Michael Freeman's Perfect Exposure: The Professional's Guide to Capturing Perfect Digital Photographs

by Michael Freeman

Overview

This second edition of Michael Freeman’s best-selling Perfect Exposure continues the celebrated approach to understanding exposure by laying out the necessary decisions and sequences a photographer faces with absolute clarity and completely updated coverage of the latest, powerful post-processing techniques. Choosing the exposure for a photograph is infinitely complex and one of photography's most absorbing paradoxes. Freeman clearly guides photographers in this book with a lucid and accessible method, using unique workflow illustrations, histograms, and clear, visual examples to explore the subtleties of the subject and enable you to shoot with confidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138119857
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/22/2015
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Michael Freeman is a renowned international photographer and writer who specializes in travel, architecture, and Asian art. He is particularly well known for his expertise in special effects. He has been a leading photographer for the Smithsonian magazine for many years, and has worked for Time-Life Books and National Geographic. Michael is the author of more than 20 photographic books, including the internationally bestselling Photographer’s Eye.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Fast-track and Foolproof

• The basic method
• The key decisions
• Decision flow
• Think brightness, exposure
• Case study 1
• Case study 2
• Case study 3

Chapter 2: Technical

• Light on the sensor
• Exposure terms
• Exposure and noise
• New exposure strategy for high ISO
• Sensor dynamic range
• Highlight clipping and roll-off
• Camera performance
• Dynamic range: scene vs. camera
• The exposure triangle updated
• Contrast, high and low
• Metering modes—basic and weighted
• Metering modes—smart and predictive
• Metering adjustments
• Objectively correct
• Handheld meters and gray cards
• Key tones, key concept
• Scene priorities
• Exposure and color
• Exposing for color
• Bracketing

Chapter 3: The Twelve

• First group (the range fits)
• 1 Range fits—average
• 2 Range fits—overall bright
• 3 Range fits—overall dark
• Second group (range easily fits)
• 4 Range easily fits—average
• 5 Range easily fits—overall bright
• 6 Range easily fits—overall dark
• Third group (out of range)
• 7 Out of range—overall high contrast
• 8 Out of range—large bright against dark
• 9 Out of range—small bright against dark
• 10 Out of range—edge-lit
• 11 Out of range—large dark against bright
• 12 Out of range—small dark against bright

Chapter 4: Style

• Mood, not information
• Personalized exposure
• Memory tones
• Envision
• The zone system
• What zones mean
• Zone thinking
• Exposing for black and white
• High key
• Light and bright
• Flare
• Highlight glow
• Low key
• In praise of shadows
• Deep shadow choices
• Another kind of low key
• Silhouette
• Irrelevant highlights and shadows
• Brightness and attention

Chapter 5: post-processing

• Choosing exposure later
• Exposure, brightness, and lightness
• Selective exposure
• Post-exposure control
• HDR imaging
• Exposure blending
• Blending by hand

Glossary

Index

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