Every non-automatic camera has three settings: shutter speed, aperture, and sensitivity. So you need to learn how to use all three to take photos manually and creatively. These three light factors affect both the exposure and creative effects such as motion, sharpness, and image noise. Many manuals refer to this combination as the exposure triangle. The fourth light factor is light itself, which is why Tom Meerman moves from the triangle to the square in this book.
Of all the techniques beginning photographers need to learn, understanding light in the camera is the most complex. The exposure triangle seems so logical when explained, yet it remains difficult to fully grasp. In an accessible and revolutionary new system, the book The Light Quadrant combines the light factors of aperture, shutter speed, and sensitivity with light itself to form a coherent whole.
This richly illustrated book, with its many clear diagrams, brings together all the camera settings. Data is provided for every example photo. Tables place the terms manufacturers use for their settings side by side.
This textbook is intended for photography instructors to use when preparing for and teaching camera lessons in which they introduce students to exposure settings. Above all, it is a clear reference work that photography students will benefit from throughout their course and for a long time afterward.
Photographers who finally want to understand why the exposure triangle was such an impractical system will learn from this book how their settings work together creatively and technically. The exposure triangle is expanded into the Light Quadrant.
The author has included a useful and unique calculation tool in the book that lets you configure the camera for any lighting situation.
Good to know: after purchasing the book, you receive free access to the web version, among other benefits.
Tom Meerman
Tom Meerman (Amsterdam, 1959) has been taking photographs since 1977. His curiosity about the possibilities of the photographic language led him to graduate as an independent visual artist in photography (ArtEZ, Arnhem, 1988). Since then, he has spoken and written about the profession as an instructor, mentor, and administrator, and he is a sought-after jury member and photo editor. He is also active as a photographer.
Language: Dutch. This article refers to the Dutch-language edition. Focus on Photography: The Light Quadrant - Tom Meerman
Pages: 176
Price: € 32,98
Publisher: Van Duuren Media
