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50 Shades of Shade: Color Temperature and Exposure in Shadows

"Shade" is Not Just One Setting - It is Many! This blogpost shows you color temperature and exposure can vary by QUITE A LOT in shade. And the lessons here apply whether you are photographing mushrooms, people, or building interiors - and whether your light source is natural light, LEDs, or flash - or

By |2020-04-13T22:42:52-07:00September 13th, 2018|Categories: Applications, Blog, How-Tos, IM1xx, Photography, Usage Demos, Videography|2 Comments

The Illuminati Color Meter Fixes a Green Tint Outdoors

Here is a white balance example for the Illuminati color meter that anyone who shoots outdoors will find helpful. Our scene is this gold-colored house in summer. The front of the house sits in shade -  a challenging enough lighting conditioning for any camera -  and is surrounded by a green lawn and green trees

By |2020-04-13T22:42:53-07:00August 15th, 2018|Categories: Applications, Blog, How-Tos, IM1xx, Photography, Usage Demos, Videography|2 Comments

Features of the IM100 & IM150 Bluetooth Light & Color Meters

Sure, you know about the Illuminati Meter and its smartphone apps that make light and color metering wireless. But did you know about these very cool mechanical design features that make lighting easier and faster? Multiple mounting options, informative LEDs, the unique diffusion dome, and more, combine to make working with the Illuminati Meter

By |2020-04-13T23:03:48-07:00May 2nd, 2018|Categories: How-Tos, IM1xx, Photography, Usage Demos, Videography|Comments Off on Features of the IM100 & IM150 Bluetooth Light & Color Meters

Using Filter Gels to Match Lighting Color

How to use the Illuminati Wireless Light and Color Meter - and the filter library in the Illuminati App - to gel one light to match another. This is really helpful in mixed lighting situations to avoid color gradients across your scene.

By |2020-04-13T23:09:30-07:00April 30th, 2018|Categories: How-Tos, IM1xx, Photography, Usage Demos, Videography|Comments Off on Using Filter Gels to Match Lighting Color

The Slanted Lens – Lighting Ratios for Photo and Video using the Illuminati Meter

By Jay P Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we’re talking about lighting ratios for photo and video. Today you’re going to learn about lighting ratios. 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8- what do these numbers all mean? Let’s take a look. Lighting Ratios A 1:1 lighting ratio simply means that

By |2020-04-10T11:36:49-07:00May 9th, 2017|Categories: Diagrams, How-Tos, Photography, Press Releases, Usage Demos|Comments Off on The Slanted Lens – Lighting Ratios for Photo and Video using the Illuminati Meter

5 Reasons to Own a Color Meter and 2 Reasons You Don’t – Illuminati Light and Color Meter

By Jay P Hi, this is Jay P. Morgan. Today we’ve got 5 reasons you should own a color meter, and 2 reasons you probably don’t. We’ve also got the meter that will solve each of those problems for you. Check it out, today on The Slanted Lens. Check out the Illuminati Wireless Light

By |2020-04-10T11:36:57-07:00May 2nd, 2017|Categories: How-Tos, Photography, Press Releases, Usage Demos, Videography|Comments Off on 5 Reasons to Own a Color Meter and 2 Reasons You Don’t – Illuminati Light and Color Meter
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