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# Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

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Review: Fantastic 6 stars if I could give them. Ideal for young and old. - Photography to me is not like riding a bike. After a pause of about 10 years and having moved from film to digital I needed a nudge. I can honestly say, without a doubt this book hits the nail on the head, it goes through the various elements of exposure and gives pictures on the effects available. Effects which you can go out and practice without being in some bizarre far off country. Theres a chap on here that says theres too many pictures - to that chap.... hello its a photography book, going into the science of photography and equations will learn you diddly squat - you may as well read a crossword. This book gives you examples, examples which you may find are similar to the picture you want to compose, it gives an explanation of what the photographer did, the aperture and timing and mode of the camera he used to achieve it.... Its striking how little variation is needed to produce wonderful results. But the main point is - the book is easy - its not filled with mumbo jumbo its straight to the point - you want to take pictures "go out and practice - heres what I did, start there and develop" excuse the pun! All in all a great affordable book which isnt just a bunch of pictures advertising the writers own works.. Ive come across countless books giving information which just seems cut and paste and then they say heres a wonderful picture and tell you nothing about how it was achieved. I can gladly say photography wise, an astounding informative read very easy for kids to apprehend and adults too shy to ask. It positively encourages you to go out and be creative. Make this the first book you ever buy on photography!!!!!!
Review: Everything you need is right here! - This is is an excellent book to help you take that step up from basic to intermediate photography and maybe beyond. It breaks down photography into easy to understand concepts and then explains them in detail. At no time does it feel as though the author is talking down to you. What he is doing is giving you the creative tools and he shows you how he uses them. How you use them is up to you! He certainly includes some pleasing photography. I take good photographs, but not every time I press the shutter. For me I wanted the book to help me up my success rate. I wanted it to help me record the picture that I saw in my mind, and not necessarily exactly what stood before me. I think the book definitely helped me. There are even some arguments and concepts that even the more advanced photographer may not have resolved. The section called Diffraction vs Satisfaction was of particular interest. In this passage the author discusses the benefits of going for maximum depth of field with the smallest available aperture or going with a more contemporary view and using an a more intermediate aperture. I tend to favour staying within the sweet spot of a lens, but Peterson is right. Nobody thought about any of this in the days of film, you always went for maximum depth of field. I must admit after reading this section I had cause to rethink my opinion. In deed, much is written in the book about depth of field and hyperfocal distance. I found the authors view very interesting. I had always understood that there was a huge difference in the same apertures of different lenses. I had not understood the difference between apertures and camera formats. The concept that F8 on a point and shoot camera may be the equivalent of F32 on a DSLR had just not occurred to me. There is a cracking photograph of a village from his Leica point and shoot. He goes on to explain why such photographs are no good for commercial purposes. But, if there ever was an illustration that you can take good photographs on whatever camera you have, then this photograph is it. If you have no idea what I am talking about in the above paragraphs, then read the book. You will get the idea in no time at all. It isn't complicated, but it is important if you want to improve your photography. If you take perfect pictures every time then this book will be no good to you. If you need a refresher or want to take a step up the ladder or just see how professionals think, then you could do worse than this book.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 151,218 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 136 in Photography Reference (Books) 139 in Digital Photography Techniques & Tips 147 in Photography Equipment (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,866) |
| Dimensions  | 21.67 x 1.09 x 28.14 cm |
| Edition  | 3rd |
| ISBN-10  | 0817439390 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0817439392 |
| Item weight  | 735 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 176 pages |
| Publication date  | 7 Aug. 2010 |
| Publisher  | Amphoto Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic 6 stars if I could give them. Ideal for young and old.
*by A***E on 8 May 2013*

Photography to me is not like riding a bike. After a pause of about 10 years and having moved from film to digital I needed a nudge. I can honestly say, without a doubt this book hits the nail on the head, it goes through the various elements of exposure and gives pictures on the effects available. Effects which you can go out and practice without being in some bizarre far off country. Theres a chap on here that says theres too many pictures - to that chap.... hello its a photography book, going into the science of photography and equations will learn you diddly squat - you may as well read a crossword. This book gives you examples, examples which you may find are similar to the picture you want to compose, it gives an explanation of what the photographer did, the aperture and timing and mode of the camera he used to achieve it.... Its striking how little variation is needed to produce wonderful results. But the main point is - the book is easy - its not filled with mumbo jumbo its straight to the point - you want to take pictures "go out and practice - heres what I did, start there and develop" excuse the pun! All in all a great affordable book which isnt just a bunch of pictures advertising the writers own works.. Ive come across countless books giving information which just seems cut and paste and then they say heres a wonderful picture and tell you nothing about how it was achieved. I can gladly say photography wise, an astounding informative read very easy for kids to apprehend and adults too shy to ask. It positively encourages you to go out and be creative. Make this the first book you ever buy on photography!!!!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything you need is right here!
*by U***1 on 8 December 2012*

This is is an excellent book to help you take that step up from basic to intermediate photography and maybe beyond. It breaks down photography into easy to understand concepts and then explains them in detail. At no time does it feel as though the author is talking down to you. What he is doing is giving you the creative tools and he shows you how he uses them. How you use them is up to you! He certainly includes some pleasing photography. I take good photographs, but not every time I press the shutter. For me I wanted the book to help me up my success rate. I wanted it to help me record the picture that I saw in my mind, and not necessarily exactly what stood before me. I think the book definitely helped me. There are even some arguments and concepts that even the more advanced photographer may not have resolved. The section called Diffraction vs Satisfaction was of particular interest. In this passage the author discusses the benefits of going for maximum depth of field with the smallest available aperture or going with a more contemporary view and using an a more intermediate aperture. I tend to favour staying within the sweet spot of a lens, but Peterson is right. Nobody thought about any of this in the days of film, you always went for maximum depth of field. I must admit after reading this section I had cause to rethink my opinion. In deed, much is written in the book about depth of field and hyperfocal distance. I found the authors view very interesting. I had always understood that there was a huge difference in the same apertures of different lenses. I had not understood the difference between apertures and camera formats. The concept that F8 on a point and shoot camera may be the equivalent of F32 on a DSLR had just not occurred to me. There is a cracking photograph of a village from his Leica point and shoot. He goes on to explain why such photographs are no good for commercial purposes. But, if there ever was an illustration that you can take good photographs on whatever camera you have, then this photograph is it. If you have no idea what I am talking about in the above paragraphs, then read the book. You will get the idea in no time at all. It isn't complicated, but it is important if you want to improve your photography. If you take perfect pictures every time then this book will be no good to you. If you need a refresher or want to take a step up the ladder or just see how professionals think, then you could do worse than this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Understanding Exposure
*by E***T on 5 September 2011*

I was bought this book after I got my new bridge camera. I would not be without this 'bible', it is my centre of reference. I wanted to improve my skills as an amateur photographer and bought the camera for the zoom and many other options but I was a complete beginner. I have learnt so much from this wonderful guide and my photography has improved a lot. I am quite happy using manual mode, aperture, shutterspeed, playing with picture size, white balance to name just a few functions. My daughter also had a new camera for her birthday and although, she is far happy to 'play' with the buttons and experiment, I have been able to pass on knowledge I have learnt through reading Understanding Exposure. Even if you are a professional photographer, I would say it is well worth reading for reference. It is written for professionals and amateurs and is very easy to read, understand and put into practice. Wonderful examples of Bryan's work are shown to back up the narrative. I have not used the online content but I am sure there will come a time when I will do so. Highly recommended.

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