thedigidarkroom.com » Mark2 5D http://thedigidarkroom.com by bradyoshiro.com Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:58:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to shoot tethered – Canon and lightroom 2 (old) http://thedigidarkroom.com/2009/11/how-to-shoot-tethered/ http://thedigidarkroom.com/2009/11/how-to-shoot-tethered/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:07:06 +0000 brady oshiro http://thedigidarkroom.com/2009/11/how-to-shoot-tethered-with-canon-and-lightroom/ tethered.shooting

Tethered shooting means you have your camera connected to your computer or laptop (usually a laptop for mobility purposes). This allows you to shoot and transfer images straight into the computer as you shoot.


What do i need to shoot tethered?

1. Canon DSLR that supports tethered shooting with the latest firmware. 5D, 40D and MK 2N

2. Computer or laptop that can run canon’s EOS Utility software that came with your camera look for the most current version.

3. USB cable no longer than 15′ we recommend using a 10′ from Monoprice.com Firewire cable for MK 2, 3 series.

4. Adobe Lightrom 2.0

5. External Monitor 20″ or bigger Apple cinema 24″ or 30″ display. (optional)

Plug in Camera

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There should be a USB port on the side of the camera

Connect to the computer

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This should automatically launch the EOS Utillity software, if not lauch it manually.

Launch EOS Utillity sofware

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1. click on monitor folder and create a folder on your destop.

Create a Folder on the desktop

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1. we created “EOS Canon” folder, this is where the images will be saved to. 2. click on the return to the main window button.

Launch Lightroom

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Open Lightroom and go to file > auto import > auto import settings…

set your preferences for auto import settings

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1. Choose the folder that you created on the desktop

2. Choose a folder where you want the images to go.

3. Create a filename for the images that you will capture

4. Add keywords to the images.

Enable auto import

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Make sure that the auto import is enabled. go to file > auto import > enable auto import

Time to Shoot

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Click on camera settings/ remote shooting

Start Shooting

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You can control the camera from the control window 1. pick a setting, 2. use arrows to change the value of settings, 3. click to release shutter. or just shoot as normal.

Image will be in Lightroom

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Lightroom will automatically import any new images that are added to the watched folder on the desktop.

that’s it, the process is complete!

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Now you can edit your photo’s as usuall or show them to the model and get there approval.

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