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How funny that you reviewed this book, I've been wanting to get it for some time now. I was on my short Christmas list, but I got a new tripod and some macro filters instead. So now it just waits in my Amazon shopping cart for my to come up with some extra spending cash to get it! I CAN"T wait! Thanks!

Hey! Thanks for commenting on my blog. Now, I also have to second this book. I read it and thought it was very helpful. I had already knew a few basics but I did enjoy how he elaborated on them.

This is THE book I reccomend to people who are getting their first SLR camera. It's good to have your camera in hand as you read through the text and work along with the book, too. I try to read it once a year for review and inspiration.

It is really funny but I seem to be the only one who doesn't like Peterson's books. After reading all the hype about them on the net I bought, a few years ago, both Understanding Exposure and learning to see creatively.

I can't say the books are bad, I did pick up a tip or two from each but my overall feeling is far from being WOW. It was not a "revelation"if you see what I mean.

Damien,

I subscribe to your blog through “google reader” and some time ago you recommended reading this book Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) (Paperback). I purchased it from a local store and commenced reading it on my daily commute into the city.

I have been a hobby photographer for years. However I didn’t get serious until just a few years ago when I purchased my first DSLR.

I thought I understood exposure and it’s relationship between ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture. After finishing Bryan Peterson’s I realized I had no clue.

I would recommend this book to anyone. I found the writing to be clear and intuitive.

Thanks for the recommendation. Keep up the great work on the blog.

Kirk Howard

Thanks Kirk for being a loyal reader and for taking the time to say a few words about this book.

I'm glad that you enjoyed the book and found it as informative as I have. This has quickly become the book I recommend to serious photographers that want to get a more solid grasp of how the camera and light work in conjunction with each other. The simple explanations and ease of read make this book a sure fit on any shutterbug's book shelf.

Thanks

I've been reading this book over the weekend, and have to say it is one of the best I've read to date. I agree with most of the praise above. For me, the writing style stands out... I've read too many photography books lately that seem more like a platform for the photographer's own ego-stroking than anything else, or very patronizing. I think the author really respects his audience with this one. I also appreciate that the book stays true to its purpose. It stays on topic, it's concise, and it doesn't try to cram in obligitory photography topics to be an 'everything-to-everyone' book... in sumary, thanks for the recommendation and I endorse it with my own.