In photography the histogram is a visual representation of the distribution of the tones in a photograph.
Questions tagged [histogram]
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What does it mean if the main peak of my Histogram is beyond the top of the chart?
I tried reading this thread about histograms, but couldn't understand it well enough to answer this question.
I took some shots yesterday where the main peak of my Histogram was actually off the chart. The histogram had one large peak and most…
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What do truncated histogram spikes indicate?
I teach a class in fine art printing. During my last class we were looking at an image in Lightroom CC Classic and someone asked why the midtone spike in the image histogram exceeded the top limit. It was cut off at the top.
Since then, I have…
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How to interpret a histogram to know whether the photo is under or over exposed?
Yes, the books might have been written on this but not being a technical person, I'd like to understand in short and easy to understand language - How to interpret a histogram to know whether the photo is under or over exposed?
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How can I cope with a two-peak histogram with one flat and one steep peak?
See this screenshot:
The not-yet-processed image depicts a rural landscape right after sunset. It looks like this:
Its parameteres are: Canon EOS 70D + EF 24–105 mm f/4 L IS; ISO 800; 1/13"; f/6.3; +1/3 EV; 47 mm.
UPDATE: Here is the original…
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