Mastering Exposure: The Power of the Histogram

This video is all about the histogram and how to use it to accurately assess your exposure in the field.

0:00 Introduction
0:28 Why the histogram is so useful
1:09 How to read a histogram
1:40 The histogram on the back of a camera
1:46 Using the histogram in manual exposure mode
2:05 Using the histogram in an automatic exposure mode
2:22 Adjusting the exposure compensation dial
2:45 Demonstration of how camera meters read exposure
3:58 Visual comparison of white, gray and black card auto exposure
4:10 Metering modes
4:22 Multi metering
4:37 Center weighted average metering
4:48 Spot metering
5:10 Entire screen average metering
5:17 Highlight metering
5:31 Auto exposure comparisons with the Sony7r4 metering modes
5:52 Side by side comparison of auto exposure, different metering modes
6:03 Shooting high key, low key or high contrast images
6:40 Summary

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