How to use the Histogram in photography. The histogram needs to be your best friend in Photography!
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- How to use the Histogram in photography. The histogram needs to be your best friend in Photography!
The histogram is, in my opinion the most important tool in photography! Regardless to what you are photographing, it plays a vital role in ensuring an accurate exposure. In this video i explain how to use a histogram, what a histogram is and how it will improve your photography.. GUARANTEED! If you don't know how to use the histogram i highly recommend you watch this video then go and give it a try! its the best tool in photography and will greatly improve your hit rate with exposures! Thanks for watching i hope you enjoy the video
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Gareth, that’s the best explanation I’ve ever heard on the histogram, thank you so much sir 👍👍
Garry Murphy was about the make the very same comment. Well executed Gareth 👍
hey thanks so much Garry! very much apprecaited mate!!
thanks so much mate!
Hi Gareth. Very comprehensive and well delivered. Thanks for sharing. P.S. It's the most serious I've ever seen you in a video !! ; )
😂😂😂😂😂 thanks mate. I think..! Haha. Don’t worry won’t happen again 🤪
Fantastic Video Gareth! Definitely great way to explain why Histogram vs just viewing on LCD!
Thank you Ray appreciate the feedback glad you enjoyed mate hope it made sense
@@GarethDanks Definitely.
Nice video well explained. Did I miss you saying your camera needs to be in multi segment not spot metering. Plus what was the setting to see natural live view
hey Paul, no i didnt.. metering modes dont affect the histogram when in manual.. ive tested it.. i just asigned one of the buttons to it.. its in the button menu if you press and hold the 'disp back' button :-)
Nice that's well worth knowing then so it's the same in all meter modes very interesting
Clearly presented, Gareth. Point about metering mode - for a given scene (especially one w/wide and localized tonal ranges) metering mode should affect appearance of histogram (e.g., spot metering vs wide area, or expose for highlight mode in some cameras.) What metering mode were you using in the vid? Re raw vs jpg it would be interesting to capture and compare histograms for the exact same image/settings rendered for JPEG and RAW (perhaps in Lightroom?).
cheers Paul.. i never change my metering mode.. so couldnt tell you lol.. never makes a difference to the histogram when shooting manuallly, ive tried loads to see a difference.. the jpg raw comparison wouldnt work as you can control highlights and shadows from in camera.. you can with the raw.. you could i guess shoot a flat jpg and drop the highlights and shadows to -2/3 but i wouldnt wanna try and edit them jpgs after.. :-)
What meter mode do you leave on your fuji?
Like all your videos! Just a quick question, if I shoot RAW + JPEG, which histogram is displayed in the shoot mode, RAW histogram or JPEB histogram?
Thank you! depends.. i shoot with a "natural live view" option.. this is a more flat view (closer to the raw) so the histogram is close to raw then.. if i had a normal camera profile on, then itd be a jpg histogram your seeing :-)
@@GarethDanks Thank you Gareth for your help! Looking forward to your new videos :-)
Thank you mate
Nice one Gareth a down to earth production that is easy to follow.
Hey thanks so much John mate.. see you at the show?
great explanation buddy, this really highlights my issue with my camera and thats the lack of a histogram in live view. Its so infuriating and makes taking a shot so much harder, like you i shoot using the histogram but i have to take base shots based on my lightmeter and then look at the histogram in the playback. Time for a change i think
Hey tom mate. Yeah I can imagine where highlights are critical that would be a pain! Shame to need to buy a new camera just for that tho. Would you buy the Panasonic?
Gareth Danks such a basic thing to have, I have no idea why they wouldn’t implement it into the D7200. Oooh I have almost gone for the lumix a few times, I’m not sure mate might get something at the show
@@tompetersphotography Hey Tom, I remember that inconvenience with my D7200. I know you loved (still love) the Panasonic but you should try and get a chance to use the Z6. Lovely bit of gear mate and all the histogrammy goodness you could ever wish for 😉
Tony Neat tis a pain ay! Funnily enough I have had a go on simon Burns z6 and was really impressed with it! There’s to much choice Tony lol 😂
Although I didn't learn anything new I really like this video! Solid explanation!
hey man thanks so much.. good to brush over the basics sometimes tho :-)
Great video man- Thanks
Cheers for the comment Mark
Great explanation on a subject that I found difficult to understand. I don't anymore, cheers mate.
ah cheers Kevin! thats so good to hear!!
Nice one Gareth, cheers!
thanks for watching TIm
Question: what histogram do you see in-camera when you shoot RAW+JPEG on a Fujifilm x100v - a RAW histogram or a JPEG one? Thanks! 🙏🏻
Always a raw when you take the shot. But a jpg when you preview it. Don’t ask me why it’s so annoying haha. Try it at home. You’ll see a difference.
Very helpful, thanks for this Gareth
Cheers buddy. Appreciate the feedback 👍🏻😊
Excellent explanation, never really knew the correct way before to use it.
Hey thanks mate! hope it helps!
Awesome! Thank you!
thanks Cynthia! :-)
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cheers mate! :-)
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lol thanks mate!
Hi Gareth, shame Fuji don’t put a highlight clipping warning on the histogram like Olympus. Well explained for anyone starting out.Going to watch you in the Nerds now.
thanks Nicky! they do have the blinkies yes but i hate them.. never accurate and distracting :-)
hope you enjoyed the nerds :-)
I find you meter for the sky put in your grad filter, but the blinkies don’t go away. As you say very distracting & annoying.
Great timing Gareth. Monochrome course in London this week so this will really help me loads 🤞🏽👍🏽
Ah wow. What’s that then and who’s running it?
Gareth Danks it’s a 1 day course run by the EOS Training Academy. A day out in the big city for an east coast of Scotland lad! 🙀
Thought that was a great explanation. What histogram do I see with the film simulations when I do RAW + jpeg - I'm guessing the jpeg?
It shows you with the film simulation applied.
yes the profile view.. thats why i love the natural live view mode! :-)
Thanks for that Gareth. Very helpful indeed. It will definetly refine my approach to taking better pictures..👍
Hey thanks peshy! 👍🏻😊
Great vid. Valuable video for reference. I will be looking at this a lot more on the back of my camera from now on 👍
thanks Dan mate! shocks me that! knowing how good a photographer you are lol
@@GarethDanks I'm not that good. Lol. I just get lucky. I understand the histogram I just don't use it much in street photography. But will be now
Great explanation,thanks
cheers chris :-)
Great video, well explained, yet hard to use while shooting streets, my guess by pushing myself to use it, it will become a habit! Unrelated question, why did you get rid of the eye cap on xt3?
same for the streets mate! just asses the scene and decide what YOU want to meter for.. i always include strong light and contrast so i meter for the bright light, not the shadows - when shooting digital :-)
Hey Gareth great video and topic! Hope all is well!
hey thanks Carlos mate! hope your well too! :-)
Thorough explanation Ga - nice 1
Hey Cheers mate appreciate that thanks so much for watching hope you’re well
Excellent video! Lots of info, so I've watched it 3 times. Thank you!!!
Thanks man appreciate that I don’t think I’ve watched it three times myself ha ha
Always creative and excellent explanation and I wish you more success and creativity
thanks again mate!
Awesome video and very informative! Thanks Gareth!
hey thanks so much Andrew mate!
Thank you. That was important to me
cheers patrick mate!
Very comprehensive thank you
Yay 1st 🙌
Ha ha hope you enjoyed the video
An excellent overview and reminder of the histogram which I often under use :) Cheers.
Hey thanks andy. Appreciate that mate
Okay, I learnt something. The histogram is different for JPG and RAW, that might explain muddy raw images.
I think it may have been worth mentioning the creative choice of intentionally under or over exposing an image.
What should the histogram look like if there's a polar bear chasing a black cat in the snow
........at night?
cheers mate.. you can only make that creative choice once you understand the histogram.. your right but that would be a seperate vid. walk before you can run etc.. cheers mate! appreciate the comment :-)
Well explained my friend.
Hey thanks Martin. Cheers for watching
Hello Gareth, Re, Histogram. When photographing a snow scene in manual exposure I expose to the right (ettr) and generally, the image turns out great after being processed in Lightroom. But... we are often told to overexpose by a stop and a half to compensate for the meter to ensure that we get proper whites. So, my question is: should I place the setting on my camera to aperture priority which will then give me the opportunity to overexpose to shoot winter scenes. Up to now, no one has really covered this issue. What would your opinion be? Thank you...
Hey mate thanks for watching fantastic question happy to answer that for you.
I’m really glad you asked actually because that’s a good point yes you are correct to expose for up to 2 stops for a majority of white in the sea as the camera will be looking for 20% grey which of course snow isn’t so you would have 20% underexposed image so bike over exposed by up to 2 stops you would be correct however I wouldn’t like the inconsistency of the exposure change it unless I use the exposure lock I fear my camera settings would change as I move the camera round towards darker tone up or brighter areas so if you need the safest option is always to shoot manually. The exposure compensation would then be irrelevant hope that helps mate.
@@GarethDanks, thank you, Gareth, so I should just stay with my manual exposure, then (ETTR) and all is good!
100% mate. Far more reliable. You stay in control then. 👍🏻😊
Gareth Danks thank you, again Gareth, I was often concerned that may be doing something wrong. Thank you, that has cleared that issue up for me and others. Have a Great Day...
Great info Mate, 👍. I cant take an image without first checking the Histogram, I'm lucky that my camera displays it in Live View.
Hope your well and the Family is doing well. Thanks for sharing and take care, 👍📸
Thanks Rob you too mate! hope all is well! :-)
@@GarethDanks All good thanks, enjoying my Photography👍📸
A very interesting vid. Gareth, how would you apply that in street
Every time you take a photo look at the histogram and see if it's correctly exposed. If not, adjust settings and take photo again.
cheers for the comment keith.. set your camera up to the brightest part of a scene when you arive (for external shots) push to the right and unless your in shade or not shooting anything containing that light you should be fine.. the same for indoors but meter for skin tones instead.. unless your tring to create silhouetts. Basically just decide whatt you want to expose for or clip, then set your camera to meter that :-)
Very nicely explained, thank you! Some people use zebras to check overexposure. Can you comment on zebras vs. Histogram?
thanks mate! very good point and i was going to include this but felt it might confuse beginners.. i hate zebras lol.. mine are always very inaccurate! even when set to 100% they come on too early! very distracting! :-)
Thank you sir!
Gareth thank's, learning with you 👍
In street you expose for bright light and lock AE-L, than expose histogram for right side withouth clipping?
Excellent, I'd like to use this for a U3A Photography Group than I run.
Hey thanks Alan. Your very welcome to. Hope it helps 👍🏻😊
Simple to understand and informative thank you. I thought Mr Gough may have been your best friend in photography not a histogram.
haha.. he's a tool in photography alright haha
Brilliant explanation. 👍🏻 I guess you use the histogram in Astro photography after taking a test shot?
Hi Gareth! I don’t understand how you pushed the exposure to the right in the histogram. I have a X70.
Hi can someone please help me with the following I have stopped getting clipping on my histgram while editing on photoshop the screen goes blue or red if I go too far either way but the triangles don't go white like they used too. Can't figure it out I have been using camera raw for many yrs and never had this problem before. Not sure if I've pressed something by accident. I am using camera raw 14.1. Help please anyone
Hey thanks for this, helpful video. I shoot Fujifilm in RAW, I expose to the right but I do find it difficult to work out at what point on the histogram I've blown out my highlights as the histogram is of the JPG. Is it just a case of experience and trying to find where the point is by trial and error? Cheers
Hi Tom, thanks for the comment mate.. to a degree your right, its experience.. i say this due to very small areas on the right of the histogram often being dificult to see.. as is the case in this example with almost clipped reflection. This is why i love the natural live view on the fuji..
Sure I read something that the left quarter of the histogram contains less range than the other areas. Making it not an even comparison over the full range another reason to expose to the right.
id not heard that but it does make sense yes.. lack of light would cause less DR :-)
When do you use the exposure comp. dial to move the histogram, and when do you change SS (or Aperture)?
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sorry, not sure i understand
You must not enjoy taking pictures. You make this joyful thing just a chore worrying about things that should come naturally and instinctively looking through the view finder and not constantly looking at the histogram.
So you can “naturally” expose a scene PERFECTLY! Without looking at the histogram?
Thanks Gareth really useful info 👍👍
cheers for watching mark!