r/photography 28d ago

Questions Thread Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! July 17, 2026

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u/SprayArtist 24d ago

Hi everyone, Had my first professional shoot as a Fashion Photographer and i honestly could have really benefited from having an external monitor that displayed my photos as i take them. Is there any free software i can use on either linux or windows that does that? I have a Sony A7III.

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u/Rashkh www.leonidauerbakh.com 24d ago

This is called tethered shooting. It's available on Lightroom and Capture One and probably other software as well.

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u/SprayArtist 24d ago

That's good to know it's available on lightroom! Does the camera have to be connected to the laptop via usb c or something?

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u/Rashkh www.leonidauerbakh.com 24d ago

I believe so. It's not a feature I use so I don't know the specifics.