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Jan
27

Understanding Flash Photography: How to Shoot Great Photographs Using Electronic Flash

Understanding Flash Photography: How to Shoot Great Photographs Using Electronic Flash

FEATURED Understanding Flash Photography: How to Shoot Great Photographs Using Electronic Flash

This guide to on- and off-camera flash picks up where Understanding Exposure leaves off, helping free photographers from the limitations of “auto” to get the images they want when natural light isn’t enough. For the many amateur photographers afraid to venture past natural lighting, here is the book that will finally help them explore the exciting possibilities of artificial light. In his trademark easy-to-understand style, Bryan Peterson explains not only how flash works, but how to go beyond ”

Jan
06

Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second

Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second

FEATURED Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second

The first book in the Understanding Photography series, Understanding Exposure, was a runaway best-seller, with more than 250,000 copies sold. Now author Bryan Peterson brings his signature style to another important photography topic: shutter speed. With clear, jargon-free explanations of terms and techniques, plus compelling “before-and-after” photos that pair a mediocre image (created using the wrong shutter speed) with a great image (created using the right shutter speed), this is the de

Jan
04

Bryan Peterson’s Understanding Photography Field Guide

Bryan Peterson's Understanding Photography Field Guide

FEATURED Bryan Peterson’s Understanding Photography Field Guide

Everything you need to know in one take-anywhere field guide!

This all-in-one guide from renowned photographer, instructor, and author Bryan Peterson will help you take better photos anytime, anywhere–with any camera.

Want to finally understand exposure? Interested in learning to “see” and composing your images more creatively? Ready to master the magic of light? It’s all here, the techniques every amateur photographer needs to take better nature, landscape, people, a

Dec
30

Understanding Close-Up Photography: Creative Close Encounters with Or Without a Macro Lens

Understanding Close-Up Photography: Creative Close Encounters with Or Without a Macro Lens

FEATURED Understanding Close-Up Photography: Creative Close Encounters with Or Without a Macro Lens

In his sixth book, renowned photographer, popular instructor, and best-selling author Bryan Peterson challenges and inspires us to see close-up photography in new ways when we view it through his eyes. You’ve seen the dewdrops, but what about dewdrops on a bird’s wing or raindrops on a car windshield? You’ve seen the bumblebees on vibrant flowers, but what about the fluid edge of just one petal or the colorful rusting metal at industrial sites? Even when Peterson does capture the more trad

Nov
13

Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

FEATURED Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

  • ISBN13: 9780817439392
  • Condition: New
  • Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!

With more than 350,000 copies sold, Understanding Exposure has demystified the complex concepts of exposure for countless photographers. Now updated with current technologies, more than one hundred new images, and an all-new chapter, this new edition will inspire you more than ever to free yourself from “auto” and create the pictures you truly want. In his trademark easy-to-understand style, author Bryan Peterson explains the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, including how to

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