Near Perfect—Tethered Shooting & Metering

In this article Dave give’s you the low down on how he perfects his images by using tools like meters and tethering hardware/software. Give it a read and let your inner perfectionist go! Click here: Lighting For Digital 44

Calgary Workshop Simulated Sunlight

I’m back home from Calgary Alberta after presenting a 3 hour lecture at the Professional Photographers of Canada—Alberta association (PPOC-AB) annual convention. My lecture was on lighting for photography plus a whole day workshop on the same, both making one…

Lighting Preset & Live View

In this wondrous video, lighting wizard Dave Montizambert talks about the advantages of lighting prep, live view, tethered shooting, and selfies, plus some fun stories and tips on shooting celebrities.

To Meter Or Not To Meter

To Meter or Not to Meter? That is the question. Last week I posted an image of myself calibrating my new camera to my Sekonic meter. I was metering a Sekonic test swatch card which I had mounted on a…

Mixed Light With Off-Camera Flash

In this fascinating article, international lighting wizard Dave Montizambert shows you how to create an image for an album cover using sunlight and an off-camera flash. The information in this article is so rich you may have to revert back…

Test Your Gear

I finally got around to testing out my new Sony A7r2 mirrorless camera. For some time I’ve suspected that it exposed on the dark side by around 2/3rds of a stop when using my Sekonic L-758DR light meter and so…

Background Wrinkle Removal Tip

In this ridiculously fun video, international lighting wizard Dave Montizambert shows off an extremely useful tip for quickly, painlessly ridding wrinkles & creases from fabric backdrops—a spectacle to behold!

Selective Light Feathering

Dave Montizambert explores feathering the main light for selective lighting in this most excellent video. Selective lighting allows you to emphasis one area of the subject or scene while diminishing another and is the key to dramatic lighting. This technique…

Main-Light Feathering For Even Exposure On Groups

In this absolutely amazing video tutorial, international lighting-for-photography trainer Dave Montizambert shows you how to control main-light brightness for even exposure over a group of subjects. Lighting larger groups of people can be challenging in terms of keeping the exposure…