I have my screen set up to view every shot I take, with the histogram showing. I'm quite addicted to it.
Dave On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > Histograms and light meters. > > The light meter, if you know how to use it properly, tells you what kind of > exposure you're going to get. > > The histogram tells you what kind of exposure you actually got. > > The "if you know how to use it properly" caveat is what trips people up - > even the best, most experienced photographers, occasionally. That's why good > photographers check their histograms frequently. > > Data point: In editing the PDML Photo Annual, I found that approximately 80% > of the images I received had overexposure/clipping problems serious enough > to require significant Photoshop work to correct before printing. (And that > doesn't include shots like Luka Knezevic-Strika's "Leaving" and Derby > Chang's "Wearable Art", both of which used overexposure deliberately for > artistic effect.) > > Most people who don't think they need to check their histograms need to > check their histograms. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
