How To Use Histogram & Exposure Compensation To Perfect Your Exposure
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Use Histogram & Exposure Compensation To Perfect Your Exposure. More details of my tips on histogram bit.ly/bhistogramtips
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This is the third video I’ve watched on this and the first one I fully understood. You’re a great teacher. Thank you.
I hear the voice of a good teacher
Good explanation. It is finally sinking into my brain!
I've heard so many explanations about exposure compensation, but your explanation is the only one that is clear and easy to understand. Thanks, great video.
Thanks Juan. Glad this video helps! :-)
Juan Alvarez. Yes. U r right. I too felt the same. Thank u
Good video thanks for your explanation
This is a video I shot earlier this year showing some simple tips on *how to use two important tools in your camera - histogram and exposure compensation* - to perfect your exposure. I finally was able to put together this video last week while vacationing on a hill without internet. I have a lot more to share, stay tuned!
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Very interesting thx.
Would be very useful to explain the difference between changing those kind of parameters on the camera during photography or later with software tools like preview, photoshop etc.
thx again and keep taking and distributing your very beautiful photos.
Belinda Shi Nice video and simple explanation. You seem to be more confident in the studio. But I'm sure after a couple you'll find your groove.
Micha David Both can achieve same results (so long you don't go overboard while taking the shot). But the less time spent in post production, the better.
Micha David thanks for the comment. I agree with ***** - you can achieve the same result as long as you get the appropriate exposure to begin with. I am a big advocate for "efficient workflow" - the better you manage your camera, the less time you need to spend in post production (to fix the photos), therefore increasing overall workflow productivity.
***** thanks for the encouragement. I'm definitely more comfortable staying behind the camera than in front. I hope I can improve soon.
very good video. thank you
Belinda, it was a pleasure watching your video. You do a very good job at giving detailed instructions, which are easy to understand....Thank you
Thank you Belinda, this is a really clear explanation about exposure compensation.
Thank you Ms. Belinda Shi...I've tried to know what is histogram via many photographers on RUclips, but they made me more confuse but you, you explained clearly and gave examples so now I understood.
Awesome video
If you've locked down the aperture and the ISO something else will have to be adjusted. When you change the exposure compensation you are adjusting the output of the light meter. The changes you make with exposure compensation, in your case, will result in changes to the shutter speed. As for me I'd rather make the change directly to the shutter speed so I can be a bit more in control, rather than the camera making that change. I always leave the exposure compensation at zero in the conditions you have specified.
I might use exposure compensation if the camera is in auto, allowing it to make all of the decisions. But that is rare for me.
If in Shutter Priority with ISO locked then I'll change the aperture, not the exposure compensation.
Thank you for explaining it.. Awesome
Well done, very educational.
Enjoyed. Thanks.
I liked your video. Thanks. Not too long ago I checked my owners manual for my Canon 40D and 7D and found I can display the histogram before I take the photo. In the Menu the Live View exposure simulation is set to 'Enable'. Then in the menu under Histogram there is a choice of Brightness or RGB. You can frame and focus then turn on live view. Now with each press of the INFO button the display will change. At some point the histogram should display. In doing this I also learned that I can check my color before taking the shot when shooting indoors with room light.
Hi Belinda I am from Glasgow Scotland and thank you so much your video was really amazing thank you lots.xx
Excellent video. Thanks for your explanation. I'm just starting out and appreciate these tips. I found it very easy to understand. I'm going to try it on my Canon T3i
if you have real-time histogram available (like in all contemporary mirrorless cameras), you don't need exposure compensation, it's a rudimentary control.
Awesome explanation . Thanks a lot
If your image has a bride (white) and a groom (black) the histogram will indicate the exposure for each subject and will indicate how the camera is handling the dynamic range. Usually if the dynamic range makes it necessary to fudge one of the exposures the rule usually is that the groom is the odd man out so you darken just a bit.
Very nice video. Thanks for helping me understand EC.
Hi again....Belinda, i can't get the hang of using the historgram in practice. It just takes too much time because of all the other things involved, including manual flash. To me, a anology to the historgram is something like comparing a schematic diagram of a variable resistor for a light bulb to actually just looking at how dim or bright the light bulb gets.
Good
VERY relaxing voice
Hi Belinda. I just wandered across your page today and have been watching all of your videos. I really enjoy listening to other photographers to learn about their photography and post processing techniques, so thank you for creating these videos they are fantastic. I see you are a Canon shooter, I am curious if you use Magic Lantern in your photography and if so how it has influenced your process.
Hi Belinda...are you still actively taking photos? Using the histogram sure makes sense, but i STILL find it so much easier and faster to just chimp and check the actuall image on LCD. Nothing against using the historgram though. With RAW files you can underexpose and get so much info back into the image later on. So, if i see my LCD image and it looks pretty good (as long as it's not OVER exposed), then I'm fine. I use the blinkies on Canon by the way for over.
Am I the only one who thinks the first photo looks the best? I shoot video and tend to keep the exposure turned down a bit because it's easy to brighten an image in post, but if it's over-exposed then you lose detail which you can't get back in post...
hello dear miss Blida Shi Isaw your very interesting Video about histogram i really enioied of it because you explain very well any way I thank you so so much ihope you be always sucssess. good luck. your sincerely jamal from iran
do you always shoot ISO 100 for landscape, and you would not boost ISO for the same results?
Thanks, but it would be helpful to show how to change the exposure compensation.
Thanks for your response. I'm sure you've made many sacrifices to become so knowledgeable in photography, more than people realize. But now I'm happy that you have a family.
Thank you
Hi Belinda, I've found it very difficult to use a historgram in camera to get correct exposure. Every image will have a different one according to the tones within the scene (neutral, high key, low key and everything in between). i understand how it works, but in practice, it's risky since you are putting your trust into it instead of looking at the actual result lcd image on back of camera. I suppose you could use it to be sure their's not spike at the right for overexposure, but i use the blinkies instead.
Thanks Patrick. My rule of thumb is to always shoot raw and make sure there's no spike on the left/right of the histogram to avoid under/over exposure. Everything else in between is good and can be enhanced in post processing.
Ok, good practical advice. Thanks
Patrick McMullen depending on your LCD settings, the screen can make the picture(s) you take look really dark or really light when in reality they aren't. The histogram is just a tool to help you see how the picture(s) actually look. I wouldn't use just the histogram or just the LCD screen, I would use both of them together to make sure you get the shot you want. hope this helps :)
Keep in mind though, dark shadows are able to be restored but will have a lot of noise present - even at low ISO settings.
I liked the video--but I wish you could have gotten more of the upper part of that tree in the picture.
How can you rely on histogram for high key or low key images
All your videos are super and it looks like you haven't made a video in 2 to 3 years. I'm assuming you are off doing other things. Good luck with whatever you are doing.
Carlos - thanks for the comments. I mainly focused on my family and baby the past couple of years - all just as rewarding as my photo adventure. I haven't stopped taking photos but the subject was quite different recently as you could imagine. I'd love to continue sharing more photo tips in the future.
I think the use of the Histogram is over rated. You could look at a Histogram for a specific shot and it looks good for highlights and shadows, but looking at the specific shot it wasn't what you wanted, because regardless of what the Histogram says your either going to like the shot or you don't.................................
I don’t understand why you need the histogram to tell you your #2 and #3 images were overexposed.
Depending on how you define "overexposed". Sometimes an image might look too bright on the LCD or computer screen, but as long as there's no spike sticking to the right of the histogram, I wouldn't call it "overexposed" as you can recover the photo data by darkening part or all of the image in post processing. That's why I think histogram is a useful and important tool for photographers.
Ironic, a video about exposure and the audio is *way, WAY* too low. You're averaging around -30 and you should be averaging around -6.
How is that ironic?
You talk to slow. Speed it up.
Would you look at changing the ISO setting to get a similar result?