Exposure Handbook (Handbook Series) [Paperback]

Chris Weston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 28, 2005 | Series: Handbook Series

Every photographer's lament: if only I could capture the essence of a scene exactly as I see it. A wildlife photographer who gets the right image every time in the world's most hostile environments explains the art of narrowing the gap between what the human eye sees and what the camera captures. Start with a little theory about how light works, followed by practical tips covering both film and digital cameras. Then discover the heart of the matter: six simple steps for mentally calculating the right exposure for every setting, from poor-light and night shoots to romantic and erotic moods. Along the way, troubleshooting and darkroom tips provide fail-safe ways to learn from your mis

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Photographers' Institute Press (August 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861084307
• ISBN-13: 978-1861084309
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,059,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An intermediate to advance handbook of exposure., January 7, 2007

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David Hertanto (Coppell, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exposure Handbook (Handbook Series) (Paperback)

I do like this book. Previously I had Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson and had wanted to expand more, that's the reason why I bought and keep this book.

If I could quote from Mr. Weston, photography is an art made from 2 disciplines, visual design and light management (color and exposure), and this book explained the latter part so well. However, I recommend this book to intermediate level of photographers, which has already familiar with things like aperture, shutter speed, film/sensor sensitivity, and has already been able to use or understand, manual control of their camera.

It has made me understand why to use exposure compensation, flash compensation, middle gray metering, and color temperature.

It also covers a bit of zone system from Ansel Adams, just to touch the issue that film/sensor has limited dynamic range/contrast. It also has enough good pictures to assist us to understand what Mr. Weston want to tell. Mr. Weston also gave us several tips on how to get correct exposure in several tricky situations.

I like this book, because this book has a lot of useful resource in a compact, thin book, which I can use to remind myself and to discipline myself to get more correct exposure everytime I use my camera.