2 April 2008
TWIP Podcast #17 - Histograms
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In this video, Alex explains what a histogram is and how you can use it to save your photos. Available in the iTunes feed right now - or at Pixelcorps.TV/TWIP.
14 Comments so far...
Ludo Says:
2 April 2008 at 6:59 am.
Great video Alex… I finally understood how to use levels in the histogram. I was never happy with the contrast slider, and to use the levels makes more sense!
Thanks guys!
Genuine240 Says:
2 April 2008 at 10:49 am.
Great Video!
I was already familiar with a lot of what you were covering but I have a few questions.
Can you please cover when in the histogram graph on my Canon 40D peaks pass the top of the scale? Isn’t this also clipping?
Can you also cover white balance using a gray card and how that should look in a histogram?
I have done a few projects where I use a gray card for both exposure and white balance. Can you please go over a work-flow both for the shoot and post processing on the computer?
I have sent links for this video to several photo-friends of mine.
Keep up the Great work!
Ernie
David Schexnaydre Says:
2 April 2008 at 12:31 pm.
Awesome video. That helped a lot!
Alex Says:
2 April 2008 at 1:08 pm.
Over the white point is probably where the JPEG will clip (but not necessarily the RAW).
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Anonymous Says:
2 April 2008 at 1:44 pm.
Hey, these videos are really good and very easy to understand. Thank you. This one was extremely helpful as was the one on aperture.
Anonymous Says:
2 April 2008 at 1:46 pm.
Hey, this video like the aperture one was very well done, easy to understand and hits the nail right on the head. Thanks
Ken Sutton
kene@nauticom.net
Mary Says:
2 April 2008 at 1:48 pm.
Thanks so much, Alex. I’m finally beginning to understand the histogram and it’s manipulation. I appreciate you taking the time to teach this valuable lesson.
Scott Says:
3 April 2008 at 4:38 am.
Nice Alex, that was a great explanation of the histogram.
Mark Says:
3 April 2008 at 1:18 pm.
Keep these great videos coming Alex and team! They’re a great tool in boiling down photographic jargon into more malleable bites that result in a better real world understanding for the “rest of us.”
chrissundnina Says:
3 April 2008 at 8:01 pm.
thank you so much for that video , finaly I’m understanding that histogramm !
It realy opens a new way of image editing for me
jnosal Says:
4 April 2008 at 8:55 am.
Excellent video Alex!!! You cleared up a lot of gray areas that I had with my histogram knowledge. No I must go shot some stuff this weekend and try it out.
Liam H Says:
4 April 2008 at 1:55 pm.
I feel such a dummy. Histograms are so easy…well now they are..thanks a lot.
Alex Lindsay Says:
4 April 2008 at 11:45 pm.
My pleasure everyone!
I’m having fun doing them!
More soon…
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