Start with the result you want.
Enter your shooting context once, choose a goal, then verify the plan with your meter and a photograph.
Photo → lighting plan
Turn a reference into a practical lighting hypothesis, meter-target map and shooting guide.
Open tool Guided workflows · 02Solve a real shoot
Choose your genre and lighting problem. Get a practical, measured plan.
Open tool Guided workflows · 03On-set field card
Bring your gear, lighting plan, meter notes and shot checklist onto the set.
Open tool Guided workflows · 04Flash & ambient coach
Start with an ambient reading. Choose background brightness, camera settings, and a metered key-light target.
Open tool Guided workflows · 05Subject highlight calibration
Calibrate important subject tones to a chosen Sony playback histogram position.
Open tool Guided workflows · 06Four-light studio planner
Meter key, fill, rim and background, then record their placement.
Open tool Guided workflows · 07Portrait & boudoir falloff
Plan face-to-chest, across-face and background illumination differences.
Open tool Guided workflows · 08Group portrait solver
Plan row evenness, available space, and a depth-of-field starting point.
Open tool Guided workflows · 09Portrait recipe builder
Choose a look and adapt a starting setup to your equipment.
Open tool Control · 10Modifier curve comparison
Record and compare measured falloff across real configurations.
Open tool Exposure · 11Exposure & background
Set a brightness goal for your subject and background.
Open tool Exposure · 12Meter → flash power
Translate a measured reference into a useful power setting.
Open tool Exposure · 13Multi-light balance
Combine readings, design contributions, or preserve ratios.
Open tool Exposure · 14Flash & ambient
Account for the ambient light already on your subject.
Open tool Exposure · 15ND & equivalent exposure
Keep the exposure while changing aperture, ISO, or shutter.
Open tool Control · 16α9 III flash timing
Calculate a starting camera offset, then refine it with measured tests.
Open tool Control · 17Visual light placement
Map stop distances, solve backdrop targets, and plan group evenness.
Open tool Control · 18Measured falloff
Use Sekonic readings to check your modifier’s actual falloff.
Open tool Control · 19Grids & modifiers
Measure output loss and estimate beam coverage.
Open tool Control · 20Light spill mapper
Find power changes from measured contributions at three points.
Open tool Control · 21Size & placement
Compare apparent source size and lighting geometry.
Open tool Field guide · 22Troubleshoot
Work through weak, inconsistent, or unwanted light.
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