In this article, international photographic lighting trainer Dave Montizambert takes some of the fear out of lighting shiny objects as he walks you through one of his favourite techniques for controlling shine (specular highlights) on highly reflective surfaces. In general…
Are you permanently confused by Ansel Adams’ Zone System? Have you even heard of Ansel Adams’ Zone System? Well international photographic lighting trainer Dave Montizambert gives you a quick overview for a better understanding as well as how this photographic…
In this article, lighting guru and lover of dramatic B&W images of performing musicians, Dave Montizambert reveals how he conceives and plans his shoots ahead of time as well as using “stand-ins” to help remove the stress from the actual…
In this article international lighting guru Dave Montizambert is taking a little break from his usual technique tutorials on lighting and has partnered up with his wife and business partner Sylvianne to uncover a few choice points and ways of…
In Part 2 of 2 of this how-to video, international photographic lighting trainer Dave Montizambert, having found himself grounded thanks to COVID, tackles the Herculean task of digitizing his archive of film images from over 30 years of shooting ad…
In Part 1 of 2 of this how-to video, international photographic lighting trainer Dave Montizambert, having found himself grounded thanks to COVID, tackles the Herculean task of digitizing his archive of film images from over 30 years of shooting ad…
In this article, international photographic lighting trainer Dave Montizambert, having found himself grounded thanks to COVID, tackles the Herculean task of digitizing his archive of film images from over 30 years of shooting ad campaigns. Dave shows you how he…
In this article, lighting guru and lover of red vegetables, Dave Montizambert takes a look at one of the most misunderstood areas of lighting, lighting shiny objects. He asks, “What’s the difference between size and distance of light source and…
In this tale of light (article), international photographic lighting educator Dave Montizambert will show you how to create beautiful lighting on a fun fantasy tabletop shoot while revealing little known mysteries of shadow control that every photographer should know! Read…
In this super fun article, international photographic lighting educator Dave Montizambert will show you how to create a professional quality food still-life tabletop photo in your own front room with repurposed household items for lighting equipment. More fun than a…