- By Bryan Peterson
- Paperback, 176 Pages
- Explains Aperture & Shutter Speed
- How to Find Exposure in Tricky Situation
- Expanded Section on Flash
- Tips for Gels & Shooting Star Trails
Learn all about exposure with the Amphoto book, Understanding Exposure, 4th Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera by Bryan Paterson. This fourth edition covers aperture, choosing which one is best for your situation, how to use shutter speed to your advantage, and when and where to take a meter reading. This edition is updated with an expanded section on flash, includes tips for working with gels, and how to shoot star trails.
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
Defining Exposure
What Is Meant by Exposure?
The Photographic Triangle
The Heart of the Triangle: The Light Meter
White Balance
Six Correct Exposures Versus One Creatively Correct One
Finding Creative Exposure Options
Aperture
Aperture and Depth of Field
Storytelling Apertures
Isolation or Singular-Theme Apertures
"Who Cares?" Apertures
Aperture and Macro Photography
Shutter Speed
The Importance of Shutter Speed
The Right Shutter Speed for the Subject
Freezing Motion
Panning
Implying Motion
Implying Motion with Stationary Subjects
Making "Rain"
Light
The Importance of Light: The Importance
of Exposure
The Best Light
Frontlight
Overcast Frontlight
Sidelight
Backlight
Exposure Meters
18% Reflectance
The Gray Card
The Sky Brothers
Mr. Green Jeans (The Sky Brothers' Cousin)
Night and Low-Light Photography
Flashlights and Starlight
Light Painting
Special Techniques
Polarizing Filters
Graduated Neutral-Density Filters
Multiple Exposures
Electronic Flash
The Photographic Triangle and Flash
The Three Factors for Correct Flash
Photography Exposure
The Dangers of Becoming a Flashaholic
The Limitations of Your Teenie-Weenie Pop-Up Flash
Powering Down the Flash
Flash as a Fill Light
Wireless Flash
Colored Gels
Rear Curtain Sync
Index
- About the Author
- Bryan Peterson is a professional photographer, an internationally known instructor, and the best-selling author of "Understanding Exposure", "Understanding Shutter Speed", "Learning to See Creatively", "Understanding Digital Photography", and "Beyond Portraiture". In addition, he is the founder of the online photography school, The Perfect Picture School of Photography. He lives in Chicago
| Type of Media | Book |
| Author | Bryan Peterson |
| Publisher | Amphoto Books |
| Publication Date | March 15, 2016 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781607748502 |
| Number of Pages | 176 |
| Cover Type | Soft |
| Dimensions | 8.5 x 10.5" / 21.6 x 26.7 cm |
| Packaging Info |
| Package Weight | 1.6 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 10.4 x 8.4 x 0.4" |
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