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  An introduction to histograms

  Understanding histograms is the key to getting a good exposure in digital photography. In this podcast, I walk you through the basics of the histogram. I show images of histograms (and scenes I have photographed.) Understanding histograms is the key to mastering exposure, which is at the heart of good photography.

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  Jan 12
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  What is it about middle gray?

  I am teaching a series of workshops in Singapore. I had an “aha” moment during one of my recent classes. Purely by accident, I did what a good teacher is supposed to do. I took something that I knew well and I reconfigured that same information into a new format. The new approach made it so people who did not know the information could easily comprehend it. The expressions of “oh” and “aha” from my students showed me that I was on to something pretty useful for most photographers.

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  Dec 10
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  Flash Photography Using Remote (Off Camera) Flash Units

  This podcast explores using an off-camera or remote flash unit to get a quality of light that is not possible with the built-in flash units.

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  Jun 10