A follow-up to his extremely popular Understanding Exposure, Bryan Peterson's Exposure Solutions: The Most Common Photography Problems and How to Solve Them is an Amphoto book that tackles 28 nearly universal issues that amateur shooters experience, and provides simple solutions for overcoming them.
Problems covered include exposing high-contrast scenes, freezing motion in low light, photographing a full moon, exposing subjects against a sunset, and balancing subjects in shade with bright backgrounds. Going over each scenario in a way that's easy to follow, Peterson demystifies the process of exposure and shows you different ways of approaching it, so you can really transform your images. He digs deeper than he did in Understanding Exposure, in order to help you break bad habits and take control of your shots, so that you can approach even the really tricky situations with confidence.
- Introduction
- Mastering Creatively Correct Exposures:
- How to Master Deep Depth-of-Field Images
- How to Get Maximum Depth of Field with a Telephoto Lens
- How to Master Shallow Depth-of-Field Images
- How to Use the Depth-of-Field Preview Button
- Capturing Landscapes in Any Conditions:
- How to Expose Spectacular Sunsets (and Other Backlit Landscapes)
- How to Capture Stunning Color in Landscapes and Cityscapes
- How to Reduce Glare on Sunny and Cloudy Days
- How to Expose High-Contrast Scenes
- Photographing Motion:
- How to Capture Super-sharp Action Shots
- How to Freeze Action in Low Light
- How to Imply Motion with Slow Shutter Speeds
- How to Capture Moving Traffic in Low Light
- How to Capture Motion by Moving the Camera with the Subject
- Photographing at Night:
- How to Photograph a Full Moon
- How to Photograph Lightning
- How to Photograph Fireworks
- Using Flash and Reflectors to Modify Ambient Light:
- How to Expose a Backlit Portrait
- How to Expose a Subject in Shade Against a Brightly Lit Background
- How to Expose a Subject Against a Sunset or Sunrise Sky
- How to Use Fill Flash to Capture Flattering Portraits in Midday Sun
- How to Isolate a Flower Against a Black Background
- How to Use Fill Flash to Illuminate Dark Backgrounds
- How to Use Flash to Create Artificial Backlight
- How to Illuminate Dark Foreground Objects When There's a Brighter Background
- Making Artistic Exposures:
- How to Capture "Ghosts"
- How to Paint with Shutter Speed
- How to Add Energy with Simple Zooming
- How to Paint with Light
- Index