Understanding Exposure, Fourth Edition

Bryan Peterson is a professional photographer, internationally known instructor and best-selling author.

• Introduction   1Defining Exposure  What Is Meant by Exposure?   8The Photographic Triangle   10The Heart of the Triangle: The Light Meter   16White Balance   19Six Correct Exposures Versus One Creatively Correct One   24Finding Creative Exposure Options   28Aperture  Aperture and Depth of Field   32Storytelling Apertures   36Isolation or Singular-Theme Apertures   48“Who Cares?” Apertures   54Aperture and Macro Photography   58Shutter Speed The Importance of Shutter Speed   64The Right Shutter Speed for the Subject   66Freezing Motion   68Panning   73Implying Motion   76Implying Motion with Stationary Subjects   80Making “Rain”   83Light  The Importance of Light: The Importance of Exposure   86The Best Light   88Frontlight   92Overcast Frontlight   95Sidelight   98Backlight   102Exposure Meters   10618% Reflectance   110The Gray Card   112The Sky Brothers   113Mr. Green Jeans (The Sky Brothers’ Cousin)   116Night and Low-Light Photography   118Flashlights and Starlight   124Light Painting   126Special Techniques Polarizing Filters   132Graduated Neutral-Density Filters   134Multiple Exposures   136 Electronic Flash  The Photographic Triangle and Flash   142The Three Factors for Correct Flash Photography Exposure   144The Dangers of Becoming a Flashaholic   148The Limitations of Your Teenie-Weenie Pop-Up Flash   150Powering Down the Flash   152Flash as a Fill Light   153Wireless Flash   158Colored Gels   162Rear Curtain Sync   165Index   168

"Of all the photography books I have on my bookshelf, and believe me, I have quite a few, this is the one that stands out as the most helpful. It is the first one I recommend to new photographers and it is one that I refer to when I need a bit of a refresher. It will take the fear out of moving from the point and shoot modes to the creative modes of your camera."- Digital Photography School