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03/15/2011 08:45:51 PM · #1 |
Sold four 5th row Lady Gaga tickets on Ebay because of a scheduling conflict so I spent the profit on an AB400 (came yesterday) and a Sekonic L-308S meter (got today locally).
Right out of the box after reading instructions, I shot this photo. May not seem great until you know that my previous skills did not allow me to ever get these two dogs exposed correctly in the same photo. The black and white just messes with your head.
I set the AB up pointed at ceiling and metered with the Sekonic and hit the first shot.
More to come.
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03/15/2011 09:54:48 PM · #2 |
It's great, isn't it? If more people would do this, there'd be a lot less lighting angst floating around. Back in the film days we had no choice, but with the onset of dSLR chimping, seat-of-the-pants strobing is firmly entrenched. But nothing beats the simple clarity of precision and repeatability.
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03/15/2011 09:56:05 PM · #3 |
| it is a goal of mine to get and learn a light meter, nice work |
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03/15/2011 10:11:00 PM · #4 |
Vera Nyce! Congrats.
guess you don't need this thread anymore, eh? :D |
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03/15/2011 10:12:22 PM · #5 |
Thanks....no to the thread !
Originally posted by chromeydome:
Vera Nyce! Congrats.
guess you don't need this thread anymore, eh? :D |
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03/16/2011 10:51:29 AM · #6 |
Ok...just looked at this on my PC at work. It does not look NEARLY as good as at home on my Macbook. Macbook is calibrated with Spyder...work is not. However, its not only "color" but all aspects look bad at work.
Any suggestions? |
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03/16/2011 10:54:22 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by kenskid:
Ok...just looked at this on my PC at work. It does not look NEARLY as good as at home on my Macbook. Macbook is calibrated with Spyder...work is not. However, its not only "color" but all aspects look bad at work.
Any suggestions? |
Calibrate your work monitor? LOL! |
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03/16/2011 10:55:09 AM · #8 |
I LOVE my light meter. The Ab's are pretty sweet too.
Just wait until you start playing with lighting ratios and all that, it is a whole new world. |
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03/16/2011 02:02:05 PM · #9 |
| This is the kind of thread that I need to be in a position to start. Where's a good place to learn how to use your combo of light meter and Alien Bees? |
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03/16/2011 02:12:43 PM · #10 |
This is the kind of thread that I need to be in a position to start. Where's a good place to learn how to use your combo of light meter and Alien Bees? [/quote]
A quick search for Sekonic gave me this. a great resource on learning how to use your LM.
Here is a link
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03/16/2011 02:49:14 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by LVicari:
This is the kind of thread that I need to be in a position to start. Where's a good place to learn how to use your combo of light meter and Alien Bees? |
A quick search for Sekonic gave me this. a great resource on learning how to use your LM.
Here is a link
Sekonic [/quote]
This is great link - it includes an 80 min video tutorial. I just have to find the time to watch it all! |
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03/16/2011 04:47:27 PM · #12 |
Try some of these YouTube vids by Digital Photography 1 on 1
Light Meters
This is just one but there are more. |
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