How and Why to use a Flash Meter. 

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.

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.

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!

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 !

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.

Fantastic tutorial! You are a great teacher! I used to be a motorbiker, but now I want a light meter! Thank you! :-)

Such a great teacher. Thank you!

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. :-)

I am impresses by how stable and patient the model is. jokes apart, amazing video yet again

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.

You sir are a godsend for enthusiast photographers... Respect and Thank you !!!!

Guruji Radha Krishnan🙏I bow down for your wisdom and sharing the knowledge.

Finally I can learn a lot about how to use a flash meter. Thank you for the tutorial video about flash meter.

that MOTORBIKE outro line!!!! YOU KILLED IT SIR!! HAHA... I am getting mine tomorrow {flashmeter that is}

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!

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.

Sir , i am your big fan from kerala . I whatch your videos consistently at any time as i love photography well .

Great video. I went for a light meter tutorial, ended up learning how to light with three sources. Thank you for making this!

got to give it to the chap - i really love his presentation style. supremely easy to watch.

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

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.

I like the way you communicate. Nice. samjhanne ke lie bahut shukria!

Excellent demonstrations Sir

Great teacher! I love your videos.

Fantastic! Told me everything I needed

Nice one

Thank you for freely sharing valuable knowledge 🙏

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.

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 😎

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.

Really great video; information presented was clear, production value was high and presentation was enjoyable to watch! .. thank you. :-)

You are very great Sir...Gurudev!

It’s really...amazing.sir.

Sir aap photography guru great talent parsan great sir tq

AWESOME 👍👍👍

I watched this all the way just because of the accent

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.

As always, best video / guide 👌👏👏

Asusual Awesome ❤️❤️

your videos never disappoint

Excellent explanation and usage example. 🙏🏻

great boss

Wonderful explanation, thank you so much! I recommend this!

As usual great informative video.... Thank uuu Sir ..!!!

Nice one..

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 video

Very informative. Always wondered what they did under model chins.

fantastico como sempre. didatica perfeita

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

Nice tutorial

I love Pixal Village videos…such a nice man and great photographer!!!

great video great explanation

Thanks, great work! Perfect

Useful video!. By the way, which camera did you use to record this video? Skin tone looks very awesome.

Great

Thank you for teaching us in a nice easy way ⛩

Every time I need something, You create a video on this exact matter at the same week :-) Amazing 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 informative :)

I need to watch this 1000 times to understand this lool so much science with that thing

well explained

Very good video. Do you need a flash meter? YES YOU DO!!! I believe all photographers should have a flash meter.

Well explained.. thank you 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.

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...

Nice Job! Thank you

Very good explanation sir!!!

Sir How Much Experience do you Have???? Amazing बहुत अछी जानकारी दे रहे हो.. Thank You..

Sir very nice class super sir

very honoust information thank you

love you man for making these kind of videos

You’re a great teacher and I usually have hard time focusing with a teacher who has an Indian accent, not you Sir.

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

Thank you. 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 ?

hey thnks for the tuturiel. and i have a question is godox have a compatible ligthmeter i searched about didn t find anything

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

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 ?

"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.

Sir this video is useful for professional & commercial photographers . pls cover your vast majority of viewers also who lack such equipments & accessories. Give some tips on wildlife & street photography also. Although youtube has all sorts of tutorials on almost every issue. I like your tutorials as they are informative & useful.

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.

Is it all your work in portrait photography? Nothing about landscape, cityscape or else? Thanks for sharing your knowledge sir.

Respected sir can you make a video about buying a full frame camera for first time

Well Said Sir :)

Than you, very useful. Question; with what power setting do you begin on you flashes/strobes. Full, half, etc.? Thanks again,

sir please make a video on different type of flashes and how they are different from each other

Sir, please create a video for getting good skin tones from Nikon cameras on indoor lighting.

Ist the L-858D compatible with Godox e.g. the AD600Pro?

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?

Great video. Have one question. How do you keep separate F value for different lights?

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.

One thing i couldn't understand, if you have continuous light and flash light both in softbox? Can we get aperture value like camera of the ambient light, be it natural of any continuous light?

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 ?

will sekonic speed master l-858d work with godox ad600 ?

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

Hi Sir can u explain about the rest drone with an camera for a photography in an small amount of cost

Great video. Do you have a link to buy that model?

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...

Hello Sir, I've been watching your tutorials for a while. Can you please make a video on Sony Alpha68. Thanking in advance.