Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Histograms schmistograms!

Whaaaaa?! You don't know what a histogram is?  Where have you been?! 


Well, a histogram is the way we photogs (yeah I can say that now huh?) make sure we nail exposures.  They can come in all shapes and sizes, though they are not all correct.  I recently tried explaining this to a couple of friends.   Anyone who knows me knows I don't explain things very well.  Just imagine LOTS of hand movements, a little side tracking, potty breaks, maybe a diagram or three, and this is just explaining how my day has gone!!  So, we'll just say I don't explain things easily or concisely... but I know a guy who does!

John Mireles is a wedding photographer here in San Diego whose work I admire.  Imagine my excitement when I caught his magical trio of histogram explanations!  If you're interested in photography, a little confused by histograms or just like listening to smooth talkers check out these links:


I promise he will use less hand motions and only a few necessary drawings!

This post is dedicated to some of my girls (you know who you are).  Hoping this helps shine a little light on your exposures and histograms!

1 comments:

Christene January 22, 2009 at 7:01 AM  

Great info! Thanks for posting!

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