Customer Reviews

True understanding is a rare gift - packaged nicely in this book - By: Photocritic.org, 11 Jul 2008
Peterson skips the basics & the theory behind exposure - for which I'll be forever grateful, because frankly, it's not that exciting. Instead, the whole book is filled with a vast number of breathtakingly gorgeous photographs (about 160 pages worth, which means around 150 photographs or so, I think), & a fair chunk of text.

What's unique about this book, though, is that the text largely shies away from the theory, & instead takes you along on a journey, explaining the what, why, & howin a language that anyone can understand easily.

Throughout the book, you'll get examples & suggestions about how you can use fast & slow shutter speeds to freeze action, imply motion, & capture photographs at night. It talks about panning, speed, & comes with some fanciful ideas about how you can capture great photos by fixing your camera to a moving object (a broom or a shopping trolly are but two examples of getting funky photos).

Pretty damn good, & highly recommended.