Exposure & Your Photographic Triangle

[Dominantly]

I love analogies.. That was how I learned about the relation of the triangle and light meter right off the bat, and I guess I retained it because of the way it was introduced.

When I was an instructor I would try and make them up to help people use different parts of their brain to retain and apply new ideas.

I still googled a few things that were hazy just to make sure I put out good info...

 

[IgsEMT]

I plan on doing a few different guides covering various features, so if you or anyone else has any input on this stuff, please add.

Sure, I'll add 5cents, what's the topic?
The only sad thing is that, I can almost guarantee, that comes Friday someone will post a thread asking the questions to which you answered.

 

[Dominantly]

I plan on doing a few different guides covering various features, so if you or anyone else has any input on this stuff, please add.

Sure, I'll add 5cents, what's the topic?
The only sad thing is that, I can almost guarantee, that comes Friday someone will post a thread asking the questions to which you answered.

Well tomorrow I plan on doing more on teh light meter, White Balance, and Raw vs Jpeg files...

So maybe you could share some knowledge on one of these----spot, center weighted, and matrix metering modes, Flashes, Exposure Compensation, Auto Focus modes... Or maybe even come up with a lab for people to try out to show something they learned.
No pressure though...


It's a heck of a time machine. You start typing, next thing you know it's 3 hours in the future

 

[IgsEMT]

It's a heck of a time machine. You start typing, next thing you know it's 3 hours in the future

No $h1t!, I began typing my response, I think it was 12am on my end, now its 2 - not sure what I did in the middle though

 

[altitude604]

Where does this f-stop stuff come from? Well f= Focal length (of your lens), the / means you divide by, and the number means the stop in use. So, a 35mm lens at f/1.8 would have a aperture opening of 19.4mm... Make sense?

Well I'll be jiggered... that totally answered one of those questions I had in the back of my head.

 

[timfrommass]

Isn't this just a reworded version of the same section in the book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson? The order is the same, the exercise is basically the same, and the bucket analogy is the same.

-tim

 

[IgsEMT]

Isn't this just a reworded version of the same section in the book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson? The order is the same, the exercise is basically the same, and the bucket analogy is the same.

-tim

I have it somewhere, never read it .
But, hopefully ppl here will read the 411 and leeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrnnnnnnn

 

[Dominantly]

Isn't this just a reworded version of the same section in the book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson? The order is the same, the exercise is basically the same, and the bucket analogy is the same.

-tim

I've never read "understanding exposure", but I have read other books by Bryan Peterson. I have also read "Lighting, by______" (will enter name later when I find it).

You can't change the principles. So reworded principles are an example of someone learning something, and then trying to share the info with using their own words/spin.
I was waiting for someone to have heard the bucket analogy before. Once you've heard/read it, it makes complete sense and stays in your head.

 

[ajandnickysmom]

Awesome! I've taken 3 different classes over the past year... and this explained it much better then what i've been told! Keep posting.. I love this crap! I wish i was home with my camera so i can play along! Will have to do that later! Maybe they should just open a forum just for you to teach! LOL!

THANKS! And i promise i wont post stupid questions that have already been answered in one of these threads!

When's my the next class!

 

[Bambi]

thank you for this. I have copied it to a document to keep on hand.

 

[Caity]

I've forwarded this to three people so far... And you could just SEE the lightbulbs above their heads light up! Thanks again!!!

 

[Dominantly]

Updated with photos.

 

[vinniemac3]

haha yep that was in understanding exposure. i just read that section the other day. great book happy i ordered it. and better news, my new cam came in today but im at work til 7 am so im stuck here and cant touch it til i get home in the am. go figure.

 

[Dominantly]

Hmm, I wonder if all his books are the same.
I own his photography field guide, and that's where I learned that catchy bucket analogy (although he has bees collecting water...)

 

[vinniemac3]

haha yep he uses the bees catching water deal in understanding exposure to. i guess if something works stick with it. im hoping it works for me. i cant wait to play with my new toy tomorrow, its my first slr cam so we'll see how it goes