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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 371198" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>The histogram has nothing to do with getting stuff in the middle - it's all about the edges and making sure that you don't have walls at either end, and particularly not to the right (whites).</p><p></p><p>I was shooting yesterday into a bright morning sun and needed to shoot at -2EV in some cases to keep from losing highlights. I could have compensated by changing the metering mode as well, if I was concerned with how much I was compensating, but in the end it's all about making sure you don't lose light information.</p><p></p><p>Knowing how to read a histogram and what it means to the shot you just took is one of the most important things you can learn after the basics of exposure. It will tell you if you have a shot that you can salvage in post, provided you're shooting RAW, or if you better adjust and shoot again because you don't have your shot.</p><p></p><p>Here are a couple places to start in understanding what you're looking at. There's probably better resources, but these are sufficient to give you a start.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-histograms.shtml" target="_blank">Understanding Histograms</a></p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]whJJ5odMDhw[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 371198, member: 9240"] The histogram has nothing to do with getting stuff in the middle - it's all about the edges and making sure that you don't have walls at either end, and particularly not to the right (whites). I was shooting yesterday into a bright morning sun and needed to shoot at -2EV in some cases to keep from losing highlights. I could have compensated by changing the metering mode as well, if I was concerned with how much I was compensating, but in the end it's all about making sure you don't lose light information. Knowing how to read a histogram and what it means to the shot you just took is one of the most important things you can learn after the basics of exposure. It will tell you if you have a shot that you can salvage in post, provided you're shooting RAW, or if you better adjust and shoot again because you don't have your shot. Here are a couple places to start in understanding what you're looking at. There's probably better resources, but these are sufficient to give you a start. [url=http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-histograms.shtml]Understanding Histograms[/url] [MEDIA=youtube]whJJ5odMDhw[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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