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Summary: An excellent exposure overview for the novice photographer
Review: There are a lot of photography books available, but very few good ones for a beginner. This one is just excellent. It covers all aspects of correctly exposing a photograph using both on camera and handheld exposure meters. If you are just getting into photography seriously, this book will save you a lot of frustration and give you a foundation you can build upon.
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Summary: Can't recommend this book enough!
Review: This book answered almost all the fundamental exposure questions I had with regard to using the camera's light meter and/or spot meter to evaluate and determine the "correct" exposure (tonal range) for a given scene. This book doesn't focus (no pun intended) on what shutter speed and aperture to use to achieve a particular look, but once you determine the correct exposure, it does explain that it is then only a matter of selecting the shutter speed and aperture combination you want to achieve the look you want. There is a great chapter on special cases and what settings will work if your exposure meter fails. In "The Confused Photographer's Guide to Photographic Exposure and the Simplified Zone System ", Bahman Farzad describes the exposure latitude of slide film, print film, and digital cameras. This book is very relevant to digital photography, which is compared most closely to slide file with regard to its exposure limits. There are many digital photography footnotes, but all the information in the book is relevant to creating a proper exposure regardless of whether you're using film or digital. This book is also a good introduction into the zone system but you'll need to go to additional references if you want a more serious treatment of black and white zone system film photography as this book doesn't discuss using the film development time to control contrast, or the printing aspects of the zone system. I think a good introduction to the zone system for 35mm black white film photographers is "Zone System for 35mm Photographers", by Carson Graves.
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Summary: Generally excellent
Review: This book has one serious flaw: it discusses incident metering as an alternative to reflective metering, whereas any sane approach to the subject of metering and exposure would have it the other way around. When you can use an incident meter, do so, and dispense with all the zone system mental baggage. That said, there are lots of important situations in which you can't use an incident meter, and if you're looking for an excellent treatment of reflective metering in terms of a simplified zone system that's been updated to be based on color slide film, buy this: it's an excellent book.
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Summary: the BEST PHOTOGRAPHY EXPOSURE book ever!
Review: This book is my ONLY photography teacher... I never took any photography classes before and I learned photography from this book.
This is the BEST and SIMPLEST book ever for photography exposure! I've been reading this book over and over agian, err... more than 6,7 times to review all the techniques.
For the readers: Just buy it! You will NOT regret!
For the author : PLEASE WRITE MORE MORE MORE MORE books about photography!!! Thanks!!
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Summary: Perfect for digital photography!
Review: This guy isn't just trying to sell books or prove how talented he is. You can tell that the author is a teacher and has lots of experience helping people learn about exposure. If you're a somewhat experienced photographer, you might find your eyes crossing for the first couple of chapters because of how boring and repetitious they are. The author doesn't want to leave anyone behind, so it's kind of a slow paced book. However, if you can make it through those chapters and read the whole book you will find yourself completely understanding photographic exposure. I've been taking pictures for years with some nice cameras and this is the first time I've ever felt comfortable and confident about the pictures I was taking. Another thing that's awesome about this book is that it is perfect for digital camera users. Let me say this: I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK IF YOU USE A DIGITAL CAMERA. OTHER BOOKS LIKE "THE NEGATIVE" WHILE INFORMATIVE WILL JUST LEAVE YOU CONFUSED WHEN IT COMES TO SHOOTING DIGITAL. As far as I know this is the only book on photographic exposure that's very well suited for digital photography. Another thing that I really like about this book is that the author is a teacher and has a lot of experience teaching the subject matter to his students. He probably knows from teaching what people find confusing and how to best explain it to them. You'll be reading along and something may seem a little confusing. Well, before you have a chance to rack your brain about it, the author addresses it and puts it into laymen's terms. Sometimes he explains the same concept two or three different ways. One last comment on the book. I also appreciated the fact that he threw in lots of extra stuff that wasn't really necessary like different ways to figure out exposure under different circumstances without an exposure meter or a spot meter. He covers lighting, moonlight, and even fireworks. He even helped me understand why the Ansel Adams approach to the Zone System didn't really work with my digital camera. I've used my camera like ten times as much since reading this book. I noticed a couple of poor reviews right before I started writing this one. It seems that some people find it to be a little too simple. Remember, this is not an advanced book. The words "simplified" and "confused" in the title might have tipped you off! If you already understand the zone system, how to use your cameras spot meter, and how to use a light meter to get good exposures, then this book is definitely not for you. However, if you're afraid to put your camera on manual mode and aren't quite sure how to get a good exposure with your camera, then this is the book for you.
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Summary: Terrific !!!!
Review: This is a must read for anyone interested in photography.
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Summary: Excellent explanation with simple approach to light metering
Review: This is an excellent book. Farzad breaks down spot metering in a simplistic way so you can understand and apply this method to your photography to get results. I have used his techniques - they are easy to understand and they work! I have been pleased with my exposures since using Farzad's methods. The best thing about his approach to this subject matter is he makes it easy to understand without all of the math!
I highly recommend this book if you want to understand light measurement in photography.
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Summary: Excellent explanation with simple approach to light metering
Review: This is an excellent book. Farzad breaks down spot metering in a simplistic way so you can understand and apply this method to your photography to get results. I have used his techniques - they are easy to understand and they work! I have been pleased with my exposures since using Farzad's methods. The best thing about his approach to this subject matter is he makes it easy to understand without all of the math!
I highly recommend this book if you want to understand light measurement in photography.
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