Light Meter Tutorial Photography is an introduction to using a light meter, and helps build an understanding of light ratios. It is also a guide to using the Sekonic L-308X-U Flashmate light meter.
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- Off Camera Flash Photography Tutorial -
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFm_9pXD75zENnVudnRtchplWql_QDqOE
-SERIES VIDEO LIST-
Balancing Flash Exposure : https://youtu.be/JB3NhpZ5wa4
Balancing Flash Exposure Outdoors: https://youtu.be/or-Wn5LCGg8
Light Modifier Selection: https://youtu.be/1MetpNeY6r8
Quality of Light: https://youtu.be/djjI0WWpJ4Q
Direction of Light: https://youtu.be/kfWyIl8vb0s
Using Quality and Direction to Control Light Patterns: https://youtu.be/zrd3MVRQofQ
Using Color Correction Gels: https://youtu.be/xiuECJ3-crc
Light Meter Basics : Here
Balancing Multiple Lights: https://youtu.be/oXZC-qTdIlM
Matching Fluorescent Lights with color correction gels: https://youtu.be/aAH2DhlYNyU
Inverse Color effects with color correction gels: https://youtu.be/serU9DiBVBs
Bringing it All Together Outside: https://youtu.be/Hm8Nzh0ThsM
Using Light to Enhance Storytelling:
Selecting Flash Equipment:
Description
Exceptionally portable and versatile in its design, the L-308X-U Flashmate Light Meter from Sekonic is a versatile meter that blends both photo and video-oriented functions into a single unit. Equipped with a sliding lumisphere, the L-308X is capable of measuring incident or reflected light via a lens with a 40° reception angle. It offers a wide metering range from 0 to 19.9 EV at ISO 100, working with exposure times as low as 1/8000 all the way up to 60 seconds; it also has an equally broad flash range from f/1.0 to f/90.9 at ISO 100.
The L-308X offers three specialized metering modes: a Photo mode for still shooting with aperture and shutter priority, a Cine mode for selecting frame rates between 8-128 fps with one-tenth of a stop accuracy, and an HD Cine mode for those shooting video with DSLR or mirrorless cameras. All these settings can be easily viewed on the backlit LCD display, which can be customized to your liking and automatically lights up when working at 5 EV or darker. Other features include a PC sync terminal and a cordless flash measuring option. The L-308X-U weighs approximately 3.5 oz and runs on a single AA battery.
Portable meter for measuring incident and reflected light, features a sliding lumisphere with a 40° reception angle
Measuring range of 0 to 19.9 EV at ISO 100
Flash measuring range of f/1.0 to f/90.9 at ISO 100; flash can be measured with PC sync terminal connection or cordlessly
Remarkably accurate with a rated variance of ±0.1 EV on repeat exposures
Exposure times ranging from 1/8000 to 60 seconds
ISO 850 available, useful as it matches the native ISO of some video cameras
Backlit LCD screen can be customized to display relevant information, automatically lights up under 5 EV
Shutter and aperture priority modes available in Photo mode
Cine mode allows you to select the frame rate, from 8 to 128 fps, as well as shutter angle with one-tenth stop accuracy
Runs on one AA battery