Chris Knight - Mastering Studio Lighting using a Light Meter for Dramatic Portrait Photography

[@gilltim5711]

This is fantastic. Best explanation I've ever seen on how to use the incident meter relative to fill lights. Brilliant! Thank you for sharing.

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you.

[@gvasquez330]

We need to see more of Chris and his well paced explanations! Well done

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you for the feedback. We are looking to do more long-form content.

[@Saeedalamriphoto]

Very informative lesson and easy to comprehend Chris is my favorite portrait photographer please don’t leave him alone, I enjoy his lessons so please send him my regards.

[@SekonicGlobal]

Glad you enjoyed it. We love working with Chris Knight.

[@Elassyahmed]

That's incredible. Chris Knight is a great photographer and teacher

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you.

[@Rovertt]

This is terrific! I love this long-form content with detailed information. Please share more long-form content like this. Chris is terrific photographer and teacher; his choice of recreating Karsh with flash strobes is terrific. Well done--I feel like I learned a few things here. It was cool to see Chris setting up a photo with just a light meter and no test shots.

[@SekonicGlobal]

We absolutely have more content like this planned for the near future. Keep an eye out and don't forget to subscribe to get upload notifications!

[@marceloleitejr]

This is a free master class. Amazing job.

[@SekonicGlobal]

We are looking to do more long-form content for sure.

[@DanielHilldrup]

New to studio photography and this nugget of a video helped me so much in my understanding. Hats off Chris!

[@charliegreen1989]

One of the best videos I’ve seen in a while on this topic. More of this would be great, maybe with some of your other ambassadors too.

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you for the feedback. It helps us determine what type of content people want to see.

[@hopsain]

The pacing of this teaching is beautiful. Keep up the great work🖤

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you! Will do!

[@SuperEchinacea]

Chris Knight is without a doubt the one I've learned most from on KZbin when it comes to photographic with strobes Thank you so much for another great video!

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you for your kind words, we appreciate your support! We love working with Chris.

[@clarkbarrow6750]

Thanks for the extremely useful information and examples of how to set the amount of lighting using the Sekonic meter.

[@SekonicGlobal]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Martps_Photo]

Excelent masterclass..!!!

[@DonHuff]

Outstanding! Walking through the process is very instructive.

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you. Definitely let us know if you would like to see more long form content.

[@waynecoles6041]

Its a great instrucional video, I'm not sure what the "too much talking" comment is about, the talking/explanation is more important to understanding than simply firing off shots. Explaining the what/why/how is far more useful imho, and Chris explains it really well. Thanks! I already have (and use) a 308X, but do want to upgrade to the L858 at some point :)

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you so much for the feedback. We are looking to do more long-form content to really show more in real-time. The L-858 really is a great meter.

[@ChrisKluepfel]

Wow! More of those please!

[@SekonicGlobal]

We are looking to start producing more long form content for sure.

[@omidincarnation4723]

thank you, Chris, you are an excellent teacher.

[@SekonicGlobal]

You're very welcome! We love working with Chris.

[@KevinRusso]

I like putting different color silk stockings across the front of the lens.

[@SekonicGlobal]

Whats your Instagram would love to see the effects. \

[@chefkachi2770]

Straight to the point, I love it!

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank. Look out for more content from us.

[@suzibrown8965]

So well done! Thank you!

[@SekonicGlobal]

Your welcome we are looking to do more long form educational content.

[@MojoPapiFPV]

Nicely done and well explained.

[@SekonicGlobal]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Perfectly_imperfect_gamer]

I just wish this company would sponsor me 😂 would save me so much time setting up lighting in my studio I have been wanting a light meter for years

[@SekonicGlobal]

We understand. But we are happy to share free content with you.

[@Maz3-1]

Awesome well paced non-TikTok’ish :) detailed and informative video Chris. Thank you…

[@SekonicGlobal]

Glad you liked it! We love creating content with Chris!

[@movementmatters.]

48:36 Correct me if I'm being wrong, but putting a sock on a modifier does not make the light from it softer, it makes it diffused (instead of being direct without the sock). With all due respect to Chris!

[@SekonicGlobal]

Correct, the sock diffuses the light. Therefore it will take on more qualities of softer light, but depending on the relative distance and relative size compared to the subject will dictate how much of a softening effect it has.

[@IAMWILLBROWN]

Awesome teacher!

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you! 😃

[@stephenmatthews5437]

Thank you Chris, excellent demonstration

[@SekonicGlobal]

Glad it was helpful! Im sure Chris will be checking in, but let us respond on his behalf. He is s fantastic teacher and an amazing photographer.

[@dinceror]

Thank you Sekonic

[@SekonicGlobal]

Your welcome and more to come.

[@Javier.Elias.]

Great content! I'd love to know what filter did Chris use?! Anyone any idea?

[@SekonicGlobal]

He was using a Black Pro Mist or Hollywood filter.

[@pasarbunul4149]

Is this tutorial applicable for sekonic L308?

[@SekonicGlobal]

yes this tutorial is applicable to the Sekonic L308-X

[@pasarbunul4149]

@@SekonicGlobal thank you, i'm considering to buy L308-X as my first light meter to learn photography

[@iamwhatiam6281]

hi! great video! as profoto user, to use L-858D we have to trigger like him with a second remote (like him, the one in his left hand)?

[@SekonicGlobal]

Yes, correct. There currently isn't an internal module to remotely fire the lights. You have to use cordless flash mode.

[@iamwhatiam6281]

@@SekonicGlobal so..like we can see in the 2 videos by chris knight, with profoto system, he is using 2 profoto connect pro? (one in his hand one mounted on the camera?) it will work also with one profoto connect pro and one older profoto air remote ttl? thanks so much for the info.. and.. great content 👍🏻

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you.

[@manilamartin1001]

Thank you

[@SekonicGlobal]

Your welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@stefanleepag]

why a lot of green on WB result ?

[@captaincook6283]

Excellent tutorial just a little bit too often the phrase a little bit 😂 👏 but honestly that was really a fantastic master class and detailed explanation of each light and how to approach to get a certain look and also how to re-create other master of photographers that was really brilliant

[@of1300]

i think over- and underexposure needs to be defined more precisely when using incident measuring. If you measure the light by holding the dome next to the face pointing at the light source and it reads at key, meaning: the light source gives meters at the f-stop number you use on the lens.... well then: the bright side of the face will be probably one to two stops over key on the picture. so here is my confusion: if you underexpose the face... what do you mean? underexposing it in terms of incident reading? let´s say you turn down the light, so that your incident meter reads one or two stops under key (lens aperture). that would make the bright side of the face likely fall straight onto key if you read it with a reflective meter. is that underexposed? or exposed at key? was it overexposed when the meter read at key? if you underexpose with your incident meter it does not necessarily have to show as underexposed on your film..... the exact measuring would be with a reflective metering, which is actually what is represented with false color....

[@shreeramjadye7474]

Sir you mentioned Joseph Karsh. Did you mean Yusuf Karsh?

[@SekonicGlobal]

Correct, we are talking about the photographer Yusuf Karsh.

[@stephanzobeley9443]

so which filter where you actually using Chris ?

[@SekonicGlobal]

He was using a Black Pro Mist or Hollywood filter.

[@luissalazar2021]

You always teaching well, thank you for sharing your art, .

[@SekonicGlobal]

So nice of you, Im sure Chris will love to hear this.

[@DrRussell]

How is this free? Glad I am a Sekonic customer.

[@SekonicGlobal]

We are working to create more long-form content. Glad you like it.

[@shiralikerim1781]

👍

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you.

[@KrzysztofCzernecki-f6x]

Hi Chris, I do understand its a sponsored video but... in the era of a digital photography and tethering the best light meter are your eyes , something does or does not look like it should , no meter will ever tell me or measure how the photograph feels or how I like to stylize it with light. Just a well calibrated monitor is enough. Those who work with film , yes I see the use of it but otherwise is a relict that cannot dictate or limit creative decisions.

[@SekonicGlobal]

Not answering for Chris. But we don't feel he say's a meter is the only way to arrive at a final exposure but shows how it is simply part of his process. It's merely another way to do it, and we will not always have the option to shoot tethered, and it helps us remember what the lights were balanced at and start out in a better place.

[@samthecat2700]

IMHO, the key lights are too high resulting in the eyes being too dark. Also, Karsh used a semi-telephoto lens to reduce distortion.

[@IMDABROWN]

Be cautious my antivirus blocked an attack after trying to open the link to the light meter.

[@SekonicGlobal]

Thank you for the feedback we will check it out.

[@jacovanlith5082]

Too much talking.

[@SekonicGlobal]

We have a lot of feedback from customer for wanting more long form content. We will be mixing it up so please check back.

[@TheGeoDaddy]

Not necessarily mean spirited… I do corporate training and according to the Princeton CTT certification, 3 to 5 minutes and you will lose all but the most vested audience that has an immediate need for the content (as I do) and it’s best to mix things up every 3 to 5 minutes… Still feel for the poor guy forced to sit there like a mannequin thru the narrative… 😏

[@BrianMorrisPhoto]

f11 is a commercial zone of focus ........required to reach a usable zone of focus. FOR PRINT WORK..... Where do these teachers come from?

[@SekonicGlobal]

We work with some of the best commercial portrait photographers in the world, and they often choose the aperture based on the look they are going for, what they want in focus, and the lighting. One aperture definitely doesn't fit every shoot. - Ab Sesay

[@RYOkEkEN]

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[@richschmitt100]

You talk to much.

[@SekonicGlobal]

We love Chris and his words are not wasted on us.

[@wendystumbaugh695]

*too