Eden Photographers Club Meeting - Tuesday, August 16th @ 7pm EDT (Topic: histograms)

Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Jul!a
You sound like my husband when he's working on the car. I'm always asking him where random bleeding wounds came from.
This is nothing. Tearing down the old roof over our patio gave me three wounds that will form large scars that will be with me the rest of my life.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Jul!a
You sound like my husband when he's working on the car. I'm always asking him where random bleeding wounds came from.
Thats my boyfriend when he comes home from work. He came home from work with a gash on top of his head, how does one even get a gash there. Than he told me he bashed his head on a robots groin, and I didnt hear anything after that because I was laughing.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Glad things are looking up for you. Good things happen to good people
for you as well! I saw that you are nominated for COM
08/16/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Just that I suck for not making the time to submit or critique any photos.
I totally understand. I've not had the time either. It sucks that there are so many things to photograph during summer, yet I have no time to do it. I'll have the time this winter, yet a dearth of things I want to photograph.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Just that I suck for not making the time to submit or critique any photos.
ditto
08/16/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Since no one has anything they wish to address.....

Since no one seems to have anything to bring up.....

I posted a poll a few weeks ago about what you wanted the topic of this meeting to me, and the runaway winner was histograms. Of course, there was only one vote, so "runaway" is probably not the best word. Since Petite Valentine was the only one to actually vote, and she wanted to learn more about histograms, that's what she'll get.

I apologize in advance that the pictures I'll be using are from the article I wrote on histograms, but my computer's hard drive died Sunday night, and I can't access Photoshop or any of my files. I had been backing up my files, of course, but it seems that they are in a format that can only be read by the program I was using to back up my computer. As such, the images you'll see are the best I can do with the circumstances being what they are.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
This is nothing. Tearing down the old roof over our patio gave me three wounds that will form large scars that will be with me the rest of my life.
Ouch
08/16/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
I'm a little late, but I'm here.
08/16/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Thats my boyfriend when he comes home from work. He came home from work with a gash on top of his head, how does one even get a gash there. Than he told me he bashed his head on a robots groin, and I didnt hear anything after that because I was ... more
LOLOL....Wha????
08/16/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
How does all of the submitting critiquing photos thing work? Im still newish to the site. If I knew I wouldve submitted. I can do so next time at least.
08/16/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Wondermom
for you as well! I saw that you are nominated for COM
Thanks, there are some good reviewers up there!
08/16/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Ivy Wilde
I'm a little late, but I'm here.
Welcome!

And if I haven't already said so, welcome to the rest of you as well.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Thats my boyfriend when he comes home from work. He came home from work with a gash on top of his head, how does one even get a gash there. Than he told me he bashed his head on a robots groin, and I didnt hear anything after that because I was ... more
my husband says I am danger prone Daphne, I am always covered in new wounds or bruises with no idea how I got them, I run into doorways and walls lol I am a total clutz
08/16/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
LOLOL....Wha????
He works on movies making stuff at shops...hahah I probably should've elaborated more.
08/16/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
Since no one has anything they wish to address.....

Since no one seems to have anything to bring up.....

I posted a poll a few weeks ago about what you wanted the topic of this meeting to me, and the runaway winner was histograms. Of ... more
We will work with you
08/16/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Since no one has anything they wish to address.....

Since no one seems to have anything to bring up.....

I posted a poll a few weeks ago about what you wanted the topic of this meeting to me, and the runaway winner was histograms. Of ... more
I'm sorry your computer has been giving you fits. Mine has been acting up lately as well.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
How does all of the submitting critiquing photos thing work? Im still newish to the site. If I knew I wouldve submitted. I can do so next time at least.
All your questions should be answered here and here.
08/16/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Ivy Wilde
I'm a little late, but I'm here.
Hi Ivy!
08/16/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Hi Ivy!
Hi Sexy!
08/16/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
He works on movies making stuff at shops...hahah I probably should've elaborated more.
What an awesome job!
08/16/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
All your questions should be answered here and here.
I give it a look after, Ill just go with the flow today.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Ivy Wilde
I'm sorry your computer has been giving you fits. Mine has been acting up lately as well.
Thanks. It'll get fixed and I'll manage to get my files off the hard drive one way or another.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
What an awesome job!
Its fun but not as glamorous as one would assume. Thats how we met, going to school for special effects.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
He works on movies making stuff at shops...hahah I probably should've elaborated more.
My brother-in-law does the same. He actually lost 1.5 fingers building something for a movie set a few years ago.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Its fun but not as glamorous as one would assume. Thats how we met, going to school for special effects.
That's pretty cool!
08/16/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Histograms, in my opinion, are the best thing about digital cameras. Yeah, seeing your image on the LCD screen after it has been taken is great, but it can be tough to see whether you've exposed your image properly on such a small screen. Historgams help greatly in that regard. What a histogram shows, then, is the range of tonalities (shadows, through midtones, to highlights) in your image.

Let's get right to it. This is a photo of the LCD screen on my camera showing the photo I took as well as the histogram for this photo and other information about the image:



Looking at the histogram, you can see that there are tonalities ranging from shadows (left side of the histogram) to the highlights (right side of the histogram), with the bulk of the tonalites nestled in the midtone range. What you might also notice is that none of the tonalities push up the edge of the histogram. For most of the photos you take, this is what you want to have happen.

Make sense so far?
08/16/2011
Contributor: Wondermom Wondermom
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Thanks. It'll get fixed and I'll manage to get my files off the hard drive one way or another.
this makes me thankful for my 1 terrabyte external drive I got, I use it to put all my stuff on and I don't use a back up program, just transfer the files so they stay in the original format.
08/16/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
My brother-in-law does the same. He actually lost 1.5 fingers building something for a movie set a few years ago.
UHOH thats what I always worry about. Is he in california?
08/16/2011
Contributor: Petite Valentine Petite Valentine
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
Histograms, in my opinion, are the best thing about digital cameras. Yeah, seeing your image on the LCD screen after it has been taken is great, but it can be tough to see whether you've exposed your image properly on such a small screen. ... more
Yes it does. (Sorry I'm late!)
08/16/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Its fun but not as glamorous as one would assume. Thats how we met, going to school for special effects.
Cool, bet you have some fab photos!
08/16/2011