Hiking photography tips for rookies...that's me

[DougPaul]

Here is a primer on interpreting the histogram for those unfamiliar:
http://www.photoxels.com/tutorial_histogram.html

A histogram, in this context, is a graphic respresentation showing the number of pixels having brightness numbers from 0 to 255. Each channel is quantified and displayed on a bar graph. A well exposed image should contain shadow, midrange, and highlights. These elements will appear on the left, center, and right side of the histogram, respectively.

There is a tremendous amount of info--much of it at a professional level--to be found at http://www.luminous-landscape.com, including a number of articles on exposure. Histograms are just one of the topics covered.

Been spending a good bit of time reading stuff from there recently and will probably spend a good bit more...

Doug

 

[darren]

Ahh grasshoppa......

The histogram is your friend. Read. Learn. Understand. Practice. Use.

BTW, I am serious. It is a huge leg up on film.

- darren

 

[Grumpy]

Ahh grasshoppa......

The histogram is your friend. Read. Learn. Understand. Practice. Use.

BTW, I am serious. It is a huge leg up on film.

- darren

Yes. And learning to use it effectively in refining the technical quality of your own photography quickly takes you out of the "rookie" class.

G.

 

[timmus]

I’ve illustrated each point with a photo that can be found here.

Great site ! I went check it out after Bubba told me where his avatar came from. I didn't know what I was doing when I took mine... Look like I have some natural talent