Your histogram: a simple tutorial.

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📈 Histograms Simply Explained 📉 - Scared of using histograms? They're actually really easy to understand, and once you know how to use them, it'll make your photos/videos 100 times better!
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Chapters:
00:20 - What is a histogram?
02:26 - How to read a histogram
04:20 - Example: Correctly exposed
06:21 - Example: High dynamic scene
08:04 - Example: Special trick for printing
09:26 - Point curve histogram
11:35 - What if you CAN'T correctly expose..?

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@TheJoshuaPeg Жыл бұрын

Do you already use your histogram..? 🤔 If not, do you think you'll start using it now? 😁

@Twobarpsi Жыл бұрын

I ALWAYS use it! That's how my photo shoots start. Test shots, checking the histogram.

@petehagen9294 Жыл бұрын

I'll use it more now!

@brianjames3734 Жыл бұрын

I will from now on! 👍

@peacefulnaturesoul Жыл бұрын

Thank you, for the first time I understand the histogram!

@sonjamedic634 5 ай бұрын

A great tip, well explained.

@stevenharper6888 Жыл бұрын

I forget that some people have never shot film before ! Look forward to seeing your photos👍The cost of film is crazy now! I’ve picked up a Fujifilm camera with the film simulations installed and I gotta say it’s amazing! I recommend one to use a nice walk around set up for some casual shooting👍

@peregrination3643 Жыл бұрын

Probably just as important of a take away is a suggestion on what to do with a gray winter day. It's not a subject I can get good search results for. Winter always gets conflated with snow photography.

@Grahamaway123 Жыл бұрын

One of the best explanations I’ve seen. Well done

@TheJoshuaPeg Жыл бұрын

Thank you Graham

@GOTOHOBBIES Жыл бұрын

Hi mate I haven't used histogram before and after seeing how you explained it, I should. I love your video's always much appreciated for going the extra mile and explaining what, how and why. Thank you

@adamrigely3607 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great explanation! Never knew how the histogram actually worked, even though it turns out to be extremely handy. I will definitely use it in Lightroom and turn it on on my camera!

@TheJoshuaPeg Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it Adam 😁

@samuelramsay3631 Жыл бұрын

Thank you great video well explained 👍👍

@smoothgilla3203 Жыл бұрын

Starting to use the histogram was the biggest turning point in my photography so far. This video really helped me understand how to fine-tune my exposures thanks!

@smoothgilla3203 Жыл бұрын

and those printing tips will come in very useful, thank you so much!!!!

@theefnsonnyshow852 Жыл бұрын

You da man! Super Helpful!

@stevenharper6888 Жыл бұрын

This is the easiest explanation of how to use histograms I’ve watched, thanks for that!

@TheJoshuaPeg Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks Steven

@ivorwindybottom77 Жыл бұрын

Hi Joshua thank you for this video it's helped me so much it really did leave me baffled what to do with it before but now it really making a difference to my photography and also giving me the belief to get out of auto everything so now shooting Manuel thanks to you.. Very much appreciated look forwards to you next videos.

@Sera_Vaz Жыл бұрын

Great video! Please do make a video on colour theory!

@marycarron5118 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joshua, you really did simplify using the histogram. I don’t use it in-camera, just in Lightroom, but I'm going to start to use it in-camera because that's where the picture starts. You explain everything very well and I would love to see more tutorials.

@josephmansfield2875 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joshua another great instructional video. Being a relative beginner to digital photography effects I learned a lot because you explain it so well and you don't get too technical. I will be paying more attention to my histogram in future and will revisit this video. Yes would love a video on colour therapy. Congrats nearly at 10k subscribers

@BigKelvPark Жыл бұрын

The histogram is often underrated and a most useful tool. I try and avoid getting any flat spots at the top because this is digital distortion in my mind. I do a lot of audio stuff as well and to me a digital file has the same characteristics when displayed as a graph - even with analogue electronics this holds true. One of my older Canons used to show the histogram in the preview with the over exposed parts flashing on the image. I'll have to look and see if my 2000D has this option. If not, I'll continue to slightly under expose by a couple of stops to be on the safe side. As usual a great informative video.

@Twobarpsi Жыл бұрын

I only use the histogram!! It is a true representation of your exposure! It eliminates the disparity of screen brightness issues, and what your eye may think is correct. I ALWAYS start a shoot with taking several test shots, and checking the histogram. I lock in the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO based on what the histogram shows, and use full manual mode for consistency!

@halloween470 Жыл бұрын

After surgery I needed to get out and rehabilitate myself so I bought my first DSLR just 8 months ago, and things have changed since 1982 and my old Pentax k1000. The many functions of my T6S can be confusing but the way you clearly demonstrate things like histogram it's easy for even an old bugger like me to understand without getting into tech-overload. Sharing your art inspires me to be creative again and I want to learn more and more! By better understanding my gear I have a renewed love of photography, In fact I forgot just how much I love outdoor photography which is making me happier and healthier. Joshua I can't Thank You enough for sharing your videos!!! God Bless

@TheJoshuaPeg Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😁

@tragikomediant4278 Жыл бұрын

To be honest, I've never paid much attention to the histogram. After your video, I can see that it is a very useful tool that I will definitely start using, especially since you showed how easy it is. Thanks.

@Kal-Elvin Жыл бұрын

Another great video Joshua. Simple, clear and concise. I had no idea that you could still get decent images with the peaks close to the edges of the graph. The amount of times I’ve been pulling out what hair I have left trying to get the peaks near the middle 😊 I’ve now started to experiment with bracketing in those scenarios

@TheJoshuaPeg Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 😁

@petehagen9294 Жыл бұрын

I loved this description! Very helpful! Also liked the outtakes... maybe next time, video 'as your right/left and then mirror the video'. I empathize with the challenge of 'your left, my right' stuff, but you did 👌

@The80sBoy Жыл бұрын

Another interesting video, Josh. Like many others, who have commented here, I rarely use the histogram. I will from now on. Thanks!

@tracymun1 Жыл бұрын

Really new to this, to the point that never heard of histograms. Your video made a lot of sense. Could I ask what editing site you use. Thank you

@TheJoshuaPeg Жыл бұрын

Hi Tracy, I use Lightroom. It's the best in my opinion

@m.sabir21 Жыл бұрын

Excellent content, brilliant delivery but sound quality probably position of microphone is not good. Please take care of audio part. Thanks for sharing your experience and for this excellent video.

@wanneske1969 Жыл бұрын

I'd use HDR for the pic at 7.50 and take 3 to 5 pics.

@TheJoshuaPeg Жыл бұрын

I often use HDR, but in this situation I wanted to demonstrate what a high contrast scene looks like on a histogram for beginners

@mortenthorpe Жыл бұрын

there’s ONE major issue using the histogram on most cameras … it’s sampled off of the jpeg representation! so, just by changing this profile in camera, you’re affecting the display of the histogram, and your guidance from that tool becomes unreliable

@tomaswmitchellphotography Жыл бұрын

Only if you have your camera shoot in jpeg also. I only shoot in raw so my histogram is based on my raw image.

@mortenthorpe Жыл бұрын

@@tomaswmitchellphotography are you sure that in lieu of saving to jpeg, that you see the RAW histogram??? I’m not sure at all…

@tomaswmitchellphotography Жыл бұрын

@@mortenthorpe yes I shoot a Nikon D850 and have it set for RAW only when I view the image to check the histogram I am viewing the raw file. There is no jpeg saved in the folder for viewing purposes.