Don’t you think it’s possibly a little insulting for you to say to me as an experienced photographer that histograms are for “anoraks”? Have you even considered that? Good photography (just like good music) comes about as a result of artistic ability AND sound technical understanding. Ignorance towards one or the other is one of the most idiotic attitudes a photographer (or musician) can have.
You say you welcome criticism on all aspects of photography EXCEPT the histogram. Sorry pal, it doesn’t work like that. The histogram shows you how accurate your exposure is, and maybe you haven’ve realised this yet but exposure is quite a big part of photography. It’s also one of the easiest things in digital photography to get right because it’s one of the few things we can measure, and if you can’t get that right you don’t stand a chance in hell of getting your head around other things.
Anyway, I was going to try help you but frankly people with attitudes like yours aren’t worth the effort. At some point you have to stop questioning others and look to yourself for improvement.
Ok point taken and I apologise for being too sensitive here.
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