Tethered shooting

Tethered shooting is the practice of shooting with the camera connected to another device, so photos appear on that device — and can be reviewed, backed up or delivered — as they're captured.

Tethered shooting is tethering applied to a working session: the photographer shoots while connected, so each frame shows up on a bigger screen or is sent onward instantly. It's standard in studio, product and commercial work where reviewing on a large display matters.

The newer, location-friendly version tethers to a phone and uploads each shot to the cloud, so tethered shooting now also means real-time delivery to clients and galleries — not just on-set review.