoto.com/no43c

Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 Black Aluminum Tripod with MVH502AH Pro Video Head
dl.davidbergmanphoto.com/tfa9g

Godox KNOWLED M300BI Bi Color LED Light
dl.davidbergmanphoto.com/zcrju

Glow EZ Lock Octa Quick XL Softbox With Bowens Mount (48")
dl.davidbergmanphoto.com/fghrb

#portraitphotography #photographytips #adorama

__________________________________
❐ LET'S GET SOCIAL ❏
➥ TikTok tiktok.com/@adoramanyc
➥ Facebook facebook.com/adorama
➥ Instagram instagram.com/adorama
➥ X https://x.com/adorama
➥ Discord adorama.com/discord

❐ MORE ADORAMA ❏
➥ Shop adorama.com
➥ Blog adorama.com/alc
➥ Adorama Events youtube.com/@AdoramaEvents

__________________________________
Stay in Touch with David
thedavidbergman.com

__________________________________
THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!