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by Luke Rollins · Posted
At its most basic, tethered shooting involves connecting your camera, wired or wirelessly, to your computer as you shoot. You’ve likely seen it in some behind-the-scenes video for a professional studio shoot, or you just have a friend who swears it’s the best thing since sliced bread. Tethering is a shooting technique that can benefit many a photographer’s workflow significantly, though upon first hearing of it, the idea of tethering can be something that first requires a bit of education. Hopefully, this introduction will help get you started
by Shawn C. Steiner · Posted
You finally made it to your destination, and as you kick up your feet and sip from an ice-cold drink, the last thing you want to worry about is storage. It is a little insane that you must rely on a semi-mysterious device to hold the photographs from your most recent excursion safe, especially as you plan to do a bit more shooting as you go about your travels. Hopefully, this portable hard drive guide will help you pick out a
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
How unfortunate is it that some of the best photographic opportunities present themselves when it's miserably cold outside? It doesn't matter what kind of camera equipment you're using; proper preparation and knowledge of your gear and environment are essential to helping ensure success when you're out in the cold, making photographs.
Before we talk photography, let me say this: be smart. Cold causes hypothermia and frostbite. There is no potential
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
For a working professional photographer like renowned maritime photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Onne van der Wal, the most valuable part of his business is not the tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cameras and lenses he carries, it is that which cannot be covered by insurance or easily replaced: data. Clients don’t care if your Canon camera was lost to Davy Jones’s Locker in the middle of the shoot or if a lens was ruined by a rogue saltwater wave—they just want the images. Van der Wal, based in Newport, Rhode Island, has compiled
by Dawn Wayand · Posted
Having a workflow in place can save you a lot of time and frustration. After years without one, I ended up with 26,000 images that were only organized in folders by date. Imagine looking through 26,000 images to find a specific photo you once captured!
In addition to not having a workflow, I didn’t even back up my images! It was by luck that I never lost an image. From the very beginning of your photographic journey, it’s important to have a system in place for managing your images from capture to backup to distribution, because you may not
by Dawn Wayand · Posted
In photography, tethered shooting refers to the connection of a camera to a computer to transfer images for instant review while shooting. Tethered shooting is a great practice inside a studio because you can preview your pictures instantly, on a screen much larger than your camera’s LCD.
Tethering during a photo shoot
Model: Jeff Thomas
BTS photo by Robert Olsen
Benefits of Tethered Shooting
Getting Your Creative Team and Client Involved in the Shoot
When you tether your camera to a computer during a shoot, you can see each image within
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
Have you ever looked at digital vacation photos from years past and come across a photo from that cool town in Southern France? Or was it Northern Italy? Or was it another cool town in Southern France? One way to help your memory is through adding a geotag to your photographs. This is easy to do and accomplished in different ways based on the gear you have at your disposal.
For those who don’t know, the Global Positioning System (GPS) is a constellation of satellites orbiting Earth that transmit signals, which are then translated into
by Allan Weitz · Posted
Sometimes, the phrases, acronyms and strings of numbers or number-letter combinations used to identify photographic hardware or techniques can be daunting to the uninitiated neophyte photographer.
We've prepared a list of the basic terms. Have we left any out that you think should be added? Please let us know!
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by Bjorn Petersen · Posted
Apple’s iPad, both the iPad Air and iPad mini models, has its obvious appeal and values that make it a go-to tool for numerous situations. Its wide-ranging functionality and general all-around utility make it an ideal component of almost anyone’s daily life. Sometimes its values lie in the realms of luxury, whereas other times it is an incredibly useful asset that can boost productivity more than any other technological component can. In the hands of a photographer,