going to sound very stupid,...

[pdcpic]

Hi everyone, does any one check the histogram after each photo? If so, can someone please explain me in plain english (or dutch) how to use it properly?
It is something I have not learned and I really should. Checked a few tutorials but I still have no idea what I am supposed to look at and what is supposed to look like.

Maybe someone knows a proper tutorial?

Edited March 10, 2014 by pdcpic

[annie]

I cannot see anything?

[Black Pearl]

What ever you're trying to say you might want to turn up the volume a little 

[Terry]

Me neither

[pdcpic]

No idea what happened, but I had to retype it all

[Leon]

something to do with the peaks all being in the middle when it's correctly exposed.....

 

[Terry]

Try this

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/06/27/histogram-photography-cheat-sheets-for-achieving-perfect-exposure/

[annie]

something to do with the peaks all being in the middle when it's correctly exposed.....

 

That was simple enough even for me Leon...

[Leon]

Mike is a brilliant teacher, I watched most of his tutorials

[pdcpic]

thank you,.. this one explains it quite well 

[ChrisLumix]

Hi everyone, does any one check the histogram after each photo? If so, can someone please explain me in plain english (or dutch) how to use it properly?

It is something I have not learned and I really should. Checked a few tutorials but I still have no idea what I am supposed to look at and what is supposed to look like.

Maybe someone knows a proper tutorial?

 

Basically, you don't want a lot of empty space on your histogram at either or both ends of it. You want an even spread of tones in shadows (left hand end), mid-tones (middle), and highlights (right hand end). So use your EV adjustment to balance out the histogram.

[pdcpic]

I am watchinng now all of Mike Browne's videos, he is brilliant!

[colinb]

Sorry missed this but I would have posted something similar to Chris, and whilst Leon's histogram has its points a very dark or light scene with uneven tone would show something a little different and the point Chris makes about avoiding the histogram 'bumping' into one edge or the other is a very good and simple method to use.

 

If you watched me shooting pictures you could well accuse me of 'chimping' (not that there is anything wrong with that) as I often check the screen but I am normally looking at the histogram as I find it a useful way of checking exposure.

Edited March 14, 2014 by colinb