How and Why to use a Flash Meter.
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- Опубликовано: 30 май 2018
- Art will be complete only when it is supported by proper Craft. A Flashmeter is an instrument which help you perfect the Craft of photography by assessing the Light (Brightness) values and help you achieve perfect exposure ratios.
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I bought a basic light meter. It helps a lot. I really liked your work discipline phrase. Accomplishing something is not that important, what holds more importance is how you do it, your approach.
There is so much to learn and learned individuals like you who are ready to share their knowledge and experiences are a blessing.
Regards.
Excellent educator and one of the best videos on the actual use of a flash meter. The computer / histogram instant results and photos are invaluable for seeing the results. Very well done - Thank you!
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That explains a lot in detail at least for an amateur like me. This is the eye of a photographer. Really informative ! Thanks Pixel village , this is really an eye opener. Keep going !
Such a great teacher. Thank you!
Guruji, Simplest explanation by you is a true testimony of how much command and control you possess. You make light obey as you want. I am following your lessons. Thanks.
I am impresses by how stable and patient the model is. jokes apart, amazing video yet again
that MOTORBIKE outro line!!!! YOU KILLED IT SIR!! HAHA... I am getting mine tomorrow {flashmeter that is}
Such great advice! I bought two light meters that I walked around with before I ever got a DSLR, and still have more meters (3) than camera bodies (2).
When you meter, and therefore know, the ratios between lights and shadows you can begin to collect recipes and then accurately REPEAT them again in the future. It sure beats guessing all over again each and every time.
I know so many people that want to just look at their LCD screen or tethered screen and then just guess their way to a pleasing picture. What I say is this, lighting ratios do EXIST whether you want to acknowledge their existence or not. It is like gravity. You may not want to acknowledge gravity, but it DOES exist. If you do not think so then just.... jump. And then see what happens.
So with lighting ratios, they always exist. Why not then make use of instruments to record those ratios so that you know what they are? Why not? They are there. Record them so that you can repeat them.
Oh, well. Some people are just not interested, I guess.
If you ever want to send your "old" 758 meter to a good home.... I know an address. :-)
Wilson Newman 😅👍 Thank you very much Sir for adding all those points which I seems to have missed. You also have explained it very beautifully! Would you like to write Blogs for us? Our website is getting ready. Will wait for your reply 🙏 😊
PIXEL VIILAGE Thank you for the compliment, and your service to the photography community. I sent an email to the contact email on this RUclips channel. Thank you!
Wilson Newman Thank you Sir... Just got back home after being on the road for a week. Will be in the studio tomorrow. Will check and revert. Thank you again... 🙏 😊
Fantastic tutorial! You are a great teacher! I used to be a motorbiker, but now I want a light meter! Thank you! :-)
No-one ever died falling off a flashmeter.
You sir are a godsend for enthusiast photographers... Respect and Thank you !!!!
Somnath Chakraborty agreed
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Invaluable knowledge shared here. My first light meter was the Sekonic L-758D and I have now upgraded to the L-858D. One of the best investments in photography gear I have ever made. Great for flash photography and a great edition to my landscape too. Thanks for the video.
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I like the way you communicate. Nice. samjhanne ke lie bahut shukria!
Finally I can learn a lot about how to use a flash meter.
Thank you for the tutorial video about flash meter.
Excellent demonstrations Sir
Guruji Radha Krishnan🙏I bow down for your wisdom and sharing the knowledge.
Great teacher! I love your videos.
Sir , i am your big fan from kerala . I whatch your videos consistently at any time as i love photography well .
I watched this all the way just because of the accent
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Great video. I went for a light meter tutorial, ended up learning how to light with three sources. Thank you for making this!
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Fantastic! Told me everything I needed
Really great video; information presented was clear, production value was high and presentation was enjoyable to watch! .. thank you. :-)
I have to agree with Simon Matthews. Fantastic tutorial. Very well paced, explanations given with the examples, good reviewing and descriptions.
I'm a new subscriber as well as just 'liking' the video itself.
Thanks enormously for your time and patience.
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I have the same meter you used, except with the -U at the end, and it has been sitting unused because I have no idea how to use it. This is the first video that offers some insight into it, so thank you.
Love all your videos and so when I got my new Sekonic light meter I cam here first. I was watching then at 3:20 it kind of sounded like you were politely saying "okay" to your model and caught me off guard and made me laugh! Thanks for that too!
It’s really...amazing.sir.
Thanks, great work! Perfect
Fantastic sir, I had been waiting for years for this kind of well narrated video about using Flash meters, and practically showing how it is used in a studio. Thanks a ton.
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your videos never disappoint
Thank you for freely sharing valuable knowledge 🙏
got to give it to the chap - i really love his presentation style. supremely easy to watch.
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Thank a lot for unreeling the mystery behind this small wonder gadget.
Have always wondered and was behind to know more about this gadget,
searching online, but, happy now I am to come across the right content
which explains what I just needed. Thanks again.
Eagerly awaiting the next video on features.
Will have one for the next Wedding Season (August).
Motorbikes mean nothing for a passionate shooter 😎
Kumar Mullackal 😁👌👍
AWESOME 👍👍👍
Sir aap photography guru great talent parsan great sir tq
Excellent explanation and usage example. 🙏🏻
Man.....! This is the second video of yours i was watching, as it was in the description of one your latest videos and I really like the way you explain things so clearly. I work for TSP, UK on P&O cruise lines and surely your videos are gonna teach me a lot. Your video are already been shared to my company among our group as it would very helpful for all of us. Keep doing this wonder full work.
And i did buy a light meter instead of the bike.. ..Thank you
Happy to hear that 😊👍
As always, best video / guide 👌👏👏
Nice one
Wonderful explanation, thank you so much! I recommend this!
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As usual great informative video.... Thank uuu Sir ..!!!
Thanks for such a wonderful tutorial, this made me to purchase a sekonic l-308x flashmate. Got a quick question, how to ensure the light meter is calibrated to my camera. Thanks in advance.
You are very great Sir...Gurudev!
Very informative. Always wondered what they did under model chins.
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fantastico como sempre. didatica perfeita
Obrigado senhor :-)
hey thnks for the tuturiel. and i have a question is godox have a compatible ligthmeter i searched about didn t find anything
Thank you for teaching us in a nice easy way ⛩
great video great explanation
Αgree....
Nice one..
Asusual Awesome ❤️❤️
Great video
Nice tutorial
I love Pixal Village videos…such a nice man and great photographer!!!
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Well explained.. thank you sir
Grazie per i tuoi video sono molto educativi, spero tanto di vedere anche un video outdoor con il sole. Un saluto dal Italia
very honoust information thank you
The good news for me, thanks to this gentleman, is it looks like I only need to trigger one flash at a time with my old flash meter !
great boss
Very good explanation sir!!!
I have used a meter for 6 years now and it is helpful just to get the understanding of how much light is coming from a certain direction. If you got reflectors which can't be moved, it gives by time a better view of the situation and what to do. Learning by doing is the only way to get the tech in place. Then, you can focus on the real work - the photo.
Very informative Rad, I use a flash meter but have not been doing it correctly, I have learned the correct way from you.
Many thank's Tony Leurs.
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Nice Job! Thank you
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Excellent ! For a long time, i haven't find any experts in Nikon like you. Your products are very informative and useful. I have difficulty in filmming because nikon's focus on filming quite bad . Hope someday you will make tutorial making film with Nikon
very informative :)
Every time I need something, You create a video on this exact matter at the same week :-) Amazing sir!
Sharon Leibel 😇 Happy to hear that 😊🙏
My pleasure
Thanks sir....
I once again watched this tutorial today, as I was in confusion of the proper technique to use the Sekonic Flsh Meter to adjust three lights exposure. Lot of my confusion is clarified theoretically sir....going to put it into practice tomorrow . One issue that is still hunting my mind is that in Elinchrom FRX 400, the light intensity can be reduced only up to 2.0, now if my Key Light is already in 2.0 and with Portalite Softbox installed....how do I reduce the Fill Light intensity below 2.0 ( considered that the Fill Light is fit with a Beauty Dish Reflector , Mini Cap Diffuser Cloth and Deflector fitted in it) ? Next querry is that exactly at what angle and distance did you place the Key and Fill Light in this video tutorial shooting ?
Than you, very useful. Question; with what power setting do you begin on you flashes/strobes. Full, half, etc.? Thanks again,
No such rules. If you have a clear idea of the Aperture you 2ieh to work with, then after the first Test flash, you will know which direction to turn your flash power knob. 👍
Thank You very much sir... for sharing your Knowledge and also most thankfull to the way you are explaining
sir Please plan to make video about our indian wedding photography, equipment & Lighting setups used in different situations will be most helpfull to us...
love you man for making these kind of videos
You may not be able to make good money out of these videos, but pls don't stop doing these videos. It will help ammature and enthusiastic photographers like me
Am working in film industry as apprentice nobody in the department answerd to my question about why light meter is used. I learnt from your video and am satisfied.
I need to watch this 1000 times to understand this lool so much science with that thing
it’s not hard. Mainly you need to meter for your subject and lock it down in camera for that reading. The rest is just filling in additional lights for fill or highlights. Fill lights will mostly be a stop down or two from your main reading depending how dark you want your shadows to be. Your highlights will always be a 1-2 stops higher than your main reading. that’s all.
Do you need a flash meter? Well the question should be do you need eyes to see? Flash meter is a photographer's eye by which they starts capturing the world as per their visualization. Informative video for those who struggle why their images do not have that punch as compared to selected few whom they idealize.
Ranjan Sharma Well said. 🙏 😊
Useful video!. By the way, which camera did you use to record this video? Skin tone looks very awesome.
well explained
Very good video. Do you need a flash meter? YES YOU DO!!! I believe all photographers should have a flash meter.
I got 4 meters !
@@LennyCooke636 Really!!! WOW!!!! I thought about buying me another one. I have the Sekonic L-878D-U like he is using here. I thought about buying the Sekonic L-308X-U FLASHMATE Light Meter. Replace my old L-308S-U with the L-308X-U FLASHMATE Light Meter
Great video. Have one question. How do you keep separate F value for different lights?
Thank you sir for great video, I have a question : After we do metering and have f11 in the reading, if we move the camera backward say double the distance, can we still use aperture f11? Or we have to use f5.6 due to light fall off?
Use the same aperture, as the lights are lighting the subject, not the camera. If the distance between your lights and the subject changes, then the aperture must also change.
Sir How Much Experience do you Have???? Amazing बहुत अछी जानकारी दे रहे हो.. Thank You..
Ist the L-858D compatible with Godox e.g. the AD600Pro?
Great video. Do you have a link to buy that model?
Thank you. Sir.
The exposure effects the different skin colours right? Then will it be okay getting exposure from light meter will that be correct for different skin colours ?
Hi Sir can u explain about the rest drone with an camera for a photography in an small amount of cost
When are you going to go through the features of the Sekonic L-858D meter? You said in this video that you planned to do so. Thanks.
Sir very nice class super sir
Hi sir can u help me, why does my photos sometimes come out underexposed or overexposed, i dont know how to use light meter inside the dslr ? And how to read histogram...
All videos are Superb.
A small Suggestion,
the second camera (Angle) is disturbing from main thing in your videos, I think the main camera is enough
You’re a great teacher and I usually have hard time focusing with a teacher who has an Indian accent, not you Sir.
Good evening everyone could tell me if this new model would be exactly the same as Sekonic 758 Cine because I'm looking to buy one I'm afraid to buy and then regret not having the same functions
Really informative.... Big Fan of your Photography..... Please Make a video on film Making with DX Body like D5300 ...i am Nikon User and m always facing problem with noise of Focus ring.... Can we Solve it ?
Well Said Sir :)
Hi do you know if i have to do an updated for my Sekonic L-858D-U ,i was trying with the usb cable but doesn't show me nothing on the computer screen,or maybe my usb cable is not good ? Thanks
Yes. That's a possibility. Please check. 🙏
"Food for your thought" how about making a video for wedding/ceremonial functions using umbrella/soft box with the ideal reading for small/medium/large size halls.
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Respected sir can you make a video about buying a full frame camera for first time
Hello from land of Yousuf Karsh -Canada. I must compliment on you making these video tutorials, you are indeed a natural teacher and very talented, I admire how you are able to remove the chaff from real stuff. Do you have a photography school ? Anyway you have earned my subscription in no time , look forward to more interesting tutorials.
I do have a naive question.
In your given scenario if ISO and Shutter Speed are constant (and so is the distance of Key /Fill light) and if your Key light gives you F11 for proper exposure, then for Fill if the reading is F5.6 ....you have basically opened the aperture 2 stops, which means 4 times more light is being allowed, then wont the Fill side be now overexposed. What am I missing and misunderstanding ? God Bless....Thank You
Hi sir when we shoot a video it will look different in different phone screens. So does light meter gives a standard quality and colour for every screen in different phone screens???
sir please make a video on different type of flashes and how they are different from each other
what software are you using on the computer to see the histogram?
Sir, please create a video for getting good skin tones from Nikon cameras on indoor lighting.
Anoop Sundaran it vastly depends on the choice of our lenses, the exposure, the aperture, the ambient light and the color temperature of the light source.
Before shooting make sure you either cut the ambient light or shoot at an aperture that doesn't expose for the ambient. I prefer f8. None of the lights i own have the microfarads to go beyond f8.
I forgot to mention, do not shoot next to coloured walls as those colors will bleed on to your subject.
Is it all your work in portrait photography? Nothing about landscape, cityscape or else?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge sir.
Good job, Can you explain or make a video on How to tether a light meter with different lights like elinchrom, profoto, broncolor with using remote and without using remote, Thanks.
will sekonic speed master l-858d work with godox ad600 ?
Yes... though I suspect you are trying to ask a different question.
Sir will u plzz tell me that application used in the above video for photos editing purpose....