Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) (0817463003) - Prices and Reviews

Editorial Review:

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:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

right to the point.:

I feel it is a solid book on topic. The photos are tremendous. The text does a very good job of covering the mix between exposure and shutter speed. It also covers the depth of field relationship to exposure. His books are all solid well written texts. I spent years and years in film with none of the gadgets in exposure that digital cameras allow for use. He reminded me of what that experience means in using exposure as a part of the art of photography.
Easy to read, and makes one look at the use of... more info

Just What I Needed:

I purchased this book based on the other reviews I had read. I'm quite the "newbie" at a DSLR camera and hoped this book would help me understand the mechanics of photography and my camera. It did both -- and in a very easy to understand way. I see it as being a continual reference also as it is quite comprehensive.
After I had already ordered the book I visited our local library which had a copy of it. Yeah, I could have just always checked it out whenever I wanted to reference something in the book,... more info

Surprisingly & Extremely Happy:

Always enjoy taking pics. I recently bought my first DSLR - Canon Rebel Ti1. I am very much a beginner who struggles to understand Aperture, Shuttle Speed, ISO, and my advanced DSLR camera features. On my quest to expand my knowledge, I went to Amazon. It search engine points me to Scott Kelby's book "Digital Photo". Too take the advantage of Amazon free shipping, I decided to add on this Bryan Peterson's book - that is, not my first choice. However, to my total surprise, I extremely enjoy reading this... more info

Great Great Book:

This book is for EVERYONE who shoots. Exposure is made very easy after reading this book..

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