Understanding Exposure

By Bryan Peterson,

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Why read it?

1 author picked Understanding Exposure as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is key to learning how to make the most of the camera-and-lens combination that is the photographer’s toolset and “paintbrush.”

Bryan Petersen explains the key concepts of photographic exposure in a way that is simple and unforgettable. This book also opens the portals to an experimental and open-ended approach to taking the most advantage of the creative potential that can be achieved when one works with exposure.

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