

It has more features than you’re likely to use if all you’re doing is shooting tethered into Lightroom. However, quite frankly it’s overkill for this simple task. However, if you’re a Nikon user, the only app (lowest cost one) that Nikon provides is called Camera Control Pro 2 (CCP2). If you’re a Canon shooter the software you need comes with your DSLR. From there Lightroom can automatically import them. You must use a piece of software to bring the images into your computer and dump them into a folder. However, Lightroom doesn’t currently have native support for shooting tethered. This is especially useful in a studio situation for those times when you want to check the lighting and have a larger image on screen than the LCD on the back of your camera. Shooting tethered gives you the ability to attach a (long) USB cable to your camera and then to your computer and with the proper settings have the shots import into Lightroom as you take them. If you’re a Nikon shooter and you use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom shooting tethered requires middleware.
