Photography Tutorial - Perfect Exposures, The Histogram Pt 2

[pscn2001]

Best explanation of a histogram I've ever seen! Who would have thought that using a Sharpie and a piece of paper could have explained something as technical as this so simply. Great job!

[FryanHere]

wow! this videos is very useful!

thanks a lot

[fedegrafo]

thanks a lot for this videos on histograms! they are really very instructive ... I have enjoyed them and now I know something more about them ... thanks again for sharing

[ectobuilder]

QUESTION:

- Is "clipping" as mentioned in your video simply an analogy? The reason why I am asking is because if 0 (ZERO) is "pure black" then how can a colour be "lower" than black i.e. -1, -2,....-n.?

The above question is important because if a colour can in fact be "clipped" off the histogram THEN we can apply an integral to test for this clipping. Hence the integral of the histogram should equal the total resolution (in pixels) of the image otherwise there exists clipping.

[alesura]

@ectobuilder When he sais clipping he simply means the information it not in the photo. When you over/under expose it basicallly means that the information for the highlights or lowlights is not in the file. That's why you want a balanced exposure where you have all the information and you can see a nice scale of all the high-mid-low. Sometimes like John says you need to choose if you want to expose for the low or highlights (like the photo of the guys in a room)

[kauxkaux]

Wonderful Video!

Thanks a lot!!

[Lawensirwan]

Thanks...helped a lot

[jvwsocial]

i think this is a great vid, learned more about using the histogram in approximately 20 minutes than i did in the nearly 2 years that i have been using my camera. Thanks. Not to belabor the point, but the music is the right balance and spices up the video just a tiny bit.

[antione101]

@jvwsocial lol same here. Ive been wondering how to understand the histogram intuitively for almost 2 years now. This video changed everything.

[LordProtractor]

This video was incredibly helpful, clear and easy to follow. Thank you so much!

In the course on cinematography that I'm taking, the extent of the info we got on histograms was: "They're useful. Use them." Which wasn't helpful at all, hahaha.

[arunshanthakumar]

You are awesome John. Thanks a lot :) No one explains it better.....

[96audi]

Absolutely brilliant.

Thank you for taking the time with this tutorial. Your explanation is clear and easy to understand.

Cheers from the land downunder.

[seacoastlife]

You have made histograms much clearer and very useful. Both of your videos where helpful. Thanks for helping.

[srbasha74]

Is there really any voice in this video??!! All I hear is only music. what a Shame..I liked the 3rd video though

[CoyoteBoyUK]

@srbasha74 yes, there's a voice, it's in the left channel, music is in the right channel. I presume you're listening on a mono system?

[deezlo]

thanks mirolassa. great videos. i have learned a lot about histograms from these tutorials.

[scooterlee41]

nice job... very helpful

[mula165]

Thank you, very effective explanation.

[marillionCol]

Thanks for the Histogram video's. I've really learnt something and know what to look out for now.

[2high2aim]

Im a little confused at reading the histogram how do you know if the picture has been clipped towards the end? I understand that a well balanced picture is great with details in both values but just was confused at reading or telling if the histogram was clipped

[hollywoodanimal08]

Thanks very much. Very informative.

[franmol01]

great tutorial.

[BronBridger]

This is brilliant. I finally understand the relevance of a Histogram! Awesome! Thank you...

[ulrichred]

is it possible to have two exposures and then put them together in photoshop with both the background and foreground properly expose?

[ridzunio]

Sure, it's called HDR. What you need is a tripod or a very still hand, and Photoshop:)

[ebbixx]

There are a number of programs available to help with HDR. Also, it's best to use at least 3 bracketed exposures to get a full dynamic range and retain a good range at the median exposure, which remains most essential.

[13965082]

yup u can, u can do it HDR way or just simply puting 2 dif exposure layers and erasing the over or under exposed bits

[jprodajko1]

Great explanation...the light bulb is fully illuminated now!

[quirky524]

Thanks for the lessons, I am trying to learn photography, your videos really help. Good work. Keep it up.

[MsYTBTravel]

Excellent video. It really explained it in plain english. Just what I was looking for. Please continue with your lessons. Your great,

[kishoreshashank]

Very Helpful Video. This is first time when i really understood Histograms -:)

[wintboy]

Another great video, thanks. Really good explanations. Music is under control now too :-)

[galileo021728]

GReat video. thanks

[JohanLinden1989]

Great video, thanks!

[puregroove]

Great vid... thanks.

[Aphesia]

Great video and wonderful thorough easy to understand explanation!

[kaleiapuno]

Thanks for the video. I too now have a clearer understanding of Histograms. Thanks!!!

[lucygoozy12]

For the first time I understand how to work with histograms. I like this KISS approach to explaining without confusing or giving unnecessary information.