Better still if you look at the individual R G B channels !
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
----- Original Message -----
From: "David J Brooks" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: histograms
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.
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