Photography Tutorial - Perfect Exposures, The Histogram Pt 3

This how-to video from John Mireles of the Photographer's Toolkit is part of a series about using the histogram to create properly exposed images with your camera. This first installment explains in simple language what is the histogram and how to read it.

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• histograms
• camera exposure
• metering

[Mirolassa]

In video 2 of the series I showed how I metered and shot a backlit scene. That's about as high contrast as it gets. I'll do some more videos on metering as there's a lot to getting it right.

[StevenScholten]

This is by far the best series I have found on Youtube on exposure and using a histogram.

Thanks a lot!

Steven

[troyweatherup]

Excellent video set very well explained thanks mate look forward to more helpful tips

[danmillane]

Great Vids mate thanks.

[cebro648]

Thanks for taking the time and sharing this valuable information !

[Breakdown916]

Great info.... thank you John

[mmb2211]

Thanks! Good stuff!

[marlsey4]

Well done John a very good explaination of the use of histograms for beginners like myself three cheers

[rickalex21]

thanks :)

[rolybling]

I found some of your info on the histogram helpful but not once do you suggest where in a scene you meter from, I find this most unhelpful for getting the right exposure. In the shot of the men in the room with the bright background window, wouldn't it be more helpful to say meter from the floor or whereever than to just say look at your histogram? The histogram shows up after you've taken the shot, what about telling people the best areas to meter for the shot in the first place?

[osusana]

Thanks!! I just reset my LCD brightness!

Sue