Light Metering Basics: Using an Incident Meter

Find full-length BTS on Patreon: http://patreon.com/machadovisuals 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. This scene is an excerpt from a Light Metering Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8deKnhe_9vA Win a Sekonic L-858 Speedmaster Giveaway details: http://bit.ly/2rl0YuX HUGE THANKS TO MY AWESOME CAST/CREW B camera: Jeremy Le C camera: George Mentchoukov AC: Fausto Darquea AC: Tyler Stefanelli Stills: Mike Paragas Grip: Blake Gilmore Grip: Shane-Mark Gallo Audio: Q Model: Savanah Joeckel Model: Danny Shepherd Gear used in this video: Sekonic L-858 (Light Meter): https://amzn.to/2Bp5BtR ColorChecker Video (Color chip/grayscale): https://bhpho.to/2FFfWWp Camera Sony FS7 (A, B, C camera): https://bhpho.to/2FDOsAA a7R III (D camera): https://bhpho.to/2FPV4vE 128GB XQD (FS7 media): https://bhpho.to/2FH4Lg9 Metabones Speedbooster (Lens adapter): https://bhpho.to/2FDrA4o FS7 Extension Unit (Timecode Generator): https://bhpho.to/2FH3rdb Tentacle Sync E (Timecode Generator): https://bhpho.to/2FIgGKx Wooden Camera UMB-1 (Matte box): https://bhpho.to/2FHOlEa Schneider RHOdiums (ND .3-2.1): https://bhpho.to/2FHth0r HyperCore 150 Gold Mount (camera batteries): https://bhpho.to/2FFf2t3 Miller CX8 (tripod): https://bhpho.to/2FHb6rY Inovativ Scout 42 (camera cart): https://bhpho.to/2FBfB7c Monitors SmallHD 1703 (Production Monitor): https://bhpho.to/2FDGoQr SmallHD 703 (7" UltraBright monitor): https://bhpho.to/2FD43Af SmallHD 503 (5" UltraBright monitor): https://bhpho.to/2FPWer0 SmallHD FOCUS (5" on-camera monitor): https://bhpho.to/2FHa4fA Atomos Ninja V (4K recorder): https://bhpho.to/2FE3N40 I like SmallHD... Audio Zoom F4 (audio recorder): https://amzn.to/2S7bwJs Sennheiser AVX (wireless mic): https://amzn.to/2FFPcFg Sanken COS-11D (lavalier mic): https://bhpho.to/2FDpRvW Lights Lowel Rifa eX88 (1K softbox): https://bhpho.to/2FH0ppe Aputure 120D (LED light): https://amzn.to/2TywguX Aputure 300D (LED light): https://amzn.to/2TK8HzJ Butterfly Frame (8x8 diffusion): https://bhpho.to/2FHaUZM Follow me on the socialz: https://www.instagram.com/robchado/ https://twitter.com/robchado