You don't need a book to take good photos any more; most (but not all) of the time your camera, or your phone, will handle things for you. But if you don't know what it's doing - you don't know how to expose photos - you can't join in the real fun of photography.
With this book, you'll quickly master the key principles, and grasp a few simple concepts that will open up a world of beautiful sunsets, clever silhouettes, light trails and bokeh - as well as sophisticated techniques like HDR, manual exposure blending, and focus stacking.
Armed with this knowledge the digital photos you share will stand head-and-shoulders above the rest, and you'll have no problem using that film camera or used Polaroid you picked up at that garage-sale.
Author(s): David Nightngale
Publisher: Ilex Press
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 176
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
1 TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Cameras & Equipment
Exposure: An Introduction
Exposure Value
The Exposure Triangle
Controlling Exposure: Aperture
Exposure & Metering
Controlling Exposure: ISO
White Balance
Understanding the Histogram
Controlling Exposure: Shutter Speed
Dynamic Range
Controlling Dynamic Range
ETTR: Expose to the Right
Creative Exposures: Gallery
Additional Notes for Film Users
2 SHUTTER SPEED
Matching Shutter Speed to Subject
Natural Light, Short Exposures
Subject Moving, Camera Fixed
Low-light Photography
Night Scenes
The Color of Darkness
City Lights
Star Trails
The Moon
Fireworks
Painting with Light
Using Filters to Extend Exposures
Motion Blur
Panning
3 APERTURE
Wide-aperture Lenses
Using Shallow Depth of Field
Bokeh
Tilt-shift Lenses: Minimizing Depth of Field
Hyperfocal Distance
Tilt-shift Lenses: Maximizing Depth of Field
The Lensbaby
4 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Flash Equipment & Techniques
Mixing Flash & Ambient Light
Flash Synchronization
Freezing Movement with Flash
High-speed Flash
5 SPECIAL EXPOSURE TECHNIQUES
Shooting High Dynamic Range Scenes
HDR Images & Tone Mapping
Manual Exposure Blending
Focus Stacking
6 REFERENCE
Glossary
Index
Picture Credits