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Friday, February 5, 2010
Improving Exposure With Histograms
Ever vigilant for improved methods for wrapping my mind around histograms, I'm always impressed by new and meaningful ways to understand the myriad data that can be gleaned from these cryptic little graphs. Here's a good guide, courtesy of Brian Auer and the Epic Edits photo blog. His post about reading image histograms via the camera’s LCD explains in easy-to-comprehend detail exactly how brightness and contrast levels translate into histogram shapes, and vice versa. Once you’ve got a solid understanding of reading histograms, or perhaps you consider yourself a little too “advanced” for this basic graphical explanation of exposure information, consider Mr. Auer’s subsequent post about what you can actually do with this histogram information when it comes time to edit and manipulate your images in the computer. Backed up with solid illustrations and graphical representations, the posts provide a comprehensive tutorial for making the most of the extensive information histograms offer.
blog.epicedits.com: 2010/01/13/how-to-read-image-histograms
blog.epicedits.com: 2010/01/19/photo-editing-with-histograms-6-basic-settings
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