Mastering the modelshoot : The Lightmeter

Let's start by taking a look at what the lightmeter is and how it's used even in a fully digital workflow.

Getting correct results means you have to understand the numbers on the display, and it's really very easy. In this chapter I show you how.

Most modern meters can do both reflective and incident, in this chapter I explain the difference between the two and how you can use it to really speed up your accuracy and workflow.

Look online and you will be overwhelmed with solutions... in this chapter I'll tell you where to point the meter to get the results you want.

A very popular way of shooting but often also a source for frustration and wrongly exposed shots or lensflare. In this chapter I'll show you how to set it up correctly and this way you even will see all the detail in your models hairs.

And of course when understanding the meter you can do some really cool stuff.

Want to make sure there is detail in the blacks?

Don't worry, after this chapter you never have to doubt again, it's really easy.

Ok so you are convinced you need one right?

So which one should you buy?

Let's go outside in this chapter and I'll show you how you literally manipulate the outside scenes with a little bit of knowledge of your meter and flash. I show you how to mix daylight and strobes and how you can predict exactly what's going to happen, and how to change it on the fly without touching the strobes.

Shooting film?

Or on a budget?

This is your chapter, I show you some quick tips for the use with a Yashica film camera and a cool app.

Want the absolute best out of your results?

Well believe it or not but every camera is different, and even lenses can have an impact on your readings, luckily calibrating your meter is very simple, in this chapter I show you how.

In this chapter I show you different methods to trigger your strobes with the meter.