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 enlarge | Author: Bryan Peterson
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Category: Book
List Price: $22.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  97 reviews
Sales Rank: 284321
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 0817437126
Dewey Decimal Number: 771
EAN: 9780817437121
ASIN: 0817437126
Publication Date: November 1990
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 Great place to start learning photograpy! April 10, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The perfect book for the novice to learn from. Ideas and technics are exlained in easy layman's terms introducing you to amore advanced understanding of photography. Starts off very basic and then builds on that. Chances are thet if you read this book and follow what he is saying (and apply what you learn), you will no longer be a novice when you are finished. I referred back to the book for a while after finishing it, but now have a firm grasp of the concepts and have moved on to more advanced skills.
 This book doesn't deliver November 26, 2004
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
It's more a photography primer, and less an in-depth discussion of exposure. Sure, shutter speed, aperature and film speed are discussed. But the reader will not learn how to use a camera's meter to select a *proper* exposure for a scene.
There are numerous examples of exposures, like 1/125 at f/2.8, but there is never a link between the camera's suggested reading, and the final exposure values selected (hint: they're not always the same). A book with this title owes it to the reader to go the extra step - and more.
John Shaw's 'Nature Photography' has an excellent chapter or two on exposure - I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to get their head around the concenpt.
Must have for amateur photographers! September 1, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Book is great for amateur photographers. It is loaded with photos and author diligently describes how each of the photos were taken (aperture, shutter speed, filters, lens....). If you want to improve your skills, this book will help you a lot. 144 pages, written in a reader friendly manner, tell you about the essence of photography - exposure. It's not only a technical manual but also a guide to greative approach to photography. Very useful and pleasant reading.
Enjoy!
 This book is not about teaching correct exposure. August 16, 2004
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
First let me say that this is not a bad book, it's just that in my opinion it should not be given the title "Understanding Exposure".
This book is rather a more general photography book. There is good information here, just not enough to teach you how to properly use the camera's meter, or spot meter to properly expose film or take a properly exposed digital photograph.
To learn about proper "exposure", please refer to: The Confused Photographer's Guide to Photographic Exposure and the Simplified Zone System by Bahman Farzad, Linda Voychehovski.
Otherwise there's good information in this book with regard to selecting a shutter speed and aperture to achieve creative effects and gain creative control over your images, but there is precious little in this book to help you learn how to use your light meter to control your exposure level to correctly expose film or a digital image.
solid reference guide for the impatient July 23, 2004
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
if you're either 1--non-tech inclined, or 2--just want the "quick route", then this is the book for you!
otherwise, like me who's 1--wanting to study photography more seriously, or 2--more tech inclined, than there's far better books to study from on the art & science of photography.
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