Chapter 1 Defining Exposure - BOOK CLUB

[mom to 4]

Here is the thread for Chapter 1 (of Bryan Petersons' Understanding Exposure) comments, postings and questions. If you are understanding the chapter with no problems, keep checking here for people who have questions. Feel free to post your exercise photos, maybe with your camera and settings info. I guess we all need to know what camera someone is using....

EDIT Oct 25, 2007

Here is the link for Chapter 2 (first half)

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Here is the link for Chapter 2 (second half)

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com...ad.php?t=30434

[BrendaC]

I have read the first chapter and am hoping to get out a little this evening to experiment. One thing that I'm thinking is...why don't we just keep our cameras in aperture priority all the time? Just figure out what you want in your image, creatively, and pick the appropriate f stop? Why bother going to manual?

[mom to 4]

Gheeze Brenda!!! Way to make us all feel inferior!!! You'ver already read the chapter?!?!?!?!?!

Re: Keeping on Aperture priority all the time??? I guess that's why we are reading the book!!!! Personally, I keep mine on Tv at every football game. I get confused at to what is Aperture priority or Shutter priority. I think I am using Aperture priority as I can change the shutter speed on Tv mode. I love it!!!!

[LeeOtsubo]

Originally Posted by BrendaC

I have read the first chapter and am hoping to get out a little this evening to experiment. One thing that I'm thinking is...why don't we just keep our cameras in aperture priority all the time? Just figure out what you want in your image, creatively, and pick the appropriate f stop? Why bother going to manual?

In Av, you set the aperture to suit the desired DoF while the camera sets the shutter speed. What if you want to keep the shutter speed above 1/500 to reduce motion blur? Av would just let shutter speed fall to wherever the camera decides.

[Elemobe]

Great to see this thread started. I will be joining in, but having trouble getting the book. I have given up trying to get it from Amazon (UK) as the date just kept getting later. In the meantime, I will be following your comments and progress here.

[bayhli]

I'm jumping in here too.... I have the book and will start "really" reading it this time.

Hey Linda and Lee!

[BrendaC]

I didn't get a chance to get out last night. But you know Lee, as I was driving to pick my son up last night, I realized why. Did you ever have one of those moments when a light bulb just came on? What made me realize it I think, were the pictures of the waves that are in the book. I realized that it was the shutter speed and not the aperture that created the differnent images. (I know it takes me awhile even having it in front of me in black and white.)
Colleen, is TV mode shutter priority? I always keep mine on shutter priority during sporting events too. Oh and don't tell my boss I read it at work. It was slow yesterday for the beginning of the month.

[kimh]

Yeah, glad to see we're getting started here. Will review chapter one while I'm doing cardio today and maybe can practice a little and post!
Thanks Colleen for taking control and getting us started
kimh

[nkeevers]

Aww, I didn't get my book yet...but it's been shipped from Amazon and I should get it shortly! And I just ordered it 3 days ago! Wonder why others are having trouble?

Looking forward to using manual. Though I do us Av mode a lot.

[mom to 4]

Norma:

I placed an order from Amazon a couple of days ago. It just shipped today. My initial confirmation said I would receive it by the 18!!! Well, i did choose the free shipping!!!!