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Understanding exposure : how to shoot great photographs with any camera / Bryan Peterson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkeley : AmPhoto Books, [2016]Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 168 pages ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781607748502 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1607748509 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Defining exposure -- Aperture -- Shutter speed -- Light -- Special techniques -- Electronic flash.
Summary: Veteran photographer Bryan Peterson demystifies complex concepts of exposure in photography by explaining the fundamentals of light, aperture, shutter speed, and how they interact with and influence one another. This book explains how to get or lose sharpness and contrast in images, freeze in action, and take the best meter readings while also exploring filters, flash, and light. This forth edition includes all new images as well as an expanded section on flash, tips for using colored gels, and advice on shooting star trails.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 771 P485 Available 33111008407591
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This newly revised edition of Bryan Peterson's most popular book demystifies the complex concepts of exposure in photography, allowing readers to capture the images they want.

Understanding Exposure has taught generations of photographers how to shoot the images they want by demystifying the complex concepts of exposure in photography. In this newly updated edition, veteran photographer Bryan Peterson explains the fundamentals of light, aperture, and shutter speed and how they interact with and influence one another. With an emphasis on finding the right exposure even in tricky situations, Understanding Exposure shows you how to get (or lose) sharpness and contrast in images, freeze action, and take the best meter readings, while also exploring filters, flash, and light.

With all new images, as well as an expanded section on flash, tips for using colored gels, and advice on shooting star trails, this revised edition will clarify exposure for photographers of all levels.

Includes index.

Defining exposure -- Aperture -- Shutter speed -- Light -- Special techniques -- Electronic flash.

Veteran photographer Bryan Peterson demystifies complex concepts of exposure in photography by explaining the fundamentals of light, aperture, shutter speed, and how they interact with and influence one another. This book explains how to get or lose sharpness and contrast in images, freeze in action, and take the best meter readings while also exploring filters, flash, and light. This forth edition includes all new images as well as an expanded section on flash, tips for using colored gels, and advice on shooting star trails.

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