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Histogram: How To Read The Histogram

The document discusses how to read and understand a histogram to determine the exposure of an image. It explains that a histogram shows the tonal distribution and allows getting the best exposures. It describes what different parts of the histogram indicate, such as shadows and highlights, and how overexposure and underexposure affect the image quality and ability to post-process. A neutral exposure that shows detail in shadows and highlights produces the safest results.

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Histogram: How To Read The Histogram

The document discusses how to read and understand a histogram to determine the exposure of an image. It explains that a histogram shows the tonal distribution and allows getting the best exposures. It describes what different parts of the histogram indicate, such as shadows and highlights, and how overexposure and underexposure affect the image quality and ability to post-process. A neutral exposure that shows detail in shadows and highlights produces the safest results.

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UNDERSTANDING

THE HISTOGRAM
This tool will give you a tonal analysis of your image, and thus P H O TZ Y. C O M
allows you to get the best exposures on your photographs.
Perfect to print A5 size
14cm x 21cm / 5.83” x 8.27”

HOW TO READ THE HISTOGRAM

More Pixels

Less Pixels

BLACKS SHADOWS MID-TONES WHITES HIGHLIGHTS


Darkest Dark Medium Light Brightest
recordable blacks Exposure Exposure Exposure recordable whites

WHAT THE HISTOGRAM TELLS ABOUT EXPOSURE

NEUTRAL EXPOSURE
This reading produces the safest exposure.
Even when the tones look slightly brighter in
camera, this can be easily post-processed.

UNDEREXPOSURE TO THE LEFT


Try to avoid this reading. Use a wider This reading can produce an acceptable photo.
aperture or a longer shutter speed. Can be fixed in post processing, although it
Undexposed photos are very hard to might induce noise into the photo.
recover in post-processing.

OVEREXPOSURE TO THE RIGHT


This setting eliminates many details in the This reading can be fixed in post-processing
image, by over-exposing the highlights. Use fairly easily. The images will be less noisy, but
a lower ISO number to avoid it. Overexposed it can be easy to slide into overexposure
photos are very hard to recover in post.

ADVANCED CAMERA EXPOSURE

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