Exposure

Did you ever wonder what those numbers on the aperture ring really do? Or why one film speed is “faster” than another? You can get the answers to these, and many more questions about exposure. CMPG founder Geren Mortensen discusses the Basic Principles of Photographic Exposure in non-technical terms in this PDF document.
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Written on August 19, 2004 | Posted in Technique | Leave a comment

It’s All About the Light

(This article appeared in full on Rob’s website Strange, Geometrical Hinges and is represented here as part of the CMPG library.)
Here’s a startling revelation – photography is about light. (Surprise!) Not just how it falls on the subject and its aesthetic quality, but fundamentally how much of it you’ve got. Proper technique [...]

Written on August 4, 2004 | Posted in Technique | Leave a comment

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