Phil Bradon, product manager for Sekonic light meters and Pocket Wizard wireless triggering systems speaks with Bill and Ed about his career and his work.

Hosts:

Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer (Flickr)

Theme Music:

Sean Campbell and Steve Hill (Firesickle.com)

Special Guest:

Phil Bradon, product manager for Sekonic, and Pocket Wizard for MAC Group.

Sekonic PocketWizard


LightSource Episode 77 (Interview Series) [71:44 minutes]

 

 

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In this episode:

Bill and Ed discuss:

Special Guest Phil Bradon discusses:

  • History of Pocket Wizard
  • Custom radio channels for triggering
  • Current Models:
    – Pocket Wizard Plus II
  • $25 Rebate on the Plus II until Feb 2009
  • Using Pocket Wizard to trigger your camera
  • Pocket MultiMAX
  • Setting delay time for flash triggering
  • New cords for remote power control
  • Using zones for advanced triggering
  • How the Pocket Wizard frequency was selected
  • Difference between US and European models
  • Battery Life
  • Channels for use in large crowds
  • History of Sekonic
  • Balancing ambient and artificial light
  • Using meters to create lighting ratios
  • How to use the lumisphere
  • Why you need a flash meter
  • Why your camera’s meter does not work for strobes
  • Sekonic L308 entry level flash meter
  • Sekonic L358 flash meter
  • Sekonic L758 features
  • Advantages of spot meters
  • Sekonic Digital Transfer Software
  • Why you need a light meter in the digital age
  • Calibrating your Sekonic light meter
  • When you use the lumisphere
  • Sekonic Blog and educational content
  • Color meters from Sekonic
  • Accurate balancing color with a meter

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