Chapter 3. Shooting Tethered: Instant Gratification

THE ABSOLUTE HOTTEST, coolest (insert whichever temperature turns you on), and all-around best part of making photographs digitally is the instant gratification of seeing the image just shot—right now. Thanks to Reed Hoffman for the portrait of me in my studio (Figure 3.1).

Figure 3.1.

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Digital capture offers the photographer many choices when it comes to checking results during the shoot. The most common is the LCD monitor on the back of the camera itself. While this is useful for checking that an image has been recorded, the amount of information is not as helpful as it could be—especially when ...

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