Studio Lighting - How to use a Light/Flash Meter

Studio Lighting - How to use a Light/Flash Meter - 2:1 ratio lighting

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Жыл бұрын

A demonstration showing how to use a light/flash meter for single light setups as well as 2:1 ratio lighting in a studio setting.
Filmed and edited by Chloe DeYoung - / @chloedeyoung

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@lindakuo88 4 ай бұрын

BEST tutorial ever. Super simple, doesn’t skip over fundamentals and really breaks it down. No extraneous talking, explanations. Clear and straightforward. Thank you!!!!!

@matrixate Жыл бұрын

This was definitively one of the best tutorials I've seen on how to use and set up a shot with a light meter. Excellent job.

@chaunceyhuffman861 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@petrub27 8 ай бұрын

u have to watch more tutorials.

@eotceotc 4 ай бұрын

@@chaunceyhuffman861 What if your key light is 600 watts and the fill light is 200 watts how do you measure ratio on different wattage systems?

@therealBocaStudios 4 ай бұрын

Actually you point the light meter at the light your setting up not back at the camera, this is an old video but c’mon

@therealBocaStudios 4 ай бұрын

@@eotceotc so that doesn’t matter you are setting up one light at a time, then checking over all exposures, you won’t be using your lights at full outputs almost never..do you not know the inverse square law?

@tracyannferrell7358 3 ай бұрын

I’ve watched a half a dozen videos on how to use my flash meter and finally you were able to explain it best. Thank you.

@050856jrf 5 ай бұрын

OMG! Why has it taken me so long to find this video. Explanation so clear that I immediately understood it. Thank you. Thank you.

@edwardlucas8333 5 ай бұрын

I watched 5 other videos on metering and none of them answered any of the questions i had fully.....your video answered ALL of them and then some ! Thank you

@afaantao4041 Ай бұрын

Very Nice! Well explained. Perfect to beginners who are holding the light meter for the first time like me. Thank you so much!

@GonzoTheRosarian 4 ай бұрын

Love the “bloopers” 😂. Great video, very clear!

@gamkagan Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the most clear, and concise explanation of how to use the light meter.

@morrphotoworld 11 ай бұрын

I’ve seen a few videos about this topic but your explanation makes the most sense. Thanks. Subbed.

@mikeali5400 Жыл бұрын

Best tutorial on metering. I watched a few other tutorials this is the only one I could understand

@aday213 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Very clear. I love the solid seamless.

@stanfordwebbie Жыл бұрын

Really helpful. I've had my light meter for a couple of years but never knew what you taught about metering a 2nd light. Great work!

@againws 9 ай бұрын

Excellent. Very clear and ultimately I found a tutorial that explained the matter clearly !

@stevenjoseph9979 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely subscribing to your channel. Bought my first light meter the other day and couldn’t find a simple straight forward video on how to use it until now. Thank you.

@stephanyfaycohen3842 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Chauncey for a great light meter tutorial. GOD bless you.

@jessetwoguns9308 Жыл бұрын

Great class.. it’s been awhile since I used a light meter 🤘

@anand212012 9 ай бұрын

Super......one of the best videoes

@CarlitosAndVinny Жыл бұрын

Great video thanx for the tutorial ! will go out and buy the same light meter !!! Have a great day boss

@pianoman6639 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant tutorial many thanks

@madhusoodanshimoga5725 Жыл бұрын

Excellent!!! thanks,

@warrenbiggs6085 Жыл бұрын

❤ thank you so much for this video. I have this model too👏🏼

@_mariochristopher Жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial! I’ll go ahead and make myself subscriber 895! Looking forward to more!

@lintoncoke5094 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much I've always been confused on the meter, but you've made it much clearer. I've always pointed the meter back to the light source not back to the camera.

@chaunceyhuffman861 Жыл бұрын

Well, that's not incorrect to point back to the light. It depends on what you're trying to achieve. If you want the entire scene exposed correctly, point back to the camera. If you want just one light exposed correctly, you can point to the light. But if you do that, you'll want to use more than one light because other portions of the image may be completely underexposed since the light meter is only metering where that single light is hitting, not the rest of the scene as well.

@GailChiasson Жыл бұрын

Thank you ... very helpful .

@SidneyPratt 6 ай бұрын

Well done. Thanks.

@vimalneha 4 ай бұрын

It was quite useful, had never thought of using it. But it can be useful in certain scenario. Just made test shots and adjusted. But it looks useful tool. Many thanks Chauncey.🙏

@juliancasanova1 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thanks

@mgvinod2k Жыл бұрын

Excellent 😊

@jm3231 Жыл бұрын

excellent tutorial - simple and easy to follow. Up until watching this vid I thought my meter was broken. lol Thank you very much

@chaunceyhuffman861 Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear, thank you for the feedback!

@eotceotc 4 ай бұрын

@@chaunceyhuffman861 What if your key light is 600 watts and the the full light is 200 watts how do you measure ratio on different wattage systems?

@teddyb4168 Ай бұрын

A like for you due to the bloopers 😂

@SanMiguelBulls 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@ar_pixelsss Жыл бұрын

it realy help me

@NinaMerklina 2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for this! This was super helpful. Question: When one light gives you a perfect exposure and you meter the lights separately, wouldnt adding second light (even 1 stop down) overexpose the whole image when they are flashing together?

@KaosK9 Жыл бұрын

Any Cumulative effect of both lights on the exposure?

@dejuanapotter6790 2 ай бұрын

I would Like to save this so that I could come back and try to practice this please!!

@andrewhillphotosvideos2909 Жыл бұрын

thanks a lot faster than othere's

@MachinaAreos 10 ай бұрын

That was a splendid explanation. Just one thing that bugged me, you did not show any examples of the final shot using the metered 1:1 vs 2:1 lighting. If at the end you could show the 1 light, with 2 lights at F8 1:1, then 2 lights with 2:1, that would've been the cat in the bag.

@salvamando1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial, very well explained, especially for a light meter newbie like me! I have one lingering question. Do you need to get a final reading with BOTH lights on to properly expose the “mixed” light?

@chaunceyhuffman861 Жыл бұрын

Actually, you do one light at a time to meter each light independently. As long as the lights don’t overlap too much, the reading will be accurate. If they overlap quite a bit, then you will need to have both lights on to get a reading in the middle where they intersect. Thank you for the question!

@salvamando1 Жыл бұрын

@@chaunceyhuffman861 Awesome, that makes sense, thank you!

@kevinsim1514 10 күн бұрын

Hi Professor! Thank you for this video. Before we all get cross-eyed, how do we adjust the readings to account for crop factor? i.e. 1.5x for APSC and 2x for Micro 4/3, etc.

@Julie-vq6yb 4 ай бұрын

Everything made sense except one thing and I'm wondering if you can explain. For the 2:1 ratio, you indicated that we needed less light on the second light and that made sense, but you indicated that going from f/8 to f/5.6 reduced light by 1 stop. Doesn't f/5.6 give a stop of light more than f/8? It made sense to take the flash from 1/16 to 1/32 because that reduces the light...I just didn't understand how going from f/8 to f/5.6 was reducing light since an aperture of 5.6 gives more light than an aperture of f/8. Thank you for the clarification

@REMVPS 4 ай бұрын

When the second light power is reduced by half (1 stop) the exposure meter reading shifts from f/8 to f/5.6 in order to maintain the correct exposure with the light at the reduced power. However, the actual photo would be taken at f/8 with both flashes operating, the first flash provides full exposure on one side of the bottle and the second light half exposure on the other side of the bottle resulting in the 2:1 ratio.

@Sharon-vc1hh Жыл бұрын

Hello, What do you do if you want to add another light where you would want to create flat lighting for a group?

@alonzo2k Жыл бұрын

Correction to get more of accurate light metering always best to point the light meter towards the light source, not necessarily towards the camera.great vid BTW

@backwoodstrails Жыл бұрын

And a flat disk rather than a dome works best when determining ratios with multiple lights.

@chaunceyhuffman861 Жыл бұрын

So, I don't like to deal in absolutes as a teacher. You're correct that you can get an accurate reading by aiming the meter towards the light, but that will give you an accurate reading for just that single light. I should have covered both methods in the video, that's an oversight on my part and I might redo the video to make that clarification. If you want to get an overall exposure correct, you need to point the meter towards the camera, if you want just that one light to be correct, point it towards the light. In hindsight, that's definitely what I should have done in this video to explain both processes. I appreciate your comment as I was blind to my oversight. Thank you!

@alonzo2k Жыл бұрын

@@chaunceyhuffman861 oh thnxs for the update that would be great to see👍. Alot of times especially with myself you just get taught one way or the other no one really talks about both ways

@juancarlosjcbravophotography 5 ай бұрын

It was definitely very informative The bloopers were unnecessary lol. But thank you.

@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE 5 ай бұрын

When I was training 50 years ago, I was taught to take meter readings as you describe. Pointing the meter at the camera so that the meter records the light that the camera will see being reflected from the subject. Yet, I see so many videos of the light meter being pointed at the light... surely this is not correct?

@jonny141 Ай бұрын

Well if you open the bulb thingy then you can meter "away" from you. That would be reflected light i think. The metering in the video shows the direct light metering. Correct me if i'm wrong.

@GB-AK Жыл бұрын

Do you point the light meter to the light or the camera? You stated to point to camera, however I've seen other video's that say to point it to the light.

@chaunceyhuffman861 Жыл бұрын

Both methods are used actually, depending on what you want to achieve. If you want to get proper exposure for the scene, you point towards the camera. If you want proper exposure for a single light you point towards the light. I should have covered both methods, that was an oversight of mine. Thank you for your feedback!

@JuanLopezmusica Жыл бұрын

What about for events?

@suebyrne7739 Жыл бұрын

Thanks - very helpful. … captains log

@chaunceyhuffman861 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sue! Live Long and Prosper! Just kidding, I know nothing about Star Trek at all.

@tosmutny 18 күн бұрын

ISO 135, 1/60s what aperture ?

@TC-cd2ms Жыл бұрын

How to use a light meter with natural light??

@chaunceyhuffman861 Жыл бұрын

Light meters have an "ambient" light setting and some meters have a spot reading. Ambient lighting mode can be used to sample natural light and give a reading to help you figure out your exposure. A spot meter can give a reading of a very specific "spot" that you aim the meter towards.

@automotivephoto Жыл бұрын

I prefer other school of directing flash meter. it is more accurate when u AIM to the flash. that's why some flash meters have a screw curtains on it.

@chaunceyhuffman861 Жыл бұрын

I agree that method can give you more accurate readings for a single light at a time. I should have covered both methods in the video, that was an oversight on my part. I appreciate your feedback!

@professionalstreamingtv Жыл бұрын

Do you have the link to buy this meter??

@prestonmoore9070 Жыл бұрын

When set my ISO, it shows half stops. How do I make a hold stop. I am using the same light meter that you ae using

@vincentnavea6999 Жыл бұрын

You did not show metering with both lights on.

@deonmills 11 ай бұрын

Because you don't do it with both lights on.

@stevecain7420 2 ай бұрын

f/5.6 9 is 0.01 stop off f/5.7 not f/8. F/5.6 is the value you should have used.

@brandonlazo 6 күн бұрын

Nop! In the aperture scale. The next stop of 5.6 is 8. 5.6.9 is almost 8

@johnstolz18 Күн бұрын

UNfortunatly that is just plain wrong.

@Project_2501 Жыл бұрын

If you don't have to, don't! These things are ridiculously overpriced (payed 260 bucks for my Seconic which is the same as in the video) and they are cheaply made and feature not more technology than a cheap calculator and on top of it are mostly redundant for metering light these days unless you shoot an analog camera that has no built light meter. There is apps for your phone that do a cery decent job metering your light. Also with mire skill comes feel. Spare yourself the money

@chaunceyhuffman861 Жыл бұрын

It absolutely depends of what your budget is and what you feel comfortable with. Many people do not use light meters and get amazing results! As an educator, I find that using a light meter helps people understand lighting and equivalent exposures better. They can put light and exposure into quantifiable terms that help them understand the relationships between the components of exposure (the triangle). Thanks for your comment!