How to quickly isolate a subject on a white background using the histogram

The histogram is a powerful tool for the photographer. In this tutorial, Harley shows how to use your camera's histogram to quickly and easily setup lighting to isolate a subject on a pure white background. Properly done, a subject isolated on a white background is simple to cut out to composite into another image.

Histogram playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWmDBD9Srrwn5FzPpswjgcYZ950FEX1DH
Photography playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWmDBD9Srrwl7ASOyad-ImS_j-ffDMqfH

Special thanks to my wife Diane for being the test model and my buddy Rich at Studio 020 (http://studioo2o.com/) for letting me use one of the rooms.

Overhead diagram created by the Online Lighting Diagram Creator found at http://www.lightingdiagrams.com/Creator

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Music under Creative Commons License By Attribution 3.0.
Intro/Exit: "Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com
Incidental: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com
Sound effect: living-room-light-switch by alienxxx at http://freesound.org

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