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Why Use a Light Meter?

For the Illuminati blog's first article, let’s start with a basic question – why even use a hand-held light meter in the first place?   First, a story.  Years ago, some colleagues and I were having breakfast in Cologne, Germany.  We were in town for the Photokina Show, and the first time in Europe for many

By |2020-10-16T20:50:32-07:00October 15th, 2020|Categories: Blog, Featured Posts, How-Tos, Inner Sanctum, Photography, Videography|Comments Off on Why Use a Light Meter?

Welcome to the Inner Sanctum Blog

Welcome to the first posting of the new Illuminati Instrument's new blog, the "Inner Sanctum"! We plan to use this blog to share all manner of technical article.  We hope to provide you with insights and background knowledge into all manner of issues related to the fundamentals of light metering, color science, and lighting

By |2020-10-02T21:35:36-07:00September 21st, 2020|Categories: Featured Posts, Inner Sanctum|Comments Off on Welcome to the Inner Sanctum Blog

Introducing the IM150

We are proud to announce the IM150, the successor to our popular IM100 meter.  The IM150 includes many new features and improvements: More accurate color metering of white LED sources More accurate and consistent metering of fast and low-power strobes Longer battery life

By |2020-10-14T11:19:38-07:00May 19th, 2020|Categories: Banner, Events, Featured Posts, Homepage, Media Coverage|Tags: |Comments Off on Introducing the IM150

Big Android Light Meter App Update

Welcome to our most comprehensive Android app update for your light meter!  Because we wanted to make your Android metering experience the best yet, we have packed a lot of new stuff into this release. For example, we improved flash metering, created a new color temperature display, implemented alarms, expanded the filter gels library,

By |2020-09-22T13:42:35-07:00November 12th, 2018|Categories: Applications, Blog, Featured Posts, Media Coverage|2 Comments

Tony Gatlin

Last Friday I spent some time talking with Tony Gatlin, a PPA (Professional Photographers of America) member based near Little Rock, Arkansas, in the US, and a new Illuminati Meter user. "I get to make people smile for a living!," says Gatlin. That is what motivates his photography business - a business he describes

By |2020-04-07T11:36:55-07:00September 24th, 2018|Categories: Blog, Media Coverage|Comments Off on Tony Gatlin

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

See the Illuminati Meter at NAB, Las Vegas Convention Center, April 9-12, 2018

Come and explore how much more productive you can be on-set with the Illuminati Wireless Light and Color Meter at NAB, April 9-12, Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth C3136.  We will be glad to give you a demonstration and explain how the Illuminati Meter can help you speed up your lighting set-up, improve your accuracy

By |2020-04-07T11:36:56-07:00April 3rd, 2018|Categories: Blog, Events, Media Coverage, Press Articles|Comments Off on See the Illuminati Meter at NAB, Las Vegas Convention Center, April 9-12, 2018
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