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    UNDERSTANDING

    THE HISTOGRAM
    This tool will give you a tonal analysis of your image, and thus P H O TZ Y. C O M
    allows you to get the best exposures on your photographs.
    Perfect to print A5 size
    14cm x 21cm / 5.83” x 8.27”

    HOW TO READ THE HISTOGRAM

    More Pixels

    Less Pixels

    BLACKS SHADOWS MID-TONES WHITES HIGHLIGHTS


    Darkest Dark Medium Light Brightest
    recordable blacks Exposure Exposure Exposure recordable whites

    WHAT THE HISTOGRAM TELLS ABOUT EXPOSURE

    NEUTRAL EXPOSURE
    This reading produces the safest exposure.
    Even when the tones look slightly brighter in
    camera, this can be easily post-processed.

    UNDEREXPOSURE TO THE LEFT


    Try to avoid this reading. Use a wider This reading can produce an acceptable photo.
    aperture or a longer shutter speed. Can be fixed in post processing, although it
    Undexposed photos are very hard to might induce noise into the photo.
    recover in post-processing.

    OVEREXPOSURE TO THE RIGHT


    This setting eliminates many details in the This reading can be fixed in post-processing
    image, by over-exposing the highlights. Use fairly easily. The images will be less noisy, but
    a lower ISO number to avoid it. Overexposed it can be easy to slide into overexposure
    photos are very hard to recover in post.

    ADVANCED CAMERA EXPOSURE

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