Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated...

Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) | Bryan Peterson | Excellent Book for Novice and experts alike!

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	Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) Bryan Peterson Amphoto Books, 2004 - 160 pages average customer review:based on 485 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great for Beginners

When I bought my Canon XTI 400D, I found out the hard way that taking pictures w/ a DSLR is harder then it looks. After doing some searching on the net, I came across reviews of this book and decided to pick it up. After reading it my pictures have gotten MUCH better. I'm still no expert but I'm not afraid to show off my pics any more.

Understanding Exposure is written for the photo newbie, but that isn't to say that everyone who is into photography couldn't learn a thing or two. If you want to take great pictures pick this book up. And get it from Amazon. It was shipped here so fast I wasn't expecting it!

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Excellent Book for Novice and experts alike!

This book is an excellent source for anyone wanting to get into Photography or already into it! The book breaks down the basics which enables you to understand how it all works together.

The best part of it, is the fact the author sends the reader into practice runs in order to solidify what has just been explained.

A must have for anyone!

A very practical guide on exposure

A very useful guide on how to achieve optimal exposure. Easy to read. Techniques easy to apply.

a dissenting vote

This book has gotten hundreds of glowing reviews on Amazon. Fair enough. There's lots of good information here. But I found the author's writing style distracting and annoying. Learning that an f/8 to f/11 aperture is the best choice when focal distance doesn't matter was helpful; having him refer to them three or four dozen times as "'who cares?' apertures" is not. Ditto his other signature phrases repeated (and italicized) throughout: "Brother Backlit Sky," "Brother Reflecting Sky," "Mr. Green Jeans," etc.

The over-indulgent editing doesn't stop there. He provides generally informative background and technical info for many of the photos, but the narratives are tired: "Although I was tempted to leave, I decided to be patient and was soon rewarded," "I wasted no time turning my attention to this wonderful abstract photo opportunity," "If you're like me, you welcome spring with great enthusiasm," blah blah.

And I definitely could have done without the "my beautiful wife"-in-a-pink-string-bikini two-page image and/or the wife lingerie & cleavage shot.

If you're someone who appreciates good writing in addition to good information, I think there are better choices out there for your first book on photography. Freeman's very intelligently written The Photographer's Eye (also enthusiastically reviewed on Amazon) is one to consider.

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Getting me through it

I need to get out with the book, its a little big to travel with but its worth the buy.

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