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Mastering light doesn't take a master's degree!

Here you can learn how to use a light meter, what the difference is between incident and reflected light, how to light a white background and much, much more. We are dedicated to helping you learn how to control light. We've asked leading photographers to contribute their knowledge so that you can learn from the best.

What Pros Are Saying

“Each architectural project, each interior project presents new challenges and new lighting situations, new problem solving for me and my staff.”

ROBERT RECK / Photographer

“Using a properly calibrated meter provides repeatability. It also helps in my communication with other crew members.”

RYAN WALTERS / Cinematographer

“What I'm particularly interested in with regard to incident light meter technique is that it eliminates the variable of what color the subject is wearing.”

STEVE SINT / Photographer

“If I go in with a very accurate and well-calibrated meter and take a specific reading and shoot at that specific f-stop, when I get back to the studio all the tones on either side are exactly where I want them.”

KIRK TUCK / Photographer

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Sekonic LiteMaster Pro

Defining "Natural Luxury" by Controlling Light with William Brinson

Octavian Cantilli Shoots FlowRider Surfing

Sekonic C-700 SpectroMaster Quick Start Guide: Part 1

Sekonic C-700 SpectroMaster Quick Start Guide: Part 2

Sekonic DTS Software: Profile Your Digital Camera (DSLR) or Film Camera

Profiling the Sekonic L-758DR-U with the Exposure Profile Target II and DTS

Location Environmental Portrait Photography

Mark Wallace On Set and Location with the Touchscreen L-478 Series Light Meters

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How to Use a Handheld Meter

How to Use a Handheld Meter
Bewildered by how to use your handheld light meter? Join professional photographer Jim Zuckerman as he explains Incident, Reflected and Flash metering modes and how to use them. Read more »

Lighting Ratios

Lighting Ratios
Don Marr explains the fundamentals that any working photographer needs to know: metering for two or more lights, using fill and back lighting, and how to light broccoli. Read the excerpt from his Amherst Media book. Read more »

Jim Zuckerman on Landscape Photography: Shooting into the Sun

Jim Zuckerman on Landscape Photography: Shooting into the Sun
Photographer Jim Zuckerman explains how to meter and compose images that use the sun as a key element. Read more »