Understanding Exposure, Fourth Edition
How to Shoot Great Photographs With Any Camera
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · March 15, 2016
This newly revised edition of Bryan Peterson's most popular book demystifies the complex concepts of exposure in photography, allowing readers to capture the images they want.
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- Who it’s for
- A clear guide to exposure that connects camera settings with the images you want to make.
- Genres
- Photography Techniques, Lighting Techniques, Photography Resources
- Published
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, March 15, 2016
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This newly revised edition of Bryan Peterson's most popular book demystifies the complex concepts of exposure in photography, allowing readers to capture the images they want. Understanding Exposure has taught generations of photographers how to shoot the images they want by demystifying the complex concepts of exposure in photography.
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In this newly updated edition, veteran photographer Bryan Peterson explains the fundamentals of light, aperture, and shutter speed and how they interact with and influence one another. With an emphasis on finding the right exposure even in tricky situations, Understanding Exposure shows you how to get (or lose) sharpness and contrast in images, freeze action, and take the best meter readings, while also exploring filters, flash, and light. With all new images, as well as an expanded section on flash, tips for using colored gels, and advice on shooting star trails, this revised edition will clarify exposure for photographers of all levels.
Exposure, Explained
A clear guide to exposure that connects camera settings with the images you want to make.
Come here for
- Making sense of light, aperture, and shutter speed
- Getting steadier exposure in tricky conditions
Expect
- Practical explanations of sharpness, contrast, action, and meter readings
- Attention to filters, flash, colored gels, and star trails
Where it sits
| Lighting Techniques | 64% |
|---|---|
| Photography Techniques | 40% |
| Photography Resources | 29% |
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Publisher categories
- Photography Resources
- Photography Techniques
- Digital Photography
- Authors
- Bryan Peterson
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- March 15, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Photography Resources