Exposure
Exposure: The Easy Way
Frankly, exposure can get pretty technical, so it’s important to grasp the basic concepts first before we plunge into the world of H&D curves, the Zone System, and the mathematics of densitometry. Let’s take a look at exposure the easy way.
This introduction is a bit simplified, but it will provide a working understanding of exposure that is useful without being too technical. First of all, there is one notion that has to be put away right now. Some people think of exposure as nothing more than “it’s too dark” or “it’s too light.” There are many more crucial aspects to exposure that are important to understand.
What Do We Want Exposure to Do for Us?
What is it we want from exposure? More precisely, what is “good” ...
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