Photo-Graphics: Exposure: An Infographic Guide to Photography

by David Taylor

Overview

Photo-Graphics: Exposure looks behind the lens at the science of light, color, and lenses, and then applies this to the practical matters of such essentials as shutter speed, aperture, ISO, depth of field, metering, movement, histograms, exposure adjustment, and dynamic range. All the relevant information is presented in instantly engaging infographics that inform, illuminate, intrigue, and entertain, creating a unique guide to photographic technique that can be studied from start to finish or kept in the camera bag as a dip-in refresher course that's as exciting to the photographer's eye as it is essential to the photographer's craft.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781452707
Publisher:	Ammonite Press
Publication date:	04/01/2017
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

David Taylor is an award-winning landscape and travel photographer, and the author of Mastering Exposure and Mastering Landscape Photography.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

1 Light & Color 10

Introduction 12

Wavelengths Of Lights 14

Splitting Light 16

Color 17

Color Wheel 18

Color Perception 20

Color Temperature 22

White Balance 24

Light Direction 26

Backlighting & Contrast 28

The Sun 30

Sunrise & Sunset 32

The Sun's Path 34

Qualities Of Light 36

Softness 38

2 Equipment 40

Introduction 42

Cameras 44

Lenses 46

Wide-Angle Lenses 48

Angle Of View 50

Crop Factor 52

The Shutter 54

The Lens Aperture 56

Keeping Your Camera Steady 58

3 Exposure Basics 60

Introduction 62

Sensors 64

First Principles 66

Stops 68

The Exposure Triangle 70

Shutter Speed 72

Freezing Movement 74

Blurring Movement 76

Panning 78

Aperture 80

Depth Of Field 82

Differential Focusing 84

ISO 86

Noise 88

Dynamic Range 90

Long-Exposure Noise 92

The "Sunny 16" Rule 94

Exposure Values 96

Histograms 98

File Formats 100

4 Controlling Exposure 102

Introduction 104

Midtones, Shadows & Highlights 106

Exposure Meters 108

Metering Modes 110

Spot Metering 114

Picture Parameters 116

Exposure Modes 118

Exposure Compensation 120

Bracketing 122

Sequences 124

Video 126

HDR 128

5 Filters 130

Introduction 132

Filter Thread Sizes 134

Filter Holder Sizes 136

Filter Types 138

Filter Factors 140

Neutral Density Filters 142

Polarizing Filters 144

Black & White 146

6 Flash

Introduction

The Inverse Square Law

Guide Numbers

Flash Sync Speed

Slow Sync Speed

Flash Curtain Sync

High-Speed Sync

Bounce Flash

Lighting Ratios

Glossary 170

Useful Web Sites 172

Index 173

Acknowledgments 176