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The histogram!! one of the most powerful tools you NEED to learn in photography!! Especially if you're a beginner at photography and just learning the basics!
In this mini RANT! haha, I address some major frustrations I have with photographers, in particular on RU-vid, telling people how a histogram should look!
While it's vital you know how YOUR histogram should look for each image you take, there ISN'T a specific way a histogram 'should' look.. NOT like this perfect 'lump' people keep saying you should have!
Learning how to use the histogram is one of the fastest ways to improve your photography! Just like the exposure triangle (to be debated as to whether it's a triangle or not) Your images are determined by the amount of light that hits your sensor!
The histogram is vital for measuring how much light is getting to your sensor! FAR more accurate than using the LCD or EVF. Ok hope this was helpful.. people need to stop telling people wrong! I hope you enjoy the video! Do check out my F/8 street photography magazine here:
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@MrDazza64 3 года назад

Well bloody hell Gazza Lad, and to think all these years I just thought that the Hysteria Gram thingy was just to warn me when Orcs and Goblins were nearby!!

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

hahahaha bloody brilliant!! love that!! it tells you how crap your image is!! turn it off mate!! its wrong haha

@MrDazza64 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks 🤣🤣🤣👍 I’ll stick bit of leccy tape on the flip screen where it appears dude! 🤣🤣🤣

@timothylinn 3 года назад

As a rule, I ignore any video with “histogram“ in the title. As a subscriber, I made an exception for yours - and I’m glad I did. This is the best histogram video I’ve ever seen. You’ve done an excellent job of explaining and demonstrating the way the histogram works. It is surprising to me how many experienced photographers get this wrong. That’s not going to be a problem for anyone watching this video. Well done!

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha thanks mate!! ill omit that word from any future video!! just for you! haha.. yes i do get frustrated! theres a few others i could do but itd be obvious as to who im referring to haha

@LuisCypher6661 3 года назад

Somethings need a proper rant! Well made. Happy that I started with astrophotography first and learned my histogram basics there. Makes it much easier to understand in daylight photography ;)

@mtbmedic999 6 месяцев назад

Great video! Love the passion in it

@supermanbeer84 3 года назад

I found this so useful, I'm a very new photographer and I'm really making an effort to know all the technical aspects of my camera and not just point and shoot at what I think might look nice. So understanding the histogram I feel like is essential to getting what I want out of photography. Thanks for this 👍

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

hey thanks wayne mate.. hoping to start a new series for beginners.. let me know what topics youd like me to cover :-)

@stevesvids 3 года назад

I get it. I do use histogram ....sometimes But mainly.... using mirrorless xt3 I just dial in my settings to expose correctly as to how I'm seeing my scene through the viewfinder. Basically doing it by eye. My shooting style is too casual to worry about a little bit of highlight clipping. Life's too short. Hope you had a nice hot long bath after this. 😄👍

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha thanks mate.. i feel much better now! :-)

@focuszones2815 3 года назад

Thanks Gareth. This is so essential.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@trevorfinnis9111 3 года назад

Gareth that was a brilliant video. I am still in the whole scale of things quite new to photography and had never heard of the exposure triangle let alone a histogram and your right many of the RU-vid videos I watched was all about getting a hump on the middle. Thank you for a easy to understand and experienced based tutorial . It’s ok to have a rant now and again. Take care Trev

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha cheers trevor mate!! glad you found us!! gonna do a mini series for beginners soon.. stay tuned!

@earlglass6328 3 года назад

Finally!!! Thanks for a righteous video. I was so sick of all the crap about the histogram. Most All of the well respected RU-vidrs many of them are wrong about the histogram. When if you shoot a photo of a family at night and if you shoot that same family in the same spot in the daytime you going to have a totally different histogram. I am so happy for your demeanor and saying how wrong almost everybody is about the histogram. Histograms has more to do with the degrees of light and what the camera is seeing. And, in that, the camera only sees light and that’s what the histogram is going to show. It’s more important to understand exposure and the histogram together and then your histogram is very very vital but if one does not understand exposure, then what the histogram trying to show you And you trying get a hump in the middle-as you well said, it is ludicrous on what to many photographer are saying as to how to understand the histogram. Thanks!

@yellowberrypie 2 года назад

Awesome explanation

@alanskilton9624 3 года назад

Histogram , Ok so I won't now get the hump if I don't a hump in the middle , as long as its not creeping up both ends or just one end especially the right I'll be happy. Got it. Thank you for putting me right on it.

@randyschwager2515 3 года назад

Excellent interpretation of histograms! Very helpful! Thanks

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful! cheers Randy!

@davidhubbard4966 3 года назад

Super Rant Gareth, just disappointed you didn’t finish with getting the black cat out of the white box in your magical presentation

@itaykaplan892 3 года назад

Great video Gareth and Brilliant rant.... :-)

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Haha. Cheers mate.

@JohnChubbSr 3 года назад

Fantastic driving home the idea of what you see in the frame is what you get. It all makes perfect sense. What would help me understand better is learning how to expose to the right, and how would I know if it is clipping just by looking at the histogram?

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

thanks john.. i showed in the video mate.. when the graph touches the right its clipping.. go as far to the right (ETTR) as you can without it touching.. unless you want it to clip (the sun)

@JohnChubbSr 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks Thank you, Gareth!

@ianhamer4294 3 года назад

Best rant ever. Makes my blood boil when somebody tells me they saw on u tube, the "lump" is correct. Thanks to you i can now refer them to this video. Cheers mate.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha thanks ian.. few admitting they fall for this

@dp5383 3 года назад

This actually was SUPER helpful. Thanks for this!

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Hey thanks man. 😊

@mikeswoods 3 года назад

Great video Gareth and good point made 📷👍

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

cheers for watching mike :-)

@deanconley9331 3 года назад

Great stuff mate!

@desgardner7169 3 года назад

Thank You.......You did not give your camera a slap then! Well done! and well spoken......

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Haha. Apparently I find it easy to rant on 😂

@stephenwilson8356 2 года назад

Thanks Gareth. VERY clear! Good rant ;-)

@paulcomptonpdphotography 3 года назад

Good rant mate haha hope your coming this weekend can have a laugh 😅

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

thanks paul!! sorry i missed out!! AGAIN!!

@feydanmedia 3 года назад

I have actually never used the histogram when shooting photos...is that bad?

@rigbyUnbound 3 года назад

not at all.. but it's bloody useful

@stevesvids 3 года назад

Its good to understand the physics of what a histogram is as it just simply helps you better understand the scene and the difference between human eyes and camera sensors. The human eye seeing many more stops of light than a sensor. In reality we all work differently and enjoy our own unique ways. Its art after all.

@LORDS.And.Hammers 3 года назад

Same. 💯

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Not at all. But when you need to GUARANTEE accurate exposures and need the most out of your sensor, there’s no better way. Plus you can’t see your screen in bright light. And evfs aren’t accurate 😊

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

And isn’t it like changing gear by listening to the engine as apposed to lookin at the revs?

@joerichard171 3 года назад

Well done Gareth 👍 you tell’em

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Haha. Thanks Joe 😊

@aspenyellow2963 3 года назад

Great rant Gareth, when applicable, the best place to have that lump is behind the camera, LOL.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

hahaha theres always a lump behind my camera! in this case tho in front as i couldn't see the damn screen lol

@neilcole3406 3 года назад

Well said that man!

@Ibz87 3 года назад

Awesome video. I learnt alot

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Thanks so much. 😊

@hachewie 3 года назад

Rant accepted. Hahahahaha. Nice mate. I shot some moody portraits yesterday with a black backdrop and a single speed light. I looked at the histogram just to make sure I wasn’t clipping then ignored it and trusted my eyes. Great video.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha but the point is you checked it first!.. if itd clipped you wouldnt have ignored it would ya hey?? hey?? come on now!! tell!! haha

@hachewie 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks Absolutely true. I would have definitely adjusted the flash if it was clipping. Hahahahahaha

@TheGazmondo 3 года назад

Best rant ever !

@AJ-pq4uf 3 года назад

I think (think!) I just about understand the histogram now, well I know I do but usually in post when I can think about it properly! In an ideal world I’d use it whilst taking shots, but with regards clipping, does anyone think its ok to rely on the highlight clipping warning as next best?

@gazkop57 3 года назад

Never seen you frown so much,chillout,we get it

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha.. you might get it.. lots dont! :-)

@Richard-xj5ye 3 года назад

Hi Gareth, this was great. On a few bits I thought I was listening to Ricky Gervais with a welsh accent!! It was great entertainment for those who already have a reasonable understanding of what a histogram is but how about a super cool, prepared and rehearsed explanation for novices. This could be the start of a whole new series of tutorials.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

hahaha funny you should say that! one of my customers says im like him haha.. also another weird thing.. im actually in the process of starting a beginners section.. seems lots will be interested.. any ideas for topics to cover? :-)

@Richard-xj5ye 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks There are all the basics, obviously, but something most novices don't realise is the dramatic effect on mood that using very high ISO can achieve

@harrycutts2045 3 года назад

And breath, you are absolutely right Gareth. It annoys me that people don't get the relationship. You have to use the histogram to know what will clip and what will be. white or black. good rant and well delivered.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha thanks harry mate.. i feel better now lol

@robbiebarnes 3 года назад

This is why I just show images in my videos with no technical advice, because I’m rather shit at it 😂 but this was super helpful, cheers Gareth! Also I’m glad you had a rant because somebody needs to, RU-vid is becoming (has been for a while but getting worse) saturated with a lot of shit information.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

thanks robbie! dont encourage me tho haha.. lots of togs doing my head in with clicky titles on subjects they dont understand

@johnhubble5156 3 года назад

A good demonstration you make is given in Chris Sale's video "How NOT to Process a Landscape Photograph with Adobe Lightroom" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ga4muQmKsVU.html At 4.48 Chris states that his editing process is aimed at moving the histogram peaks for both highlights and shadows towards the centre (a statement I noticed you questioned in the comments). The result of this was an edit that on reflection Chris was clearly not happy with.

@SimonWestPhotography 3 года назад

You are definitely ranting more in your recent video's!! But.... you are so correct and therefore helpful in your approach!!!... keep them coming mate just don't become a JL whom I love to follow!! which i know as a Englishman you won't!!

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Haha. Who’s jl?? 🤪

@SimonWestPhotography 3 года назад

lol.... Another great video Gareth!!... Love it!! Take care!!

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Ah right. Lol. Does he rant then? Not seen anything from him in a long time

@chewbokehl1435 3 года назад

Great video 👍🏻

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Thanks buddy

@martinagiusstreetphotography 3 года назад

Well said, mate. I agree 200%.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

cheers martin.. just been looking at your image for the mag

@martinagiusstreetphotography 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks Great. Many Thanks for the opportunity once again.

@iaincphotography6051 3 года назад

Do you ever use the Colour Histogram as well?

@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67 3 года назад

That's quite the rant mate, good for you! There's a lot of shit information out there, thanks for sharing.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Haha. Thanks mate. Surprises me also how many don’t use it

@rigbyUnbound 3 года назад

haha.. that was really funny. AND i'd only just heard about the this crazy theory of the 'histogram hill'.. what the hell are they talking about i thought. congratulations you've just taken a photo of BLAND. more of this!

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha thanks mate.. nuts how many do! more so in post! try and drop everything until they get a hump! madness!

@maggyfish 3 года назад

Bravo 👏

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

😂

@bobbowring1702 3 года назад

Great rant. I use a nikon D600 ff and a nikon D7200 dx both these cameras dont have a on screen histogram. so a bit more alkward but take a shot and you can see a histogram on play back.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Ah yes I’d forgotten that. Still has a flat profile too tho right?

@bobbowring1702 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks Yes still has but what I do is a test shot so not a problem really.

@quarkyman1 3 года назад

I have the same problem, shame they can’t do a firmware update for this issue ☹️

@bobbowring1702 3 года назад

@@quarkyman1 Totaly agree

@nickyfoulkes8476 3 года назад

Oh I like it when you get mad.............Which video's are they then. I must have missed those channels. Perhaps not, sounds like I haven't missed anything except crap. Well done that Gareth, well said.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Haha. A few big channels have said it too. Lots apply the same principle in editing too. Trying to get that “hill”.

@RM831BC4E4 3 года назад

WELL SAID GARETH ! :-)

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Haha. Thanks mate 🤪

@RM831BC4E4 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks No problem at all.

@djking9828 3 года назад

Wow you were genuinely angry. ETTR, 🙏🍻

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha i wasnt angry..

@amandastephens4120 3 года назад

Gareth I was going to be cheeky. Would you like to be my mentor? I’m trying to build my photography business in Cardiff. I was homeless for 3 years till 2years ago and I want to support myself with the business and then help the homeless with it. I do street photography and have a Canon Dslr and lenses plus tripod. I also have a Go Daddy website. If you haven’t got time I will understand but I haven’t got anybody I admire like you for being excellent at photography who could and would challenge me to get better as they would be honest about my work. No pressure but if you don’t ask you don’t get. Please let me know.

@j_a_lee 2 года назад

A bit less Danksy than your How To from last year. Unless, to take a Freudian tack, there's a Danksy ID lurking beneath your presentational Ego, repressed by a jealous Superego whose grip on the lid has been slackened by RU-vidrs fixated on mid-grey. Perhaps that's mellodramatic?! Last year's video was lean and structured and makes me wonder if you've thought of showing how you adjust for different pictures in Lightroom? I find myself going for a silvery, slightly contrasty tone, and treat the whole graph as an elastic indicator of a how to get a desired tonal shape within the outer limits. For e.g. raising the exposure lifts and stretches shadow details towards the right, and raising contrast pulls middle tones outwards to the ends. Whatever I do with the shape seems to need to fit what I want to do with different areas of the picture. Should it be that dependent on the available picture information and (versus?) an imagined result? Or is there meant to be a 'textbook' approach? I wonder what your thoughts might be?

@evanstheframe 4 месяца назад

And breath lol

@tonyallen9047 3 года назад

I never use the histogram. I always have it turned off and rely solely on my eyes. Never failed me yet. Don’t understand the fascination with the histogram. You don’t walk down the street and rely on one. You use your eyes and they adjust accordingly. You know when it’s too bright and you put on sunglasses. Too much made of it. People rely on it and then end up with a crap picture because they were trying to balance the histogram rather than looking at the scene and using their judgement.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

each to their own mate.. glad your doing good without it.. id never be without it but that suits me.. interestingly tho, surely your eyes have some kind of metering system to tell the iris to open or close? isnt a burned retina like a clipped image?

@timscanlanphotography 3 года назад

LMAO ! How's the blood pressure mate? :)

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Don’t ask! 😂 next rant soon

@gunnarkelly5051 3 года назад

I don’t understand. Could you go over it one more time? 🤣😂🤣😂

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha.. as iffff you could sit through more of that

@antonoat 3 года назад

You're getting old, you can rant like a miserable old so and so, lol. Think it's been said before, learn the basic principles of photography (like before digital), and all of these things become so much easier to understand. PS loved your reverse "lump" with the white box and black binoculars !

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Haha. Thanks mate. Kind of you to be so honest 😂