Re: Understanding Exposure
I have considered that Bob, that all this is just a bunch of mush.
Scott Kelby, who has some incredible photography, is editor of Photoshop User, noted author and speaker, a true professional photographer in every sense of the word, uses AV in so many of his pictures. In his books, he encourages his users to use AV. He never once hints that by doing so, one is lazy. Over and over in his book on The Digital Camera he encourages the reader to just trust the meter in the camera. I would have to go back and check, but I don't think he ever mentions using a meter, other than the one in his camera. I may be wrong, but I don't remember that coming up in the book.
An article in Outdoor Photography this month features getting better exposures with a digital camera. Obviously there is a lot of confusion on how to get the best exposure. The author of the book goes on and on defining the problem, but doesn't offer too many real, solid solutions. He does, eventually, bring up the manipulation of the Sunny 16 rule to aid photographers on getting the exposures they want. But he doesn't give exact here...do this...do this...do this....I can be wrong, and I plan on rereading the article when I can find some time.
So...can somebody tell me what those numbers mean?
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