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 enlarge | Authors: Michael Meadhra, Charlotte K. Lowrie
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 18399
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470038691
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.70285
EAN: 9780470038697
ASIN: 0470038691
Publication Date: November 29, 2006
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 A fantastic reference book December 28, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am trying to advance my photography skills (from novice) and I found this book to be very helpful. It covers everything I was looking for.
 Easy read but simply not practical December 13, 2007
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book was an easy read, and the 368 pages flew by. The writing style is good, smooth, and the book is well edited for grammar and spelling. The sections on lighting were well executed, and seemed complete enough. The authors' description of the various types of lights, meters, reflectors, etc was good and included when and how to use them throughout the book. The construction quality of the book is very good. Nice color photographs throughout.
The exposure sections, which make up the bulk of the book, were simply not practical. First, this book wouldn't work for a beginner because the authors failed to start on square one. They assumed prior knowledge of subjects, rules, and referred to them without any additional explanation.
Conversely, if you are well read on the topic of photography, I don't feel like the authors brought anything new to the table. What sets this book apart from the others?
Next, the authors pointed out roughly 10-12 "rules of thumb" throughout the book, like increasing exposure compensation +1 or +2 stops for snow photos.
While the rules of thumb are valuable, it truly becomes "rule by exception", instead of taking one or two applicable rules that always hold true, they give you 12 rules that apply to 12 different situations. Good luck remembering those!
The book has an obvious reoccurring cliche that gets boring after awhile. This central repeated theme is:
1. Shoot RAW.
2. Use exposure bracketing.
3. Default camera metering modes don't always work, spot meter in that case.
4. Use exposure compensation when necessary.
5. Supplement available light, if possible.
Better books are available on the subject.
I'd highly recommend "Complete Digital Photography" by Ben Long, especially the chapters on Exposure and Metering. They are both really strong chapters.
Complete Digital Photography, Fourth Edition (Graphics Series)
Another good book, although mostly for beginners, is "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson.
Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition)
 very nice straightforward tips November 11, 2007
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book does bring something more to the novice that I am in photography and that in a concise way. I would strongly recommend it to those just starting to learn how to make better shots in a more professional way
Informative book November 5, 2007
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
Very good and helpful ideas to help with lighting and exposures when you use your digital camera......
Very informative!!!! October 28, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is very good for beginners with DSLRs. It helped me a lot. Very well recommended.
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