Chapter 3
Taking Charge of Exposure
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding the basics of exposure
Reading meters and other exposure cues
Setting shutter speed, aperture, and ISO
Solving exposure problems
Using flash to light your subject
Taking advantage of automatic exposure bracketing
Understanding exposure is one of the most intimidating challenges for a new photographer. Discussions of the topic are loaded with technical terms — aperture, metering, shutter speed, ISO, and the like. Add the fact that your camera offers many exposure controls, all sporting equally foreign names, and it’s no wonder that most people throw up their hands, leave the camera in the Auto Shooting mode, and let the camera take care of exposure decisions.
I relate to the confusion you may be feeling — I’ve been there. But I also promise that when you take things slowly, digesting a piece of the exposure pie at a ...
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