How to Read a Histogram | Adobe Photography Basics

In this video, photographer and filmmaker Ben Lee (@itchban) demonstrates how to use the histogram tool to nail your exposures and improve your photography.

Whether you’re shooting in real-time or editing post-photography, learn all about how to use and read the histogram tool in-camera and in post-processing to reduce noise and enhance details. 

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00:00 Histogram tutorial
00:10 What is a histogram?
00:36 How to read a histogram.
01:25 Using the histogram to check exposure, contrast, and brightness of an image.
01:50 Common histogram examples
01:54 Left heavy histogram
02:24 Right heavy histogram
02:23 Narrow / Compact histograms
03:40 Using the histogram in editing

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