Photography Histogram Flashcard

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What does a histogram show in photography?

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Distribution of light in an image

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What is the benefit of exposing to the right in photography?

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Higher signal-to-noise ratio

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What is clipping in a histogram?

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Region of the photo too dark or too light for sensor to capture detail

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Which file format is recommended for capturing all sensor information in photography?

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RAW

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What is the exposure triangle in photography?

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Combination of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO

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What does exposing to the right mean in photography?

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Pushing the histogram peaks to the right without clipping

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What is the purpose of exposure bracketing in photography?

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To capture multiple images at different exposures

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What is the downside of increasing the ISO value in photography?

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Increased grain in the image

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What is the scale of brightness in a histogram?

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0% to 100% brightness

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What does a taller peak in a histogram indicate?

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More pixels of that brightness in the image