Regardless of what you shoot with and where you shoot, there may come a time when a light meter may come in handy. If you have your smartphone, you can
Light meter matters in photography. As such, we’ve put together a quick guide to help you understand it. Check out these three articles to learn how to use them, what
Here’s a step-by-step guide to using a light meter for measuring and balancing studio light for perfect studio portraits. Yes, I still use a light meter for studio portraits. This
Like many people, early in my photography career, I had many questions about what equipment to buy. The recommendations that I remember were to buy great lenses, a sturdy tripod
Having the ability to accurately capture an image’s color in-camera is a powerful one. How many times have you taken a photo and grown frustrated because your camera doesn’t capture
This tutorial is from a new class called Up and Running with Studio Strobes I just completed for Lynda.com. It is co-taught with my friend Abba Shapiro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8bmCsoWIQU While often
All cameras, including iPhones and other smartphones, have built-in exposure meters. The job of the meter is to measure the light and return an exposure setting that records the brightness of
I was attending a workshop with Matthew Jordan Smith years ago when I saw first-hand how a photographer used a light meter. At that time he had a Sekonic meter.
A quick tip on how to work with multiple lights during a shoot.
I just received a pre-production Illuminati incident light meter that uses bluetooth to connect to a smart phone. I am really excited to use it on a job… Why use
The Illuminati meter is a cool new device that makes it easy to choose the right camera settings as well as the right white balance settings for a camera.  Normally, these
The light meter in our camera’s only read light bouncing off the subject. They can’t read color or flash (unless it’s from its own speedlight.) They also can’t read light
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