Read Your Histogram and Nail Your Exposure | Part I

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John Mireles likes to say that there’s not a lot in the photography business that he hasn’t done in his 20 years in the business. He’s shot everything from fashion editorial to big budget advertising shoots to high-end weddings to family portraits as well as a wide range of personal work that runs from nudes to landscapes. His passion is telling a story through the subjects that he photographs.

You can check out his advertising website here
His wedding photography is online here
His website for photographers is Photographers Toolkit (Be sure to sign up for his free Photographer’s Business Coach.)

MCP readers are very lucky - over the next 3 days John will be teaching you how to read and understand your histogram. This in turn leads to better exposures and less post processing! And knowing your histogram also is very important when using curves and levels. He really explains the histogram in an easy to understand way. I hope you really enjoy and learn from this videos.

Make sure to check out MCP's entire website and Blog!

Two on Tuesdays

Starting something new... Two on Tuesdays. Each Tuesday I'll post a list of 2 new things - maybe it's 2 things I own and love, 2 things I can't live without, 2 things that really tick me off... whatever!

So for today's Two on Tuesdays I'll start with 2 things I love: one I already own, and one on my wish list.

Jill-e Small Camera bag | bone

I can't say enough awesome things about this bag. It's seriously stylish, and totally functional, what more can you ask for? Well, I could ask for it to be cheaper, but you can't have it all right.

Cuisinart PowerPrep Plus 14-Cup Food Processor

A girl can dream right. I want this in a bad way, it would make my life so much easier, especially now that I'm getting more into making my own dough... ah well, one day maybe.

I think I'm in Love

With my new camera that is! I was so excited opening the box, I was like a kid at Christmas :) So far, I just love everything about it, not that I have much of a clue how to use it. I think I'll be spending the next few months learning through trial and error how to get all the settings in perfect sync in the hopes of getting a good shot. In the mean time though, I'm loving what I've already gotten out of the big beauty!