Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition)
by: Bryan Peterson
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More than 100 vivid, graphic comparison pictures illustrate every point in this classic and can help any photographer maximize the creative impact of his or her exposure decisions. Peterson stresses the importance of metering the subject for a starting exposure and then explains how to use various exposure meters and different kinds of lighting. The book contains lessons on each element of the triangle and how it relates to the other two in terms of depth of field, freezing and blurring action, and shooting in low light or at night. A section on special techniques explores such options as deliberate under-and over-exposures, how to produce double exposures, bracketing, shooting the moon, and the use of filters. Understanding Exposure demonstrates that there are always creative choices about how to expose a picture - and that the decision is up to the photographer, not the camera.
More than 100 vivid, graphic comparison pictures illustrate every point in this classic and can help any photographer maximize the creative impact of his or her exposure decisions. Peterson stresses the importance of metering the subject for a starting exposure and then explains how to use various exposure meters and different kinds of lighting. The book contains lessons on each element of the triangle and how it relates to the other two in terms of depth of field, freezing and blurring action, and shooting in low light or at night. A section on special techniques explores such options as deliberate under-and over-exposures, how to produce double exposures, bracketing, shooting the moon, and the use of filters. Understanding Exposure demonstrates that there are always creative choices about how to expose a picture - and that the decision is up to the photographer, not the camera.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- This is a good book
This is a good book for understanding exposure, very detail-oriented.But for me, it's a little bit too technical.If anyone wants to explore into this area of interest, it's the book for you.
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- A Must Have for any photographer, hobbyist to pro...
I can't say enough about this book. Although I had a pretty good working knowledge of exposure before I read this book, I feel like I have a complete understanding now. Great images illustrate each point in the book. The chapters are well arranged and easy to read. You will not regret buying this one!
Rating: - Finally I get it!
I understood what shutter speed, aperature and ISO did but I never grasped how the three worked together until I got just a few pages into this book. Just that alone was worth the money for me - he explained it so simply! I have read other books and articles but they only talked about what settings they used not how the settings worked together.
We recently took a trip to New York City and although I didn't take a tripod I got some great photos both day and night. Not professional quality ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent
Another top quality book by Bryan Petterson.
I have now purchased his other, complimentry book "Understanding Shutter Speeds", and the quality does not stop.
Wonderful photos which compliment well written, well laid out text. Makes understanding and learning from this book very easy and enjoyable. This book is actually very hard put down!
Highly recommended. You will not be disapointed.
Rating: - Excellent book
At first glance I was disappointed with this book because I opened it up and saw a bunch of pretty photos. I thought I had bought a picture book with no real value of teaching me how to take great photographs.
Since I had it I decided to read it.I have learned so much!If you read the text and then read the description in the photos you can learn so much on fine tuning your photography.
I consider myself a novice photographer who, admittedly, takes more photos of the family ... Read More
- This is a good bookThis is a good book for understanding exposure, very detail-oriented.But for me, it's a little bit too technical.If anyone wants to explore into this area of interest, it's the book for you.
- A Must Have for any photographer, hobbyist to pro...I can't say enough about this book. Although I had a pretty good working knowledge of exposure before I read this book, I feel like I have a complete understanding now. Great images illustrate each point in the book. The chapters are well arranged and easy to read. You will not regret buying this one!
- Finally I get it!I understood what shutter speed, aperature and ISO did but I never grasped how the three worked together until I got just a few pages into this book. Just that alone was worth the money for me - he explained it so simply! I have read other books and articles but they only talked about what settings they used not how the settings worked together.
We recently took a trip to New York City and although I didn't take a tripod I got some great photos both day and night. Not professional quality ... Read More
- ExcellentAnother top quality book by Bryan Petterson.
I have now purchased his other, complimentry book "Understanding Shutter Speeds", and the quality does not stop.
Wonderful photos which compliment well written, well laid out text. Makes understanding and learning from this book very easy and enjoyable. This book is actually very hard put down!
Highly recommended. You will not be disapointed.
- Excellent bookAt first glance I was disappointed with this book because I opened it up and saw a bunch of pretty photos. I thought I had bought a picture book with no real value of teaching me how to take great photographs.
Since I had it I decided to read it.I have learned so much!If you read the text and then read the description in the photos you can learn so much on fine tuning your photography.
I consider myself a novice photographer who, admittedly, takes more photos of the family ... Read More
