Finally after so much time and so many videos I found someone who explained the histagram in details and showed how to use it in practice. Now I know how to implement it in my photography. It has always been a mystery to me, but not anymore. Thank you so much!
I had exactly the same thought. So many videos don't explain properly how to read it, and reprimand you for going too much to the left or right when it is actually just an objective reading on whether their are underexposed and overexposed areas.
Not only was this a great explanation of histograms that was easy to understand, but you also explained how it ties in to post processing with software and the individual benefits of changing highlights and shadows. Brilliant stuff.
As a new student of photography I find this video very very helpful. I didn't know what that chart was and how it would affect the image. Learned so much for 15 minutes. Thank you so much !!!
Thank you Paul for your easy to understand explanations. For years I took pictures. Now finally in my retirement I am learning photography and thanks to you I am doing just that.
Great video, Paul. Histograms may not be something that is used all the time, but good photographers appreciate and know how to use all the tools available to them. Some photographers in the comments never use this tool, and that's fine. They shouldnt criticize you for explaining it. I appreciate the explanation and application. Thank you.
WOW! The end where you mentioned "shifting to the right"......that alone is going to help me a ton! I have a feeling I will be referring back to this video, alot. Thank you so much for explaining it all!
Once again Paul, you knocked it out of the park with this video. Absolutely the best explanation of histograms that I’ve seen. Clear, concise, unpretentious information, all wrapped up with good visuals.
Wow, thanks Dave - I'm a big fan of breaking things down and explaining in layman's terms, showing example and using diagrams and visuals, for that reason a video like this typically takes 2-3 days to complete. Really appreciate your feedback and support. Paul.
WOW WOW WOW you just blew my mind. I'm sitting here in London Ontario Canada and watched that video its 12:15 am and now i cant wait to get out tomorrow and fill a video card with your techniques thank you Paul. You explain things that i can understand and want to run out to try
Am about 3 months into my photography journey and keep coming back to your vids. Great presentation and always simple, relatable advice and guidance... Keep them coming!! Thankyou!
Great video. I finally learned what a histogram is and its purpose. I especially liked the post production use of histogram to manipulate final product. Well done.
I've watch several videos on this subject and this is the inky one that actually shows what a good one looks like. All the other videos just explain how they work and it doesn't help. Thanks paul
I have learned quite a bit when I looked at your videos. I have a Canon EOS Rebel T100 and I absolutely love the quality of the photos that it produces.
Paul, great explanation, thanks! For those using a Nikon D7500 you may think you don't have a histogram but there are two! ►One is an option during Display of your on-camera photos in Playback Mode. This is turned on in the Menu System: •Menu > Playback Menu > Playback display options > click RGB histogram ON. •In Playback Mode, click the OK button Right Side Toggle to move from photo to photo. •Click the OK button Top Side Toggle to scroll through the options until you see the histogram for that photo. ►The second is optionally available in Live View Mode as you are composing a shot. Turning it on is different: •Press the Live View button (Lv), •Press the Live View "i" button (the "i" right next to the Lv button, NOT the "Info" button), •Scroll to "Exposure preview" and set it to "ON". •Now, when you're in Live View, press the "info" button (the real "info" button on the bottom left of the screen) repeatedly until the live histogram appears.
I’m just learning all about photography and want to get in it. This was the most simple but perfect way to explain this will be watching all of your videos on photography thanks
Great job. I'm a beginner when it comes to histograms, tho I'm not a beginner to photography. I got interested in histograms when my brother dramatically improved a telephoto bird photo I'd taken. Now I'm very interested. Your video is a terrific place for me to start me on a new and fun journey toward even better photos. Thanks so much.
Many thanks Paul for bringing clarity to this important photography tool which I have ignored in the past due to my ignorance but now I am off to take much better shots!
i'm learning SO much here compared to all the channels i have attempted to watch. i feel as if i'm really taking a photography class lol. great content, clear concise explanations. awesome
Everything I need to know in a condensed format, in just 15 minutes . Brilliant, or should I have said, overexposed ! Jokes aside, this was a no nonsense complete, yet condensed version of everything I needed to know as a beginner to the histogram . Thank You !!
WOW, not only did you make me understand the histogram better, but now I'm ready to take a raw picture into LR and make it beautiful!!! Thank you so much. I'll be watching again for more lessons.
This is one of those videos that actually blew my mind. New to photography, I have been scouring TH-cam for tips and techniques. Photo Genius is (by far) one of my favorite channels. But this video stands out as one of the best because understanding the histogram is incredibly useful for me taking pictures and then touching them up in LR. Thank you for your content!
Excellently presented when done, this video remains relevant and informative to this day (May 2022). I plan to refer to it in the coming years as well.
Your videos have helped me a ton. Had I become interested in photography in my 20s I would have had to take classes to learn all of this. Now at 50 though I'm learning from you. 👍 As frustrating as TH-cam can be with some things it's a great that you can make some money on videos and we can benefit from your knowledge. Keep it up!
Finally after so much time and so many videos I found someone who explained the histagram in details and showed how to use it in practice. Now I know how to implement it in my photography. It has always been a mystery to me, but not anymore. Thank you so much!
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I had exactly the same thought. So many videos don't explain properly how to read it, and reprimand you for going too much to the left or right when it is actually just an objective reading on whether their are underexposed and overexposed areas.
Not only was this a great explanation of histograms that was easy to understand, but you also explained how it ties in to post processing with software and the individual benefits of changing highlights and shadows. Brilliant stuff.
One of the best explanations of histograms that I have seen!!
Same! I agree with you completly!
And me
I do photography as hobby for several years now and this is the best video i have watched explaining the histogram! Thanks and take care!!!
Where can we see your stuff?
You were born to teach! Thank you! I've learned so much from you and you're so helpful
That is very kind, thank you so much.
Paul.
As a new student of photography I find this video very very helpful. I didn't know what that chart was and how it would affect the image. Learned so much for 15 minutes. Thank you so much !!!
Loved this. I always thought histograms were too advanced and complicated to figure out, but this was a great breakdown. Thank you!
Nobody can explain histogram better than this👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻explaining in clear and lucid way is a skill , and sir u posses it totally👏🏻👏🏻hats off
Straight To the point, without wasting time. One of the many things I like. 👍👍👍👍👍
Honestly this guy is such a gem. We appreciate and love you Paul
Wonderful - first time I have ever understood why histogram is there - Thank You
Thank you Paul for your easy to understand explanations. For years I took pictures. Now finally in my retirement I am learning photography and thanks to you I am doing just that.
Great video, Paul. Histograms may not be something that is used all the time, but good photographers appreciate and know how to use all the tools available to them. Some photographers in the comments never use this tool, and that's fine. They shouldnt criticize you for explaining it. I appreciate the explanation and application. Thank you.
Brilliant and practical explanation of histograms! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the feedback.
I've been trying to understand the histogram for ages and this is the first video that actually explains it. 👍
Without any doubt, this is the best video I've ever seen on understanding the histogram. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
Thank you for your kind feedback Debbie, I really appreciate your support.
Paul 😀👍
WOW! The end where you mentioned "shifting to the right"......that alone is going to help me a ton! I have a feeling I will be referring back to this video, alot. Thank you so much for explaining it all!
Invaluable tips on Histogram. 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻 Thank you, Paul.
VERY CLEAR EXPLANATION...THANKS...
You are welcome, thanks for the feedback and support.
I have needed your video on Histograms for so long. Thanks so much for posting this educational and IMPORTANT video.
Once again Paul, you knocked it out of the park with this video. Absolutely the best explanation of histograms that I’ve seen. Clear, concise, unpretentious information, all wrapped up with good visuals.
Wow, thanks Dave - I'm a big fan of breaking things down and explaining in layman's terms, showing example and using diagrams and visuals, for that reason a video like this typically takes 2-3 days to complete.
Really appreciate your feedback and support.
Paul.
Your tip of, Exposing to the right blew my mind!!! Awesome information.
WOW WOW WOW you just blew my mind. I'm sitting here in London Ontario Canada and watched that video its 12:15 am and now i cant wait to get out tomorrow and fill a video card with your techniques thank you Paul. You explain things that i can understand and want to run out to try
Am about 3 months into my photography journey and keep coming back to your vids. Great presentation and always simple, relatable advice and guidance... Keep them coming!! Thankyou!
paul is really a photo genius , thank you Paul !!
Fabulous, well done 👏 Paul, your a star.
Thank you kindly Desi, I really appreciate the positive feedback.
Best explanation i have heard on how to understand the histogram, well done.
As a newbie's in Photography, this tutorial means a lot to me. 15mins that will change my new journey in photography world. Thank you
Excellent tutorial, clearly explained. Thanks Paul.
Great video. I finally learned what a histogram is and its purpose. I especially liked the post production use of histogram to manipulate final product. Well done.
😩 Where have you been all my life?! 🙌🏾🙌🏾 Thank you!!!!
Loved the examples you showed. Comprehensive and quick!
Great video! Very well explained on histograms!
Glad you liked it, appreciate the feedback Richard - thank you.
Great explanation of histograms, so clear and understandable. Keep up the good work.
Best explanation I’ve seen yet of the photo histogram. Thanks very much for sharing, much appreciated!
You're very welcome, and thank you for the kind feedback.
I've watch several videos on this subject and this is the inky one that actually shows what a good one looks like. All the other videos just explain how they work and it doesn't help. Thanks paul
Glad you enjoyed the video Josh, thanks for watching.
Solid Teaching! Thank You!
Good to see someone explain it the right way...
Good video, thanks!
Bloody brilliant! The best presentation I have seen so far on the meaning and use of the histogram. Thank you !
Wow, thank you Rodger, I am so glad you enjoy the video and appreciate the feedback and support.
Tysm! You deserve more reach ❤️
Thank you for the support 👍
Never got the hang of this until now, thanks Paul you are so clear explaining techniques.
Glad to help Sarah, thank you for watching and supporting my channel.
Thanks Paul. Your clear explanations are really helping me understand the histograms better.
A subject that appeared complex and hard to understand is so easy now, in 15 minutes!
Thank you, Paul! I never had any idea what a histogram was for or how to use it! It a great tool!
Thanks for not only telling but also showing what a histogram is all about.
I'll be coming back to this video for sure
I have learned quite a bit when I looked at your videos. I have a Canon EOS Rebel T100 and I absolutely love the quality of the photos that it produces.
Paul, great explanation, thanks! For those using a Nikon D7500 you may think you don't have a histogram but there are two!
►One is an option during Display of your on-camera photos in Playback Mode. This is turned on in the Menu System:
•Menu > Playback Menu > Playback display options > click RGB histogram ON.
•In Playback Mode, click the OK button Right Side Toggle to move from photo to photo.
•Click the OK button Top Side Toggle to scroll through the options until you see the histogram for that photo.
►The second is optionally available in Live View Mode as you are composing a shot. Turning it on is different:
•Press the Live View button (Lv),
•Press the Live View "i" button (the "i" right next to the Lv button, NOT the "Info" button),
•Scroll to "Exposure preview" and set it to "ON".
•Now, when you're in Live View, press the "info" button (the real "info" button on the bottom left of the screen) repeatedly until the live histogram appears.
I’m just learning all about photography and want to get in it. This was the most simple but perfect way to explain this will be watching all of your videos on photography thanks
Excellent explanation. I did not understand the “push to the right” before.
** Two years later, but still a great lesson learned and one more tool for possibly enhancing a photo. **
awesome photo of the citycat
Thank you Daniel.
Thanks Paul, now got a better idea of how it works, why and how to use it. Love the way you break the topics down to explain them, brilliant.
There are so many tutorial out there about histogram, this is the easiest and simplest tutorial that I can understand! Thanks Paul! Appreciate that!
You're very welcome! Thank you.
Great job. I'm a beginner when it comes to histograms, tho I'm not a beginner to photography. I got interested in histograms when my brother dramatically improved a telephoto bird photo I'd taken. Now I'm very interested. Your video is a terrific place for me to start me on a new and fun journey toward even better photos. Thanks so much.
Thanks for the clear explanation. Useful stuff.
A masterful video. I wish I could Like this a hundred times!
This really helped me understand the concept. Thanks a bunch!
Thank you. I looked all over the web. Your video tutorial is the absolute best for explaining the histogram and how to use it to produce great photos.
Very helpful for me as a beginner! Thank you!
What a great video! I've had my nikon for 4 months and didn't realize I had this feature. Thanks Paul!
SUPER helpful - thank you!
Many thanks Paul for bringing clarity to this important photography tool which I have ignored in the past due to my ignorance but now I am off to take much better shots!
Fabulous video, succint, lots of examples to demonstrate key points. YOu are very easy to listen to as well. Thank you
Oh my goodness. Thanks so much!
You are so welcome, thanks for watching.
Bless you, sir. This was fantastic and incredibly informative! Thank you so much.
Great explanation of the histogram First time that I have understood it
The explanations ARE genius - many thanks!!
You're very welcome Don, I really appreciate the feedback and support - thank you.
Outstanding explanation. Thank you.
i'm learning SO much here compared to all the channels i have attempted to watch. i feel as if i'm really taking a photography class lol. great content, clear concise explanations. awesome
Meaningful knowledge; made easily understood. Thank you 😊 👍
Thank you for such a wonderful expiation and making it so simple!
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Thank you .....Never hurts to learn a bit more
Thank you for your support.
Super interesting and easy to understand. Thanks for the assistance
Everything I need to know in a condensed format, in just 15 minutes . Brilliant, or should I have said, overexposed ! Jokes aside, this was a no nonsense
complete, yet condensed version of everything I needed to know as a beginner to the histogram . Thank You !!
Bravo....very well done. So much great info. Thanks for sharing.
WOW, not only did you make me understand the histogram better, but now I'm ready to take a raw picture into LR and make it beautiful!!! Thank you so much. I'll be watching again for more lessons.
Thanks for watching Carol, appreciate the feedback.
thoroughly explained,thanks
Thank-you. Finally an explanation of histogram that makes sense. THANK-YOU!
thanks for uploading now I finally understand !!
Thank you for the great explanation about the histogram, you have a great videos Paul
GREAT TEACHER 👌👌👌
Very well explained. Thank you sir.
Love and regards
You have been a great Teacher, Continue the Good Work ,Thanks!
Thank you so much for your very kind support, it is very much appreciated. Lots more videos to come.
Paul @ Photo Genius
Awesome video and explanation 👍
Short sharp and sweet.
This is one of those videos that actually blew my mind. New to photography, I have been scouring TH-cam for tips and techniques. Photo Genius is (by far) one of my favorite channels. But this video stands out as one of the best because understanding the histogram is incredibly useful for me taking pictures and then touching them up in LR. Thank you for your content!
Very clear !! Thank you. Hello from Mexico !!
Excellent explanation much appreciated
Great content. Thank you
Glad you liked it, thanks for the feedback.
That is very helpful, Paul Thank you very much!
Excellently presented when done, this video remains relevant and informative to this day (May 2022). I plan to refer to it in the coming years as well.
Thankyou. First video I watched on this topic and it was so helpful.
Excellent teacher!
I love the photo with the surfer silhouette.
Your videos have helped me a ton. Had I become interested in photography in my 20s I would have had to take classes to learn all of this. Now at 50 though I'm learning from you. 👍
As frustrating as TH-cam can be with some things it's a great that you can make some money on videos and we can benefit from your knowledge. Keep it up!
Wow, you are a master in this field.thanks
Very informative, thank you!
Many, many thanks to you, sir. The demonstration of "ETTR" was especially enlightening.
Thanks for this breakdown. This helped me 💯!