International lighting wizard Dave Montizambert talks about using lighting effects for backgrounds and how to avoid common problems like background contamination that weaken the effect. Also in this fascinating article you will see one of Dave’s favourite background creation tricks…
In this spell-binding article, international lighting educator Dave Montizambert talks about protecting your business from mishaps, shooting under extremely tight time constraints, and creating dramatic evil lighting on beautiful people. So if you are not freaked out by shadows, check…
International Lighting Wizard Dave Montizambert loves lighting, for him it is the most exciting part of any shoot! In this video tutorial, Dave will show you how he combines existing available light with artificial strobe or flash lighting while shooting…
This article is part 03 of a 3 part tutorial on HyperSync. It takes you through the necessary steps to set exposure which is made a wee bit tricky by the Hypersync process. You need to shoot a meter correlation…
This article is part 02 of a 3 part tutorial on HyperSync. It takes you through the necessary steps to test your HyperSync setup to establish the best “Offset” settings for each high-speed shutter setting you may wish to use…
This article looks at HyperSync. Shooting outdoors with strobe/flash is tricky when trying to sync with the shutter-speed of your camera. In this article Dave Montizambert shows you HyperSync techniques to make shooting at any high-speed shutter-speed possible with strobe/flash.…
This 27 minute lighting-for-photography video-tutorial takes you into the photographic world of Dave Montizambert as we peer “over-his-shoulder” as he carries out an assignment for fashion designer Sam Stringer of her latest creation–a fiery red dress! Dave shows you how he…
In this compelling article, international lighting guru Dave Montizambert talks about a subject many photographer’s don’t understand, Light Depth of Field! Dave jumps into the principles involved and how to use it to your advantage when lighting. I can’t believe…
A little step back into the past with this one — Dave Montizambert recorded this back in the early 2000’s as he integrated the legendary 3 imaging sensor Foveon camera (a digital camera integrated with a laptop) into his work.…
A bit of fun to warm your heart on a cold cold day!