The very first time i saw a Histogram on the LCD screen of my 300D, I wondered what the hell had happened. I didn’t remember taking a shoot of a black lump on a white background. Having a quick look around to make sure no one was watching, I grabbed the manual. Ahhh, it is digital representation of the exposure of the photo I just took.
Understanding the histogram is one of the first things I would suggest to people new to using a digital camera. Now, because I am so hopeless at explaining it, I thought I would link you, the good reader, up with a very good explanation thanks to the good people at Luminous landscape. Read on for histogrammy goodness.
Possibly the most useful tool available in digital photography is the histogram. It could also well be the least understood. In this article we will look at what a camera histogram tells the photographer and how best to utilize that information.
