The light fantastic
Sekonic Flashmate L-308X Light Meter
● £200 ● www.sekonic.com
It’s easy to understand why some photographers may feel that they don’t need a light meter for flash photography; you can take test shots until the exposure looks right on the LCD screen, but the beauty of a flash meter is that not only can you be 100% sure that exposure is spot on, you can also see exactly where and by how much light falls off on different parts of the subject. The Sekonic L-308 product line is a classic light meter that’s been around for decades, and the L-308X provides all the basic features you need for perfect flash and ambient light readings for both photography and video. With the ability to provide incident and reflected light readings, its versatility cannot be underestimated.
Calumet Beauty Dish – 40cm
● £24 ● www.wexphotovideo.com
For portrait and fashion photography, a beauty dish is an essential modifier that produces a slightly harder quality of light than softboxes with less light wrap around the subject compared to a large softbox. The Calumet Beauty Dish is reasonably priced at just £24 and comes with a diffuser to soften light further when the situation calls for it.
