Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera
More than 100 vivid, graphic comparison pictures illustrate every point in this revised 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 exposure-aperature, shutter speed, iso-and how it relates to the other two in terms of...
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Peterson is a professional photographer, internationally known instructor, and author, living in the U.S. and France. Drawing on 30-plus years of experience taking pictures, he provides a practical guide covering "the photographic triangle"—the interrelationship between aperture, shutter speed, and film—that is at the heart of every exposure. Suitable for both novice and experienced photographers, the text is illustrated throughout with the author's own work, accompanied by detailed explanations of how he achieved each shot. Changes from the first to the revised edition are not stated. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Introduction8Defining Exposure12What is Meant by "Exposure"?14The Photographic Triangle16The Heart of the Triangle: the Light Meter22Six Correct Exposures vs. One Creatively Correct One24Seven Creative Exposure Options32Aperture34Aperture and Depth of Field36Storytelling Apertures38Singular-Theme Apertures48"Who Cares?" Apertures56Aperture and Macro Photography62Aperture and Specular Highlights68Shutter Speed70The Importance of Shutter Speed72The Right Shutter Speed for the Subject74Freezing Motion76Panning80Implying Motion84Implying Motion While Zooming88Making Rain90Light92The Importance of Light: The Importance of Exposure94The Best Light96Frontlight100Overcast Frontlight102Sidelight106Backlight110Exposure Meters11418% Reflectance118The Sky Brothers122Mr. Green Jeans (The Sky Brothers' Cousin)126Night and Low-Light Photography128Special Techniques and Filters136Deliberate Overexposure138Double Exposure and Sandwiching140Multiple Exposure142Polarizing Filters144Neutral-Density Filters148Graduated Neutral-Density Filters150Film vs. Digital152ISO154Color156Pushing and Pulling158Index160
