Love Light and Laughter UK Webinar Pt-02

In this 2 part video webinar lecture, we find Dave yet again pontificating at length via a webinar to an audience in the UK on: how the 2 philosophies of photography—capturing moments and creating moments—differ; “Is it the camera or…

Love Light and Laughter UK Webinar Pt-01

In this 2 part video webinar lecture, we find Dave yet again pontificating at length via a webinar to an audience in the UK on: how the 2 philosophies of photography—capturing moments and creating moments—differ; “Is it the camera or…

Montizambert At 50!

In this fascinating article Dave pontificates upon the last 50 articles written. Read Article Click Here

B&W Simplicity

In this monochromatic article Dave delves deeply into his thoughts on B&W lighting and processing. An absolute must read for anyone playing in B&W! Read Article Click Here

How White Is Right?

This article finds lighting wizard Dave Montizambert expounding (at great length as he tends to do) on how bright does a white background have to be before it is the “right white”. He delves into different metering techniques for getting…

The Lost Art Of Metering Pt-4

In this hyper-informative article, lighting wizard Dave Montizambert gives mega amounts of insight (too much really if you ask me) into the big exposure question for both film and digital, “What should we meter for—shadows, highlights, or just point a…

The Lost Art Of Metering Pt-3

In this hyper-informative article lighting wizard Dave Montizambert delves into the origins of middle grey, how to use it with digital capture for perfect exposures every time, how it should be interpreted with RAW images in processing software like Lightroom,…

Lost Art Of Metering Pt-2

Light metering was the corner-stone of great lighting but with digital’s instant preview is it still relevant? Dave Montizambert thinks so and in this article, answers the question, “What should I meter for?” with the challenge of lighting a portrait…

Lost Art Of Metering Pt-1 Plus Histograms

In this article Dave delves into the two sciences of light, Ansel Adams, the importance of metering when creating your lighting rather than relying on the camera LCD or histogram, and what a Histogram is. Article Click Here

Understanding Light Quality: Soft & Hard Light Part-3

In this third part of this three-part video series, Dave Montizambert shows you how to control shadow edges by changing the distance of a light source to create the desired mood and story. This is critical information for any photographer…