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Sooo, you want to learn all about the histogramy thing?

Postby Matt. K on Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:52 pm

It's easy if you use my patented system. No Ebook required. But only works if you have Photoshop on your PC. Open Photoshop and make a new blank page. Go to EDIT/FILL and fill it whith black. Now look at the histogram. Choose the marquee tool and draw a square somewhere on your page and fill it with white, Check out the histogram. Drop some blue, red and yellow squares on your page and check out the histogram. Open an over exposed image....or change the levels of an image until it blows out...check out the histogram. Keep looking and keep changing and keep checking out the histogram. Now you should be getting the idea and it only took you 15 minutes. Try a page of black with a small circle of yellow...like a photograph of the full moon. Check out the histogramy thing. Congratulations! You have passed my histogramy thing course!
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:01 pm

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Great work as usual! :wink:
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Postby gstark on Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:06 pm

Matt,

Congratulations. Your first nomination for a histogramy award!
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:07 pm

gstark wrote:Matt,

Congratulations. Your first nomination for a histogramy award!


Should be award at the AW evening :lol:
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Postby Glen on Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:32 pm

Matt, how do you manage to put a month of learning into 25 words or less? Thank you, great tutorial
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:47 pm

Great work Matt - but ”histogramy” :wink: :lol:
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Postby Matt. K on Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:07 pm

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Is that not what it is? :lol:
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Postby stubbsy on Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:09 pm

Matt. K wrote:Chris
Is that not what it is? :lol:

Yes :wink:
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Postby christiand on Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:34 pm

Hi Matt,

I'll take that lesson.
I've printed the instructions so that I have them handy.

Thanks a lot Matt,

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Postby Matt. K on Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:52 pm

It's a pleasure CD. It is the quickest way to understand how to read the histogram and make it work for you.
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:53 pm

Matt. K wrote:It's a pleasure CD. It is the quickest way to understand how to read the histogram and make it work for you.


Print it out and laminated, then give to members :wink:
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Postby christiand on Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:40 pm

Hi all,

I'm actually thinking about printing and laminating a number of card size
cheat sheets, pre-flight check lists and tips such as Matts.
They could be of credit card size with a hole in the upper left hand corner to go onto a key ring or so attached to the camera bag; etc, etc ...

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Postby zeb00 on Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:37 pm

christiand wrote:Hi all,

I'm actually thinking about printing and laminating a number of card size
cheat sheets, pre-flight check lists and tips such as Matts.
They could be of credit card size with a hole in the upper left hand corner to go onto a key ring or so attached to the camera bag; etc, etc ...

Thanks again,
CD



like in big letters "Set ISO back to 200" or you could just go with "DONT PANIC" :?
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Postby gstark on Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:43 am

christiand wrote:Hi all,

I'm actually thinking about printing and laminating a number of card size
cheat sheets, pre-flight check lists and tips such as Matts.
They could be of credit card size with a hole in the upper left hand corner to go onto a key ring or so attached to the camera bag; etc, etc ...

Thanks again,
CD


Do one with a hole in the middle and we can use it as a pinhole lens. :)

Seriously, Christian, a great idea.
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