 Whos using a light meter? |
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 Jul 29 2011, 06:16 AM
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 Shift Noob  Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 2-May 10 From: New Zealand Member No.: 5,420 Car: EK4  |
Just wondering how many of you guys are using light meters for car/people shoots? or is everyone "chimping" it
If you guys do, how much has it helped in terms of consistent lighting? |
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Jul 29 2011, 07:41 AM
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 SeagramPearce Group: Members Posts: 2,817 Joined: 18-February 08 From: Cape Town, South Africa Member No.: 4,265 Car: Mazda 2 |
Nope.
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Jul 29 2011, 12:45 PM
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 Shift Noob Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 12-July 09 From: Orange County, Ca Member No.: 4,939 Car: 2008 Acura TL Type-S |
I have one I never use for automotive work. For fashion, models tend to be less patient than cars.
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Jul 31 2011, 02:46 AM
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 Pit Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 794 Joined: 21-May 05 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 1,687 Car: Honda NSX 3.0; E30 BMW 318iS, Rover 75 CDT Con SE |
DSLR's have pretty good lightmeters built into them already, so no....
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Jul 31 2011, 05:09 AM
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Shift Noob Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 12-July 09 From: Orange County, Ca Member No.: 4,939 Car: 2008 Acura TL Type-S |
But when you utilize off camera lighting, the camera's built in meter ends up completely useless. That's why automotive photographers use the LCD and fashion photographers use light meters.
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Jul 31 2011, 10:40 PM
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 www.mhemming.com Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 22-December 10 From: QLD, Australia Member No.: 6,034 Car: Honda Accord 1997 |
dont use one. tried once when shooting a car but it was just crap
lightmeters are for portraits/studio, for me anyway |
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Aug 1 2011, 12:20 AM
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SeagramPearce Group: Members Posts: 2,817 Joined: 18-February 08 From: Cape Town, South Africa Member No.: 4,265 Car: Mazda 2 |
I personally think light meters are crap. They for when you're starting out & you don't know shit about your lights & how they work. 8 times out of 10 I'll do a full 2 - 5 light setup in studio & it will be virtually spot on first test shot. I just know my lights. But hey, thats just my opinion.
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Aug 2 2011, 09:24 PM
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 Race Driver Group: Moderators Posts: 3,809 Joined: 27-August 03 Member No.: 22 |
wasn't light meters for the old film days when they had to make sure it was exposed right? If it weren't for the LCD I'm sure I'd be taking home mega overexposed/underexposed shoots when shooting black interiors or white cars.
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Dec 3 2011, 01:40 PM
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 Pit Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 1,563 Joined: 12-July 07 Member No.: 3,959 |
I know that this is wayyyy late but yes I do have one that I use regularly for film and sometimes portraiture. I know a lot of professionals that do use them and many more that do not. They really become useful if you have a set aperture you want to shoot at then you can set your key light first and adjust all the other lights around it. One guy I know who uses them religiously is Blair Bunting and his work is pretty fucking amazing. The crazy part is his images are probably 95% out of the camera - all that contrast and amazing detail comes from lots and lots of meticulously placed and metered lights.
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Dec 4 2011, 08:52 PM
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Shift Noob Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 11-August 06 Member No.: 2,607 |
QUOTE(Nike SB'd @ Dec 3 2011, 02:40 PM)  I know that this is wayyyy late but yes I do have one that I use regularly for film and sometimes portraiture. I know a lot of professionals that do use them and many more that do not. They really become useful if you have a set aperture you want to shoot at then you can set your key light first and adjust all the other lights around it. One guy I know who uses them religiously is Blair Bunting and his work is pretty fucking amazing. The crazy part is his images are probably 95% out of the camera - all that contrast and amazing detail comes from lots and lots of meticulously placed and metered lights. Yeah, what he said 
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Dec 5 2011, 06:29 PM
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Pit Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 1,563 Joined: 12-July 07 Member No.: 3,959 |
QUOTE(mr. bunting @ Dec 4 2011, 08:52 PM) Yeah, what he said He speaks! 
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Dec 5 2011, 06:45 PM
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Pit Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 521 Joined: 5-December 11 From: Greer, SC Member No.: 6,812 Car: 06 Frontier SE |
i've got one but i hardly ever use it. i agree, it's good for models in getting your settings right off the bat.
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Dec 6 2011, 03:45 PM
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Shift Noob Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 27-November 10 Member No.: 5,954 Car: VW Passat |
you "trust" viewing a LCD screen in ever changing light, over a meter that tells you "exactly" what you have...
just bracket like hell, and we will find the parts in PS... modern day photographers... Hmmmmm... I guess I am getting too old... |
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Dec 6 2011, 08:14 PM
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 Pit Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 1,726 Joined: 4-June 09 From: Las Vegas to Birmingham UK! Member No.: 4,882 |
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