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 Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition)
Bryan Peterson
Manufacturer: Amphoto Books
Product Group: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0817463003

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Book Description

For serious amateur photographers who already shoot perfectly focused, accurately exposed images but want to be more creative with a camera, here's the book to consult. More than seventy techniques, both popular and less-familiar approaches, are covered in detail, including advanced exposure, bounced flash and candlelight, infrared, multiple images, soft-focus effects, unusual vantage points, zooming, and other carefully chosen ways to enhance photographs. The A-Z format make sit easy for readers to find a specific technique, and each one is explained in jargon-free language. Top Tips for each technique help readers achieve superb results, even on the first attempt.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Emphasizes the Basics to be Creative.......2007-06-13

This is an easy read that provides you with the basics and shows you how to use them in a creative fashion. Peterson discusses the three aspects to exposure (ISO speed, aperture, and shutter speed). People criticized him for discussing these concepts at length. However, they are the fundamentals to "understanding exposure", nothing more!

He tells you how to use these basic concepts to obtain more creative shots. He also provides the information used to take his amazing and colorful photographs as proof of his concepts.

With that said, my main issue with the book is the photos themselves. I do not believe he obtained these beautiful pictures merely by using the correct exposure. Experience has taught me that some of these photos probably included a neutral density (ND) or graduated ND filter during their capture. The photos brilliant colors suggest filters and/or some digital editing was used to enhance the colors. Yet, he does not discuss whether or not he used any of these methods. If that is the case, he omits a key portion of the workflow used to obtain these results. Consequently, the reader will then believe he/she has missed the concept when they attempt his suggestions. I need a book to show me how my photos will look prior to any Photoshop manipulation. For this reason, I give it four stars.

In conclusion the book is a good buy, if you take the time to READ and not merely skim through the book looking for bits of information, you will enhance your understanding of exposure. Yet, they will still not look like his. However, if you believe this is remedial information and nothing new was learned, you then should write your own book!

P.S. Plus, it looks great on your coffee table and people will think you know something about photography.

3 out of 5 stars average.......2007-06-13

i didn't find this book THAT helpful, it's about average.

it's definitely not the type of book that if you read it, you will know everything that you need to know on exposure and aperture. which in my opinion makes it worthless to have. why do i want endless incomplete books on my shelf in order to understand this triangle.

5 out of 5 stars Great book!.......2007-06-09

This book is great for learning about my digital SLR! It has helped me to understand exposure, ISO and much more. Hes a great write and great photographer.

5 out of 5 stars Amazed.......2007-06-08

The author takes all of the technical jargon, drop kicks it into a rubbish tin, then explains in plain and simple terms, what it is that you really need to know.

5 out of 5 stars Very clear, very helpful.......2007-05-30

Bryan Peterson does a fantastic job of explaining what it takes to make a great photograph from a good one. One of the key emphasis of the book is to look for creatively correct exposures and the author illustrates the point very well with a number of photos taken at different settings. The book ends with some great pro advice on metering and filters. The strongest part about this book is that all that the author writes, you can see in various photos for yourself in the book. A very well written book that will make you start thinking like a photographer.

Highly recommended for your collection of photography books.

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