Perfect Exposure

Jim Zuckerman's Secrets to Great Photographs series

By Jim Zuckerman

Even experienced photographers second-guess themselves when it comes to exposure. Jim Zuckerman gives readers the know-how to expose their pictures confidently and precisely every time. With hundreds of photographs that cover every lighting situation imaginable, the book trains photographers to recognize situations in which light meters will be ineffective, and then counsels them on how to deal with each situation, including:

Snow

Backlighting and twilight

Fill flash

Macro subjects

Extreme contrast

Once readers have mastered the technical aspects, Perfect Exposure takes them a step further by providing creative tips on metering for various artistic effects. Beautifully illustrated with more than 200 of Zuckerman's flawless nature photographs, the book will have readers alternately learning and gawking as they improve their own work.

Jim Zuckerman is one of the best nature and travel photographers working today. He is the author of Digital Effects, Secrets of Color in Photography and Techniques of Natural Light Photography and is a contributing editor to PetersonÕs Photographic Magazine. He lives in Northridge, California.