Light Metering Basics: Using an Incident Meter

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Here's a basic intro on incident metering with the Sekonic L-758.

There have been some comments regarding where to point the lumisphere for readings. Some (including Seknoic) specify that readings should be taken while pointing the lumisphere TOWARDS camera rather than towards the light. This method can be used if you're looking to achieve proper exposure, but many times I am not looking to achieve proper exposure. Pointing the meter towards the camera essentially gives you an average reading of all sources surrounding the dome- giving you an F-stop to properly expose (not to mention it disregards any sources behind the meter).

Everything I light has some degree of contrast ratio, which is why I point my meter towards the source. I need to precisely quantify output from MULTIPLE sources, not just an average reading.

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