Editor Reviews:

Product 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.

Rating : - ****** - 5 stars is just not enough.
OK, I love this book.

After having used a compact camera for a few years and doing my best to understand all these shutter speeds, apertures and ISO, I decided I bought "Understanding Exposure" and two weeks later I was able to purchase a dSLR and actually understand it. As soon as other books by Petrson were published I ordered them as well.

I'm not saying this is a book for everyone - even some reviews here will tell you that professionals are not particularly happy about it, but then, if you're a professional, you should understand exposure.

What I'm saying is, if you want to decide whether you want to be serious about photography, get the book. If you want to switch from a compact camera to a dSLR, get it. If you already have a dSLR but you feel you want to understand it better, get it.

Peterson is clear, encouraging and friendly. The explanations are fully illustrated and you will finally get the difference between f/2.8 and f/32. You will see when to use 1/500s and when to use 1/60s. You will understand what the ISO thing is all about.

I have read it a few times and I still read it sometimes to learn everything.

Best photography book I've ever seen.