If you’re using Adobe Lightroom to edit your photos, the histogram is a tool you need to get familiar with. Briefly put, a histogram is a graphical representation of the tonal values within an image. By learning how to interpret and work with histograms, you can quickly see if an image is made up of the right tonal values to create a well-exposed shot, and easily make corrections as necessary. If you already know how to interpret histograms, then you already understand the importance of editing your photos. You might want to skip to the Working with Histograms in Lightroom…
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