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  <title><![CDATA[Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition)]]></title>
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  <default-description>For serious amateur photographers who already shoot perfectly focused, accurately exposed images but want to be more creative with a camera, here's the book to consult. More than seventy techniques, both popular and less-familiar approaches, are covered in detail, including advanced exposure, bounced flash and candlelight, infrared, multiple images, soft-focus effects, unusual vantage points, zooming, and other carefully chosen ways to enhance photographs. The A-Z format make sit easy for readers to find a specific technique, and each one is explained in jargon-free language. Top Tips for each technique help readers achieve superb results, even on the first attempt.</default-description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Bryan Peterson]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I couldn't put this book down!  I read almost all of it in one sitting.  I am a very amateur photographer and I learned so much from this book.  I learned the value of the manual setting and how to properly use it.  I learned from where to meter light.  I had no idea there was a problem metering lig...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61267020">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite photography books, this one taught me to venture into the world of manual camera settings and forget the A, S, and P modes. I've never looked back.<br/><br/>It's written in a clear, engaging style, and the author's examples and photos are fabulous. He's also got a sense of humor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33213665">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think this book was too basic for what I already know.  Peterson does a very good job explaining f-stop, shutter speed, and ISO.  He begins to go a bit beyond and explain some of the WHY behind the HOW.  However, he doesn't go very far beyond.  Also, I found much of it marked with his hokey sense ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77443390">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is easily the best introductory photography book I've ever read. It was a great refresher for the photography stuff that I've forgotten over the last 15 years, full of concise, easily understood explanations of useful photographic techniques. Some of the writing is corny, and the mnemonic devic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71203">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52152091">
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    <body><![CDATA[Truly the BEST photography book I have ever read. If you feel even a little unsure about how aperture, shutter speed and ISO work together then you MUST read this book (well, that is, if you WANT to know all that :) His explanations are so clear and easy to follow. This book taught me how to shoot i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52152091">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everything I've learned about pitcher takin', I learned from this book. I've read ten photography book in the last year, and this is the only one that spells things out to a dunderhead amateur like me while not talking down or starting with things like 'This is the lens. Be sure to take the cap off....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68710718">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26980519">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Jan 05 08:45:03 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is awesome.  My understanding of photography has grown leaps and bounds since reading it.  The author gives the perfect balance of technical jargon and metaphor to explain how things work and why you would do something so that those going into the book with absolutely no knowledge of what ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26980519">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13725166">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My young friends don't know what f8 means, and they have no interest in finding out. Their automatic cameras set the exposure, so why would they want to study such a dismal subject as exposure, depth of field, and so on.<br/><br/>This book will not appeal to those folks, but if you shoot photos wi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13725166">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Until a couple of years ago I seldom took photos at all, leaving the task to my wife Carla when we were on vacation, or on special holidays or occasions.  Then she gave me a fancy (at least to me it's fancy) Sony digital camera for Christmas.  It's not an SRL, but it takes great pictures in auto mod...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28442706">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="33288928">
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[While I found this book helpful, I'm not sure why there are so many raves from other readers. I did take away a better understanding of the fundamentals of a good exposure, but the advice was fairly basic, serving primarily to refresh my limited knowledge. I paused several times to look for an onlin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33288928">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20771883">
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue May 06 10:42:06 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very intuitive introduction to exposure, the book goes over 7 basic creative exposures: 3 with aperture-priority (to control depth of field), 3 with shutter-priority (to control motion), and macro (extreme close-ups). The prose is fluid, and analogies about buckets and bees are used to explain the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20771883">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40077994">
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the best introductions to exposure out there.  The key to understanding how to actually use a camera.  Peterson writes in a very clear, easy to understand way and uses lots of examples and excercises.  This book will vastly improve your skills as a photographer.  Highly recommended for anyone...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40077994">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23348468">
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Understanding Exposure</em> starts with the basics, describing the concept of 'exposure value' and explaining the relationship between aperture and shutter speed. The author, Bryan Peterson, then moves on to talk about exposure under various lighting conditions (front-lit, side-lit, back-lit, low-light a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23348468">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63245020">
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good basic introduction to the basic concepts of photographic exposure, however, for me it provided no new insights, and I found the general tone somewhat irritating. If you're a beginner then I would recommend it as a solid introduction, but if you're already beyond that stage, look elsewhere.]]></body>
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    <review id="49419261">
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    <body><![CDATA[An absolute must read for anyone wanting to learn how to properly expose their photography.  Decidedly non-technical in his writing, Bryan Peterson takes you through various conditions and helps the newbie photographer understand how camera settings + lighting = good or bad pictures. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was really hoping there'd be some sort of magic that would help to make this whole F stop business make better sense to me, but I'm not finding that to be true.  I suppose I'll have to give in and take an actual, physical photography class, because I am just. not. getting it. ]]></body>
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