Tag: metering
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An introduction to histograms (a video)
Understanding histograms is the key to getting a good exposure in digital photography. In this podcast, I walk you through the basics of the histogram. I show images of histograms (and scenes I have photographed.) Understanding histograms is the key to mastering exposure, which is at the heart of good photography.
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What is it about middle gray?
I am teaching a series of workshops in Singapore. I had an “aha” moment during one of my recent classes. Purely by accident, I did what a good teacher is supposed to do. I took something that I knew well and I reconfigured that same information into a new format. The new approach made it
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Flash Photography Using Remote (Off Camera) Flash Units (a video)
This podcast explores using an off-camera or remote flash unit to get a quality of light that is not possible with the built-in flash units.