DON'T use a single histogram to set exposure! You need a color histogram, otherwise you may overexpose colored areas and not know it. Read on to Color Histograms after you read this. Contrary to your camera manual, the histogram doesn't have to be in the middle. Black cats in coal ...
These cameras completely ignored red and blue! This is easy to see: pull up the image in Photoshop and compare to the camera's histogram. It matches the green channel. This is awful because any color other than green can overexpose and you won't know it from the histogram. Worse, if ...
The bottom line is this: nobody cares how it all works. You just need to understand the information that is being presented to you and also how you can use that in your photography. There are two ways to display the histogram and the most important moment when you should check the histo...
While the in-camera histogram is important to initially capture the most detail, in editing it plays a slightly different role. It still indicates how far an exposure can be increased or decreased without losing detail, but it also serves as an objective balance to our very subjective eyes. O...
Every image has a unique histogram, which is displayed on your camera and by most post-processing programs. Why is a histogram useful? In photography, a major goal is to capture a detailed exposure of a scene (i.e., a photo with well-rendered shadows, highlights, and midtones). ...
How your camera’s histogram can help. If you’re in the middle of a shoot, you can check the histogram on your camera’s LCD screen or in your viewfinder. Make adjustments if you’re surprised to find any of the following: Left side run-off. ...
By using the tools your camera provides for you, it is easier to see how to adjust your image exposure. There is a lot more to know about the histogram, and you can use it when you process your images in Photoshop or Lightroom as well. Keep in mind that if you shoot JPG format, ...
Incidentally, now you know why you had to study all this stuff in high school. And, you thought you'd never need to use it… Let's look at some examples. When examining a histogram with the curve skewed to the left, this means that most of the image pixels are in the darker region...
When you’re shooting in bright daylight, you won’t see much on the screen in the back of your camera. Also, the LED screen is calibrated to vivid andsaturated colors– which might not be how your final image looks. You could use the histogram to get the correct exposure. However, th...
Samsung added the help icon and histogram in the Pro camera mode in the Android 13 (One UI 5) update for Galaxy S22, S21, and S20. This Galaxy S22 new features guide explains how the help icon and histogram may help many Galaxy S22 owners use the Pro camera mode, how to access the...