Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second | List Price: $24.95
Discount Price: $12.84
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Binding: Paperback
Release Date: 2008-04-01
What A Book Should Be! [Posted on 2008-10-13]
If only more books were like this, illiteracy would vanish!
Instead of the same old stuff in the same dull way, this book covers some new information right off the bat, dispelling some common myths. It goes on to cover vital, pertinent information clearly, with illustrations (what else from a book on a photographic topic) that are remarkably well suited to the topics being discussed. Not only that, it is worth retaining as a reference in the unlikely event that some of the material needs a second time around.
Visually stunning, practical and easy to grasp. [Posted on 2008-10-14]
I look through a lot of photography "how-to" books when I'm in Barnes and Noble or Borders and this one caught my eye. It is visually stunning, full of beautiful images, shot by the author himself.
Panning, zooming, low light, filters, "implying motion", shooting slow and deliberately blurry images...you will read about a wealth of choices that can help a photographer grow creatively. Peterson shows how blur can be just valid a choice as sharp in making an astounding photo.
There are some fun experiments in this book, such as creating "rain" with a sprinkler, and attaching a camera to a shopping cart to capture a child rolling through a grocery store aisle. The inventiveness found in the book makes it fun.
I would definitely recommend this book to both beginners and more advanced photographers.
You gotta love this approach. [Posted on 2008-10-15]
The author is really good at taking one aspect of photography, such as exposure or the use of shutter speeds, and explaining it within the broader context of taking good pictures. If you want to learn how to perfect your use of long exposures, very short exposures, and everything in between, this book will do the job. There is a reason why this author is a mega-best-seller. Buy this book and learn for yourself.
Fantastic Book!! [Posted on 2008-10-30]
Not technically brillant at digital photography, I purchased Bryan Pettersons book Understanding Shutter Speed in the hope that it would enlighten somewhat so I could go out and take reasonable photos. I read it and then went and purchased Bryan's other book "Understanding Exposure".
Both these books are absolutely brilliant (unless you are already a pro photograher - and even then, you would probably still learn something). Petterson is an excellent photograher and he has included many of these photos in his book to ilustrate points and compliment the text.
The books are very well presented, are extreamly easy to read and the book is printed on very high quality paper.
If you are dispointed with this book (and also Understanding Exposure - which compliment each other), then you should really take up painting.
Can't recommend highly enough
Amazing... [Posted on 2008-11-03]
I was originally going to buy "Understanding Exposure", but decided that since I am a photography student and I actually understand exposure that, that might not be the greatest thing to buy. I am super glad I bought this one "Understanding Shutter Speed". I was flipping through the book and what caught my eye was the pictures, and the in depth explanations on how he achieved his results. The book is a fast, easy read and I recommend it for beginners or photography students like me.
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