This is simply the best photography book that I've read. Very good explanations of how to get a good exposure, every time. Very well recommended.

This is simply the best photography book that I've read. Very good explanations of how to get a good exposure, every time. Very well recommended.

If you need to understand Aperture, Speed, ISO and Light meter as well as depth of field in a straight forward way, then this book is it. This book also has full color photos throughout, and they are absolutely beautiful. I have read various materials explaining those terms and this one is clearly the best.

If you need to understand Aperture, Speed, ISO and Light meter as well as depth of field in a straight forward way, then this book is it. This book also has full color photos throughout, and they are absolutely beautiful. I have read various materials explaining those terms and this one is clearly the best.

I found this book to be very helpful in understanding the selection of good exposure to achieve artistic effects with my photography. I like Peterson's differentiation between "creative exposure" and "correct exposure," and found his tips for deciding what you wanted to emphasize in a photo helpful.

I also read the Grimm Basic Book of Photography at the same time, and although that book is *much* denser and longer, learned less about composing a photograph and selecting exposure while reading it. Peterson's many colorful comparisons helped me understand his methods and reasons for choosing his exposure.

This book is a quick read, and is the opposite of the Grimm book in terms of depth of discussion of equipment and history (if you want to learn details about different film grains and all of the pieces of equipment you might want to buy for your portrait studio, by all means, get their book instead). However, for a very concise book with great examples on SLR photographic composition, I can't ask for much more.

A final word for digital photographers. This book touches little on specific differences between digital and film photography, but does not ignore digital. Peterson makes a good point that digital retouching can fix a lot of mistakes, but that good composition and exposure saves a lot of time later, whether you're using film or digital. I have to say, though, I'm still looking for the book that will explain in-depth how to properly select white balance for digital SLR.

I found this book to be very helpful in understanding the selection of good exposure to achieve artistic effects with my photography. I like Peterson's differentiation between "creative exposure" and "correct exposure," and found his tips for deciding what you wanted to emphasize in a photo helpful.

I also read the Grimm Basic Book of Photography at the same time, and although that book is *much* denser and longer, learned less about composing a photograph and selecting exposure while reading it. Peterson's many colorful comparisons helped me understand his methods and reasons for choosing his exposure.

This book is a quick read, and is the opposite of the Grimm book in terms of depth of discussion of equipment and history (if you want to learn details about different film grains and all of the pieces of equipment you might want to buy for your portrait studio, by all means, get their book instead). However, for a very concise book with great examples on SLR photographic composition, I can't ask for much more.

A final word for digital photographers. This book touches little on specific differences between digital and film photography, but does not ignore digital. Peterson makes a good point that digital retouching can fix a lot of mistakes, but that good composition and exposure saves a lot of time later, whether you're using film or digital. I have to say, though, I'm still looking for the book that will explain in-depth how to properly select white balance for digital SLR.

I bought this thinking it would have a lot of in depth information about exposure. However I went through the book within 30 minutes and did not find anything new or quite interesting. It's a very basic book in understanding the importance of ISO, shutter speed, and aperture and how they work together. Not really much past that. I would definitely recommend this to beginner's, but if you want to save a few bucks you can learn all the information provided in this book via online resources, just use your favorite search engine ;)Was also kind of upset that they mentioned anything about digital cameras seeing as how there was maybe 4 pages at the end of the book that talked about irrelevant fluff.

I bought this thinking it would have a lot of in depth information about exposure. However I went through the book within 30 minutes and did not find anything new or quite interesting. It's a very basic book in understanding the importance of ISO, shutter speed, and aperture and how they work together. Not really much past that. I would definitely recommend this to beginner's, but if you want to save a few bucks you can learn all the information provided in this book via online resources, just use your favorite search engine ;)Was also kind of upset that they mentioned anything about digital cameras seeing as how there was maybe 4 pages at the end of the book that talked about irrelevant fluff.

Wow! This book is amazing! I am fairly new to photography and have been looking for a book that will answer the fundamental questions with regards to exposure but couldn't find one. Until now, I have never taken the time to write a review on Amazon but if I can coax even one person into buying this book, I will be helping that person make a great investment in their photographs.

The book as a huge assortment of top-notch color photographs which are explained in-depth by the author. He actually takes the time to say, "I used this exposure and this shutter speed and here's where I metered the scene and here's why". I learned so much just from the captions for the pictures - not to mention the amount I learned from the text itself.

Please, if you're interested at all about photography, this book is a MUST have. You will learn more from this 160 page book than most 400+ page books on photography!

Wow! This book is amazing! I am fairly new to photography and have been looking for a book that will answer the fundamental questions with regards to exposure but couldn't find one. Until now, I have never taken the time to write a review on Amazon but if I can coax even one person into buying this book, I will be helping that person make a great investment in their photographs.

The book as a huge assortment of top-notch color photographs which are explained in-depth by the author. He actually takes the time to say, "I used this exposure and this shutter speed and here's where I metered the scene and here's why". I learned so much just from the captions for the pictures - not to mention the amount I learned from the text itself.

Please, if you're interested at all about photography, this book is a MUST have. You will learn more from this 160 page book than most 400+ page books on photography!