Many times, I go out on a shoot and feel like I captured the scene how I wanted it to look but then I get home and look at the photos large on the computer only to realize that the photos didn’t turn out. Â I think one of the biggest reason for this problem is that the tiny screen on the back of the camera doesn’t give me a good view of the photo as a whole.
About a year ago, I started searching out a way to make the camera wirelessly display my photos on the iPad or my Android phone so that I can view them larger during the shoot. Â This is also a great technique for professional photographers who want to show Mom the photos on the iPad while shooting photos of their children, for example.
I have developed a really nice workflow for doing this, and MANY MANY of you have asked me to share how I do this. Â So, Dustin and I hopped into the studio for a quick video tutorial (available at the top of this blog post if you’re viewing this via email).
Here’s the step-by-step…
Step 1: Get your gear together. Â You’ll need a camera that is compatible (virtually any DSLR made in the last 3 years will work) and an eye-fi x2 pro card.
Step 2: Set up the eye-fi card via the computer interface. Â Your eye-fi card has software available to make these changes. Â Define the network for when you’re shooting at home or in your studio. Â Then, set up direct mode to connect 30 seconds after not finding a wifi network. Â You may also want to configure the eye-fi card to only transmit the small jpegs and not the raw files.
Step 3: Set up your camera to shoot RAW plus small or medium JPEG. Â This will make the transfer much faster.
Step 4: On your iPad, go into the settings > Wireless > Connect to the router that the eye-fi card is connected to.  If you’re working in a place that has no wifi router available (like when you’re outside), simply connect  in direct mode to the eye-fi card, which will show up in your wi-fi networks after 30 seconds.
That’s it! Â You’re ready to connect the iPad wirelessly to your DSLR camera.