The flash/light meter in its normal state has the dome on, most beginners do not even know it can be removed or replaced with a spot metering dome...
IMHO you get a truer reading if the light meter is held at the place the main light falls on the subject, because this will record the lights power at the point it hits the subject... If you are pointing the meter at the camera from the subjects nose you not getting a true reading as the light is only hitting mainly the side part of the dome...
This however is personal taste, and we all work out which way is best for the way we work...
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