- Introduction to Light Meters
- An Introduction to Why I Use a Meter
- What a Light Meter Does
- Setting the Meter Up for YOU
- Finding Exposure Values with an Reflected Light Meter
- Photoshop Discussion of "Target" Shoot
- Using a Meter to "Place" the Exposure
- "Finding Middle Gray" an Exercise to Develop Seeing Tonality
- "Placing" the Exposure: Forest in Deep Overcast
- Paige in Natural Light with Camera Meter
- Ambient Light Meter Introduction
- Ambient Light Meter Introduction Part Two
- Dome to Camera or Sun: In Photoshop
- Incident Light Meter and Photos: A Discussion
- Incident (Ambient) Light Meter in Studio
- First... Find the Ambient Light: Part One
- Ambient and Flash - a Discussion
What you'll learn
- In this course you will learn the difference between reflective light meters and ambient light meters
- Students will learn which meter is best for different situations
- We will discover the powerful ways a light meter can help a photographer pre-visualize the image before exposure
- Students will gain more confidence with the use of their meters, and gain more confidence with their lighting
- Learn to use Photoshop to visualize tonalities and begin to see the world as a photographer
Description
NOTE: this class is given freely to all photographers who want to know how to use their light meter in digital photography... it is simply produced and is more informational than glossy. It will be continuously updated when new materials become available.
This course is designed for those photographers who have just begun using a hand held light meter or who may not know what to do with their meters. or why they are important and useful tools for making images.
The light meter is a device that measures the intensity of light, whether that light is being reflected from a subject (reflected light) or falling upon the subject (ambient or "incident" light). The light meter is a tool that helps a photographer create more accuracy in exposures.
We take a very close look at all the ways a light meter can help a photographer develop a stronger understanding of the light, as well as learning how the different tonalities are expressed through a light meter.
Real world examples and some simple and fun exercises will help the beginning light meter user develop good habits, and stronger lighting.
From reflected light readings to "placing the exposure" for maximum artistic presentation to using the ambient dome for flash in studio, this course is a simple to follow discussion of meters.
NOTE: We do not discuss the operation of any specific (Brand) kind of meters. You will still be required to read your manual to find out how to set your specific meter up, and the specific ways it works. But all meters DO the basic same things, and that is what we discuss on this course.
We use video and a few PDF's to show how to use a light meter in both reflective and ambient modes. There are three exercises to be done by the student that will help them learn their specific meter.
The course should be done in order, and there is over 2 hours of video content as well as PDF documents for your files.
If you are ready to learn to use a meter, to take control of your exposure this course is for you. Many photographers will tell you that 'chimping' is all you need to do. I disagree... there are far more reasons to use a light meter than merely exposure... and we will discuss them in this class.
The class is free... enjoy and keep shooting.
Thank you,
Don Giannatti
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About the instructors

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Don Giannatti
Photographer, Designer, Author and Educator
Don Giannatti has been a photographer for more than four decades. Starting with a desire to do fine art photography, he quickly made the jump into commercial. Over the decades he has owned studios in Phoenix, New York, Chicago and LA. A wide range of clients kept him shooting everything from studio product to fashion, beauty and travel.
With a preference for photographing people and still life, Don feels that lighting is the most important part of the image making process. Understanding the light and how the subject reflects the light helps photographers visualize the image before starting the shoot. This “subject centric” approach to light is what he teaches and is the subject of much of his writing.
He has authored three books for Amherst - all currently available at Amazon.com (keyword Don Giannatti).
Don current maintains a studio in Phoenix, teaches workshops all over the world, and writes for the online Photography magazine, Lighting Essentials (www.lighting-essentials.com)
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The course was interesting. Not to complicated; easy to understand. Good examples were used.
Good explanations on how to find the correct setting for taking that perfect picture time after time as you never know but that picture may not be vailable again.
This is the most comprehensive coursed on using a light meter that I have seen.