Histograms in digital photography – Photography podcast #41

March 19, 2008 on 1:56 pm | In Photography podcasts, Photography tips, podcasting

Photography podcast #41 offers a primer on histograms in digital photography. A histogram is just a graph showing the distribution of tones in a photograph. We discuss how to ‘read’ histograms and how much attention we should pay to them.


Images courtesy of cambridgeincolour.com

The images above reveal the histograms associated with them. Notice how in the right photograph there is still texture in the white in the dog’s face and in the sand. If the histogram was closer to the right edge we’d lose detail in the dog’s face and start losing detail in the sand.

Photography links mentioned in this podcast:
More in depth histogram explanations:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/histograms1.htm
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/histograms2.htm
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  1. Good podcast!!! Histograms have always mystified me and now I’m clearer on the topic. I’ve also listened to a few more of your podcasts and they are very well done. Thanks for taking the time to do them.

    Comment by photodog — March 20, 2008 #

  2. [...] Links mentioned in this podcast: Transcript to photography podcast #1 – being aware of the background Histograms in digital photography [...]

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  3. Hi Marko,
    I’ve downloaded a number of your podcasts over the last couple of days and they are fantastic for a beginners like me. You are clear, passionate and pick topics which I’m curious about. Look forward to catching more of the podcasts and keep up the good work.

    Comment by DanB — November 18, 2008 #

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