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Plan, measure, document and recreate photographic lighting setups. Built for photographers.

19/07/2026

✨ LightCal Pro has officially stepped into the light.

After months of design, development and testing, the new LightCal Pro landing page is now live.

Built by a working photographer, LightCal Pro is designed to help photographers plan, calculate, document and reproduce professional lighting with confidence.

This is just the beginning. We’re building a platform that makes professional lighting more predictable, repeatable and easier to master.

We’d love your feedback as we continue to shape the future of LightCal Pro.

🌐 https://lightcal.app

Bringing Clarity to Light.

12/07/2026

LightCal Pro v0.9.11 Private Beta RC3 is up.

Release Date: 12 July 2026

Release Focus
Private Beta RC3 expands LightCal Pro beyond a lighting calculator toward a professional lighting planning platform. This release introduces the foundation of the Sports Photography workflow, integrates professional contributor imagery, improves responsive behaviour across devices, and continues refining the user experience for photographers in the field.

Major Improvements.
Sports Photography workflow foundation added.
Matt Canterbury (MCC Photography) professional sports imagery integrated throughout the application.
Richard Tatti (Nightscape Images) imagery presentation improved.
Responsive contributor image pipeline implemented.
Improved responsive image cropping across desktop, tablet and mobile.
Mobile and tablet layout refinements.
Expanded engineering and deployment documentation.
Improved image asset metadata system.
Contributor attribution framework introduced.

New Features
✓ Sports Photography workflow foundation.
✓ Professional contributor image library.
✓ Responsive image management system.
✓ Improved image metadata handling.
✓ RC3 engineering validation documentation.
✓ Responsive hero image support.
✓ Improved contributor asset organisation.

Validation Summary
Build Status

✅ Production build passed.
✅ Full application build successful.
Testing
✅ Full regression suite passed.
✅ RC regression tests passed.
✅ Image asset validation passed.
✅ Responsive layout validation completed.
Deployment
✅ GitHub commit successful.
✅ Git tag created.
✅ GitHub Release published.
✅ Vercel production deployment successful.
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Included Contributor Photography.

Richard Tatti
Fine Art / Nightscape Photography
Used with permission for LightCal Pro Private Beta.

Matt Canterbury (MCC Photography)
Sports Photography
Used with permission for LightCal Pro Private Beta.

The following enhancements remain scheduled for upcoming release candidates:
Sports exposure calculator.
Rear Curtain Sync lighting planner.
Advanced sports lighting calculator.
Motion blur planning tools.
Stadium lighting workflow.
Metric / Imperial measurement selection.
Light height controls.
Expanded flash power adjustment resolution.
Multi-Light Designer usability improvements.

Coming in RC4
RC4 will focus on practical field improvements driven directly by private beta feedback.

Planned features include:
1/10-stop flash power adjustment throughout all lighting calculations.
Metric / Imperial measurement system selection.
Adjustable light height controls.
Improved Multi-Light Designer interaction.
Better workflow guidance between modules.
Rear Curtain Sync planner.
Sports action lighting calculators.
Additional contributor imagery.
Further responsive UI refinements.

Acknowledgements
Special thanks to the photographers supporting the private beta by providing real-world feedback and professional imagery.

Richard Tatti – Nightscape Images
Matt Canterbury – MCC Photography
Your contributions are helping shape LightCal Pro into a professional lighting platform built by photographers, for photographers.

LightCal Pro remains an assistive lighting planning tool. Final exposure decisions should always be verified using a calibrated light meter and test exposure where appropriate.