Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera » (Revised Edition)

Bryan Peterson is the author of the best-selling Learning to See Creatively and writes a photography column "Picture Points," for Popular Photography Magazine. His many photographic awards include the Communication Arts Photography Annual (eight times), Print Magazine's Design Annual (four times), and the New York Art Directors Gold Award. He lives in Seattle and Lyon, France.

Peterson is a professional photographer, internationally known instructor, and author, living in the U.S. and France. Drawing on 30-plus years of experience taking pictures, he provides a practical guide covering "the photographic triangle"—the interrelationship between aperture, shutter speed, and film—that is at the heart of every exposure. Suitable for both novice and experienced photographers, the text is illustrated throughout with the author's own work, accompanied by detailed explanations of how he achieved each shot. Changes from the first to the revised edition are not stated. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR