Understanding Exposure, Revised Edition

DESCRIPTION

Peterson is a professional photographer, internationally known instructor, and author, living in the U.S. and France. Drawing on 30-plus years of experience taking pictures, he provides a practical guide covering \\\"the photographic triangle\\\"?the interrelationship between aperture, shutter speed, and film?that is at the heart of every exposure. Suitable for both novice and experienced photographers, the text is illustrated throughout with the author\\\'s own work, accompanied by detailed explanations of how he achieved each shot. Changes from the first to the revised edition are not stated.


Table of Contents
Introduction 8
Defining Exposure 12
What is Meant by \\\"Exposure\\\"? 14
The Photographic Triangle 16
The Heart of the Triangle: the Light Meter 22
Six Correct Exposures vs. One Creatively Correct One 24
Seven Creative Exposure Options 32
Aperture 34
Aperture and Depth of Field 36
Storytelling Apertures 38
Singular-Theme Apertures 48
\\\"Who Cares?\\\" Apertures 56
Aperture and Macro Photography 62
Aperture and Specular Highlights 68
Shutter Speed 70
The Importance of Shutter Speed 72
The Right Shutter Speed for the Subject 74
Freezing Motion 76
Panning 80
Implying Motion 84
Implying Motion While Zooming 88
Making Rain 90
Light 92
The Importance of Light: The Importance of Exposure 94
The Best Light 96
Frontlight 100
Overcast Frontlight 102
Sidelight 106
Backlight 110
Exposure Meters 114
18% Reflectance 118
The Sky Brothers 122
Mr. Green Jeans (The Sky Brothers\\\' Cousin) 126
Night and Low-Light Photography 128
Special Techniques and Filters 136
Deliberate Overexposure 138
Double Exposure and Sandwiching 140
Multiple Exposure 142
Polarizing Filters 144
Neutral-Density Filters 148
Graduated Neutral-Density Filters 150
Film vs. Digital 152
ISO 154
Color 156
Pushing and Pulling 158
Index 160