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Controlling Light is an essential skill for photographers, videographers and digital filmmakers. Sekonic makes tools such as light meters, color meters and illuminometers to help you measure and control light for the perfect exposure. Save time and money by getting it right in-camera instead of in post-production. Need inspiration or guidance? You've come to the right place. Please enjoy our videos.
Chris Knight - Mastering Studio Lighting using a Light Meter for Dramatic Portrait Photography
In this video, Chris Knight dives deep into lighting for dramatic portrait photography. We'll explore key lights, fill lights, rim lights, and background lights, and how to use them to create stunning images using hard light. Join renowned portrait and commercial photographer Chris Knight as he unveils his expert secrets for controlling and shaping light in the studio. This video is perfect for photographers of all levels, from beginners seeking a foundation to seasoned shooters looking to expand their skillset.
📺Watch Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/_TX7gxvb5P8/v-deo.html
🔗 Learn More:
Sekonic L-858D-U - bit.ly/47O4Kij
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 - 00:42 Intro
00:42 - 03:40 Shoot Descriptions, of course
03:40 - 04:27 What are the jobs of light for portraits
04:27 - Key Light / Main Light
08:50 - Key Light / Main Light - Exposing for different skin tones.
11:25 - Key Light / Main Light - Adding a Grid
13:58 - Fill Light - Hard Light
16:50 - Fill Light - Metering your fill light
21:00 - Fill Light -Differences in fill light exposure.
23:41 - Fill Light - Hard Light vs Softlight
26:05 - Fill Light - Going Back to Hard Light Fill
27:09 - Rim Light
30:24 - Background Light
33:19 - Applying Key Light, Fill Light, Rim Light, and Background light to create a Joseph Karsh-inspired portrait.
38:00 - Metering before you take the first shot
41:50 - Adding special effect filters to get to the final shot
44:17 - Portrait 2 inspired by Yousuf Karsh's Portrait of Hemingway
52:18 - Outro
#studiolighting #portraitphotography #studiophotography
[Delve into the world of professional photography with this comprehensive tutorial on studio lighting techniques, perfect for both beginners and enthusiasts alike. Learn the ins and outs of portrait photography, from setting up your lighting equipment to mastering dramatic lighting effects. Discover the importance of key lights, fill lights, and rim lights in creating stunning portraits that capture the essence of your subject. With expert guidance on using popular light meters like the Sekonic L-398A and Sekonic L-308X Flashmate, you'll gain invaluable insights into precise light metering and off-camera flash photography. Join acclaimed photographer Chris Knight as he shares his tips and tricks for achieving optimal lighting setups, inspired by the legendary photographer Yousuf Karsh, and elevating your photography skills to new heights. Whether you're a novice seeking to understand the fundamentals or a seasoned photographer looking to refine your techniques, these tutorials provide the perfect resource for advancing your craft and achieving professional-quality results.]
📺Watch Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/_TX7gxvb5P8/v-deo.html
🔗 Learn More:
Sekonic L-858D-U - bit.ly/47O4Kij
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 - 00:42 Intro
00:42 - 03:40 Shoot Descriptions, of course
03:40 - 04:27 What are the jobs of light for portraits
04:27 - Key Light / Main Light
08:50 - Key Light / Main Light - Exposing for different skin tones.
11:25 - Key Light / Main Light - Adding a Grid
13:58 - Fill Light - Hard Light
16:50 - Fill Light - Metering your fill light
21:00 - Fill Light -Differences in fill light exposure.
23:41 - Fill Light - Hard Light vs Softlight
26:05 - Fill Light - Going Back to Hard Light Fill
27:09 - Rim Light
30:24 - Background Light
33:19 - Applying Key Light, Fill Light, Rim Light, and Background light to create a Joseph Karsh-inspired portrait.
38:00 - Metering before you take the first shot
41:50 - Adding special effect filters to get to the final shot
44:17 - Portrait 2 inspired by Yousuf Karsh's Portrait of Hemingway
52:18 - Outro
#studiolighting #portraitphotography #studiophotography
[Delve into the world of professional photography with this comprehensive tutorial on studio lighting techniques, perfect for both beginners and enthusiasts alike. Learn the ins and outs of portrait photography, from setting up your lighting equipment to mastering dramatic lighting effects. Discover the importance of key lights, fill lights, and rim lights in creating stunning portraits that capture the essence of your subject. With expert guidance on using popular light meters like the Sekonic L-398A and Sekonic L-308X Flashmate, you'll gain invaluable insights into precise light metering and off-camera flash photography. Join acclaimed photographer Chris Knight as he shares his tips and tricks for achieving optimal lighting setups, inspired by the legendary photographer Yousuf Karsh, and elevating your photography skills to new heights. Whether you're a novice seeking to understand the fundamentals or a seasoned photographer looking to refine your techniques, these tutorials provide the perfect resource for advancing your craft and achieving professional-quality results.]
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Chris Knight - Learning Exposure and Light Meter Basics
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Chris Knight teaches using a light meter to measure flash, continuous light and a combination of both constant and strobe lighting with the Sekonic L-858D light meter. This 45-minute video is a full course in measuring light from a master portrait photographer. Watch Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/d1QedaLlasI/v-deo.html Learn More: Sekonic L-858D-U - bit.ly/47O4Kij
Studio Portrait Photography with Sekonic L-308x, Learn 4 Lighting styles.
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In today's tutorial, uncover the magic of creating four distinct portrait looks using a straightforward two-light setup with photographer Ab Sesay (@absesay_photo). With minimal adjustments, see how we play with hard and soft lighting techniques to craft a dynamic range of portraits. 📸 For our shoot, we've used a blend of the Profoto Telezoom reflector as the main light and the Elinchrom indire...
📸 Light Metering for Dramatic Beauty Images | the FORMULA EP#08
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Learn More: Sekonic.com Go on set with photographer Ab Sesay for a dramatic 3-light beauty shoot using Elinchrom ELC 500 lights. For this shoot he uses a Sekonic L-308X-U Light meter to quickly dial in each light. Also see how Ab makes a simple lighting change to get different looks. In this video he uses a combination of gels, and scrims for some dramatic lighting effects.
📸 3 Light Fitness Studio Portraits | the FORMULA EP#07
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In this episode of The Formula, Photographer Ab Sesay goes into detail about lighting for a Fashion Fitness Shoot using the Sekonic L-308x and Elinchrom lighting. Learn how to maximize your lightings capabilities, and completely change the look and mood by simply adjusting your lights. Learn More on the Sekonic L-308x - bit.ly/3veGwhx
Sekonic C-800 Spectrometer Quick Start Video: Tool Box & Setting
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Learn More: bit.ly/3y9MDBv In this video, you’ll learn how to setup your C-800 Spectrometer to customize it to your preference for quick and easy operation. Chapters: Intro: 0:00 - 0:37 Setting overview: 0:38 - 1:34 Shutter speed step: 1:35 - 1:52 LB step: 1:53 - 3:04 Camera filter brand: 3:05 - 3:34 Lighting filter brand: 3:35 - 4:02 White balance step: 4:03 - 5:31 Unit of illuminance: 5:32 - ...
Sekonic L-398A Studio Deluxe III | 70th Anniversary Edition
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Learn More: bit.ly/2SDo15g We are immensely humbled and proud to be celebrating our 70th Anniversary in 2021. Visit 70th.sekonic.com to share our journey and check out the L-398A Studio Deluxe III 70th Anniversary Edition. Based on the original 1956 version of the "Studio Deluxe" meter, this anniversary edition of 700 is available in a burgundy and rose gold - and won't last long. Thank you for...
📸Using a Light Meter for Ambient and Flash Studio Setup with Motion Trails | the FORMULA EP#06
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Follow along as Photographer Ab Sesay shows us an interesting technique to create a motion blur effect by mixing ambient and flash. 0:20 - Introduction 0:42 - Metering the Flash Exposure 1:06 - Ambient Exposure 1:26 - More Metering 2:25 - Overall Recipe 2:57 - Shooting Tip/Technique Learn More on the L-858D: bit.ly/30s1gl6 #Ambient #Strobe #lightinghowto #DoItWithSekonic
Sekonic L-858D RT-BR for Broncolor | Quick Start Video
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Learn More: bit.ly/2OafDYw In this video, we will review the installation of the RT-BR transmitter module, and walk you through each radio triggering mode and best practices for using your L-858D-U SpeedMaster. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 01:31 Radio Triggering Flash mode 01:39 Radio Triggering Multiple (Cumulative) FlashMode 01:55 Flash Duration Analysis Radio Triggering Mode 02:44 Power Control 04:3...
Sekonic L-858D RT-GX for Godox/Flashpoint | Quick Start Video
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Learn More: Kit: bit.ly/3k2XMhe Transmitter Only: bit.ly/3iZCDD5 In this video, we will review the installation of the RT-GX transmitter module, and walk you through each radio triggering mode including HSS and best practices for using your L-858D-U SpeedMaster. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 01:15 Radio Triggering Flash mode 01:23 Radio Triggering Multiple (Cumulative) FlashMode 01:39 HSS Flash Radio Tr...
Sekonic Powered By Broncolor | RT-BR Transmitter Module for the L-858D
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Learn More: Kit: bit.ly/2FAMulo Transmitter Only: bit.ly/33ZoGko Broncolor Users, we got you! Sekonic has made the L-858D compatible with Broncolor strobes via the RT-BR transmitter module. Take the guesswork out of getting to the right exposure! Sekonic has made the L-858D compatible with Broncolor strobes via the RT-BR transmitter module. You can also access all 99 Radio Studio Addresses. You...
Sekonic Powered By Godox | RT-GX Transmitter Module for the L-858D
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Learn More: Kit: bit.ly/37rk5cm Transmitter: bit.ly/3iZCDD5 Godox User, we got you! Sekonic has made the L-858D compatible with Godox strobes via the RT-GX control module.You can also access all 32 Channels, 16 Groups, and set your wireless ID, to prevent others from firing your lights. Complex lighting setups just got easier! Sekonic has made the L-858D compatible with Godox strobes via the RT...
📸 5 Ways To Use One Softbox | the FORMULA EP#05
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Follow along as photographer Ab Sesay gives us an in-depth tutorial on how you can get five looks using only one Softbox. 00:42 Look #1 - Basic Portrait Setup 02:23 Look #2 - Dramatic Overhead Beauty Shot 04:23 Look #3 - Dramatic High-Key Beauty Setup using V-Flats 05:52 Look #4 - Lighting Model & Background With One Softbox 07:41 Look #5 - Creating 2 Different Looks by Adjusting Light Position...
📸 How to Set Up a Home Studio: 3 SETUPS, Getting Started + Gear List | the FORMULA EP#04 @KupoGrip
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📸 How to Set Up a Home Studio: 3 SETUPS, Getting Started Gear List | the FORMULA EP#04 @KupoGrip
3 Tips for Freezing Motion in the Studio
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3 Tips for Freezing Motion in the Studio
4 Reasons Why Alexis Cuarezma uses a light meter.
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4 Reasons Why Alexis Cuarezma uses a light meter.
Matching Color with LED lights and the Sekonic C-800
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Matching Color with LED lights and the Sekonic C-800
📸 Flash Duration Explained-Visually | the FORMULA EP#03
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📸 Flash Duration Explained-Visually | the FORMULA EP#03
CRI vs TLCI vs TM-30 vs SSI Explained with the Sekonic C-800
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CRI vs TLCI vs TM-30 vs SSI Explained with the Sekonic C-800
📸 Dramatic Two Light Fashion Photography Setup | the FORMULA EP#02 💡
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📸 Dramatic Two Light Fashion Photography Setup | the FORMULA EP#02 💡
📸 Lighting to Get Maximum Saturation from Gels | the FORMULA EP#01
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📸 Lighting to Get Maximum Saturation from Gels | the FORMULA EP#01
Sekonic C-800 Spectrometer Quick Start: Getting Started
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Sekonic C-800 Spectrometer Quick Start: Getting Started
Sekonic 308X-U FlashMate Quick Start
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Sekonic 308X-U FlashMate Quick Start
Sekonic L858D QuickStart - Advanced Photography
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Sekonic L858D QuickStart - Advanced Photography
SpeedMaster L-858D Quick Start - Getting Started
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SpeedMaster L-858D Quick Start - Getting Started
Lighting With Matthew Jordan Smith - Video 3 of 3 - Theatrical Beauty Lighting
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Lighting With Matthew Jordan Smith - Video 3 of 3 - Theatrical Beauty Lighting
Lighting With Matthew Jordan Smith - Video 1 of 3 - Three Light Beauty Dish Setup
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Lighting With Matthew Jordan Smith - Video 1 of 3 - Three Light Beauty Dish Setup
Lighting With Matthew Jordan Smith - Video 2 of 3 - Dramatic Hard Direct Beauty Lighting
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Lighting With Matthew Jordan Smith - Video 2 of 3 - Dramatic Hard Direct Beauty Lighting
Sekonic Flashmate L-308X Light Meter
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Sekonic Flashmate L-308X Light Meter
Will I need this to photograph art with a 50 mm?
A light meter will help make sure your lighting is even across the painting.
can i use the spyder color checker instead of x-rite color checker in making custom exposure profile for my pentax camera? If so, which patch of the spyder color checker will I use as my target reference?
Please email us at support@sekonic.com. We can send you a user guide with all the compatible color checkers and an instruction manual. It also available on our website under the DTS software link on 478 and L-858 product pages.
How can one change the language from japan to english on my recently purchased L-858D ?
What country are you in. It would need to be sent in for service.
Please email the service center of the country you are in.
@@SekonicGlobal new zealand
Having a devil of a time trying to find the source of my error in creating a profile for my Pentax K3 Monochrome. Maybe someone can answer? When I import the photos to generate the tone curve for the DTS software, the resulting curve looks OK for the negative EV range. The toe of the curve starts out asymptotic, then rises, rises more sharply, then fairly linear through the mid-range, but where it should flatten out at the shoulder of the curve and become more asymptotic for the brighter EV's, it just remains almost linear to 250 brightness (255?) and then flat. The curve doesn't have a shoulder. It hits the top of the graph and then continues horizontal to the right. If I could grab the curve and drag the entire thing straight down about a stop, then it would look right. I've checked that ISO on camera and meter match. I've captured the incident/reflective readings off the target. One last variable that has puzzled me is the placement of the "plus sign" (+) corner markers on the test images. The Datacolor and Sekonic Target II have markers printed on the target. You just drag the DTS markers to sit over the ones captured in the image. I only have the Sekonic Target I, the one with a white stripe at the top, a black stripe at the bottom, and 7 light-to-dark gray patches in the middle. There are NO corner markers to match up with the software. I hope my description of the curve - normal toe of curve, flat shoulder of curve - suggests something to someone. Much obliged for any ideas.
Please email support@sekonic.com
Sekonic,please video about Landscape Photography,thank you!
We'll pass this along to our team, thank you for the feedback!
My apologies if I missed it, but did he ever say where to point the meter's dome when taking his readings?.....and why?
Two general rules. To measure the brightness of each light source, you should point the light towards the light source. To get an overall exposure, you should point the dome towards your camera from the subject's position. Wherever the dome is, it will give you the light reading of the light falling on that surface.
im confused with exposure...people on you tube try to compare cameras to justify what they bought....they say that say there is a difference between cropped to full frame to large format....if that is true why doesn't the light meter have a button to switch the camera you are using??
Each camera will have an ISO, A shutter speed, and an aperture. A light meter allows you to enter two values and give you the third.
good job Andy.
Thanks 👍 we love working with Andy.
the meter has not helped me understand anything. it just gives me the answer like a hand-held calculator
How can we help you. What are you trying to understand?
I want to be like you when I grow up🙌
We appreciate you. Thank you.
Why does Sekonic do not recommend rechargeable batteries? As it voids warranty
The voltage of most rechargeable batteries is lower, which can cause the battery indicator to show an improper reading.
I shoot with a Nikon D 800 and I shoot auto ISO so how should I set this meter up as far as iso ?
If you are using Auto ISO, you wouldn't use a light meter; your camera will constantly change based on science. A light meter assumes you will be manually setting your ISO, Shutter speed, and Aperture.
Is this tutorial applicable for sekonic L308?
yes this tutorial is applicable to the Sekonic L308-X
@@SekonicGlobal thank you, i'm considering to buy L308-X as my first light meter to learn photography
Just got my 858 w/Godox TX and am so impressed with this implementation. I'm also inclined to believe that Sekonic is the greatest light meter manufacturer in the world, as even now in 2024, there is nothing I could find that offered anything near what the 858 can do. Thank you Sekonic and Godox for this wonderful tool.
We're flattered by your kind words! We're proud to be trusted by so many professionals in the industry 🙏
This was amazing 👍
Thank you, it was fun to create, I think its time for another one.
Straight to the point, I love it!
Thank. Look out for more content from us.
Chris Knight is without a doubt the one I've learned most from on UA-cam when it comes to photographic with strobes Thank you so much for another great video!
Thank you for your kind words, we appreciate your support! We love working with Chris.
Sekonic should bring these back. The old school electronics design makes a better product than the new touch screen design imo
We hear you, Matt. Our L308x is still a not touchscreen meter. We definitely understand the benefit of buttons in many use cases, but we are currently focused on the touch screens as the best way to incorporate all the features these meters have.
If I wanted to be a teacher I would model myself on this guy - forget the internet - easily one of the best teachers I have ever seen - superb session on metering light Chris - thank you.
Thank you for your kind words, we will pass this along to Chris!
This is easily one of the best lessons on controlling light I've ever watched. I will absolutely be referencing this again and again.
So glad you found the value in the video! We have more video content planned, so stay tuned!
This is terrific! I love this long-form content with detailed information. Please share more long-form content like this. Chris is terrific photographer and teacher; his choice of recreating Karsh with flash strobes is terrific. Well done--I feel like I learned a few things here. It was cool to see Chris setting up a photo with just a light meter and no test shots.
We absolutely have more content like this planned for the near future. Keep an eye out and don't forget to subscribe to get upload notifications!
Great content! I'd love to know what filter did Chris use?! Anyone any idea?
He was using a Black Pro Mist or Hollywood filter.
so which filter where you actually using Chris ?
He was using a Black Pro Mist or Hollywood filter.
hi! great video! as profoto user, to use L-858D we have to trigger like him with a second remote (like him, the one in his left hand)?
Yes, correct. There currently isn't an internal module to remotely fire the lights. You have to use cordless flash mode.
@@SekonicGlobal so..like we can see in the 2 videos by chris knight, with profoto system, he is using 2 profoto connect pro? (one in his hand one mounted on the camera?) it will work also with one profoto connect pro and one older profoto air remote ttl? thanks so much for the info.. and.. great content 👍🏻
Thank you.
f11 is a commercial zone of focus ........required to reach a usable zone of focus. FOR PRINT WORK..... Where do these teachers come from?
We work with some of the best commercial portrait photographers in the world, and they often choose the aperture based on the look they are going for, what they want in focus, and the lighting. One aperture definitely doesn't fit every shoot. - Ab Sesay
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How is this free? Glad I am a Sekonic customer.
We are working to create more long-form content. Glad you like it.
Sir you mentioned Joseph Karsh. Did you mean Yusuf Karsh?
Correct, we are talking about the photographer Yusuf Karsh.
48:36 Correct me if I'm being wrong, but putting a sock on a modifier does not make the light from it softer, it makes it diffused (instead of being direct without the sock). With all due respect to Chris!
Correct, the sock diffuses the light. Therefore it will take on more qualities of softer light, but depending on the relative distance and relative size compared to the subject will dictate how much of a softening effect it has.
Awesome teacher!
Thank you! 😃
thank you, Chris, you are an excellent teacher.
You're very welcome! We love working with Chris.
That's incredible. Chris Knight is a great photographer and teacher
Thank you.
The pacing of this teaching is beautiful. Keep up the great work🖤
Thank you! Will do!
You got so many great stuff, I highly appreciate your teaching. Please keep sharing.
Thank you. We are definitely looking to do more educational content.
This is a free master class. Amazing job.
We are looking to do more long-form content for sure.
This is fantastic. Best explanation I've ever seen on how to use the incident meter relative to fill lights. Brilliant! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you.
Loved this course…I don’t use a light meter but now I am considering it since I finally understand how to use it thanks to Chris’s teaching.
We're so glad you found what you needed in the video!
One of the best videos I’ve seen in a while on this topic. More of this would be great, maybe with some of your other ambassadors too.
Thank you for the feedback. It helps us determine what type of content people want to see.
Years ago, I communicated with Sekonic about "what I want, what I really, really want". I still got the 758. They answered, summarised and paraphrased from Japanese politeness, me that I had to be patient and wait for the next release. But it wasn't in the works yet and it isn't in the 858. Third party apps and hardware exist that "collaborate with" our contemporary cameras. Flash triggers, lenses, applications, and other accessories. Imagine a Bluetooth connection between meter and camera. - sync the ISO from the meter to the camera. - set the camera from the meter to a measurement made with the meter, precisely at the exposure time and aperture value on the meter. - tell the camera to trigger the flash system without necessarily taking a shot. This may be difficult for Sekonic given they operate in a niche market, and on an island in more than a geological way. But they could collaborate with a party that already has proven to know how to work with different brands of cameras and models. DxO Mark split from DxO software as DxO Mark- likely - provide profiles to software developers like Adobe that DxO competes with. Here the multi-camera/lens brand research is spun out into a separate legal entity with "Chinese Walls" between them and the software developers that compete with a client of the research branch. PocketWizard have solved the TTL flash interface at many levels for different cameras already, and now the spun-out-of-them "Fusion" company in the "Raven" flash trigger has a histogram of flash energy plotted in its display on the shutter's timeline - enabling a simple HyperSync [1] timing control approach. And then there's examples of Adobe, Capture One, or Helicon where large, medium and small development houses know how to make their products interoperate with cameras. Maybe Sekonic should try to collaborate with a partner in this sense, if they don't want to or cannot do the R&D themselves. Around 1990, Japanese companies with island mentality had been leading the development of, and market of, simply called "chip printers" (lithography machines). These machines are fed a physical design of a chip and then these machines make them. It's like you have your raw photo (logical design) that you convert in two steps to JPEG (physical design) and then have that printed. You go to a print house, and in chips, you go to a "foundry" or "fab", with your logical design and they do the rest with and for you. The foundry/fab companies maintain strict Chines Walls between employees facing off with competing clients. About 1990, the rate of innovation in the chip industry was too high and the Japanese market leaders lost their position to a startup in Europe that relied on a network organisation and still today is leading. These two Japanese parties have since learnt to work more as a network organisation. And are still successful in their own right, but also because of that now may return to competing in the chip printer market. A chip printer today may cost almost US$ 1B (billion). My first Sekonic was a 398 and it worked in the studio as surrogate for a flash meter, by measuring the proportional modelling light (f/stop at ISO for the film in the camera and a rather low shutter speed). The 758 is so much better, but it lacks connections. I don't need thousands of shots in a shoot, only a few, basically. I don't need to chimp, but the model may need to. I can still work in the old shoot-workflow of large format, or medium. But with "recognition AI AF" I do not need to tell the sitter to sit still, not move, and I don;t need to refocus each time the sitter moved - because the camera does it. I can maintain eye contact with the sitter, if I want and keep communicating with them without getting distracted - in my case because of nerdy things, in the sitter's case because the interaction stops. Such features as "I want" in a lightmeter extend its relevance in this market and shoot-workflows. [1] HyperSync uses a single flash for higher than X-sync exposure times. At full power, most strobes take at least 1/200 sec. A focal plane shutter needs some 1/100 sec for any shorter than X-sync to happen. While 1/8000 sec applies to each coordinate in the frame, the travel times of opening and closing the shutter add up to a much longer time. "Shutter speed is constant" and what varies is only the time between opening and closing, which is what "fast shutter speed" actually references. This HyperSync can only work if we can place the precise flash trigger moment earlier than X-sync. We must go back to sync moments of the past when we used single-use flash-light-bulbs. If our cameras still have "FP" sync we can start with that. "FP" in the case of sync means "flat peak" and that's a reference to flash bulbs burning longer and at a flat peak thus suitable for focal-plane shutters at shorter than X-sync exposure times. In fact, when we shot FP bulbs with FP sync in the 60s or 70s, we used the original of "HyperSync". But with the shorter flash duration of strobes/speedlights we need to be able to shift the sync moment. (a) Because the synchronisation. (b) Because we need to be able to shift the light to a band in the frame where we need the light if the flash is too short to cover the entire frame. Imagine placing the flash higher up in the frame, thus preventing an overexposed foreground. Imagine no worries about pulsing speedlights as in High-Speed-Sync that might give banding. And, you'd be using the shutter to determine flash exposure.
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Thank you.
Great interview, enjoyed listening to the back stories and Tim’s open and honest views during the Q&A.
Thanks for listening
Good explanation of how to measure, treat and manage continuous and strobe lights! Cheers Chris.
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome well paced non-TikTok’ish :) detailed and informative video Chris. Thank you…
Glad you liked it! We love creating content with Chris!
We need to see more of Chris and his well paced explanations! Well done
Thank you for the feedback. We are looking to do more long-form content.
Very informative lesson and easy to comprehend Chris is my favorite portrait photographer please don’t leave him alone, I enjoy his lessons so please send him my regards.
Glad you enjoyed it. We love working with Chris Knight.
Its a great instrucional video, I'm not sure what the "too much talking" comment is about, the talking/explanation is more important to understanding than simply firing off shots. Explaining the what/why/how is far more useful imho, and Chris explains it really well. Thanks! I already have (and use) a 308X, but do want to upgrade to the L858 at some point :)
Thank you so much for the feedback. We are looking to do more long-form content to really show more in real-time. The L-858 really is a great meter.
You always teaching well, thank you for sharing your art, .
So nice of you, Im sure Chris will love to hear this.
Nicely done and well explained.
Glad it was helpful!
I just wish this company would sponsor me 😂 would save me so much time setting up lighting in my studio I have been wanting a light meter for years
We understand. But we are happy to share free content with you.
So well done! Thank you!
Your welcome we are looking to do more long form educational content.
You talk to much.
We love Chris and his words are not wasted on us.
*too