From the course: Photography Foundations: Exposure (part 1)
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What is exposure?
From the course: Photography Foundations: Exposure (part 1)
What is exposure?
- People often ask me, what do you like to shoot? And for awhile, this question really confused me until I realized that the answer for me is light. I like to shoot nice light. It doesn't even necessarily matter what that light is bouncing off of. Light can create texture and interesting lines. Light and shadow together can create a sense of depth in a scene. Or allow you to control the viewer's eye. And controlling the viewer's eye is the essence of composition. Sometimes light is just pretty for a combination of reasons that you're not even aware of. There is no photography without light and the secret to controlling light is to understand exposure. But what does that word mean? Even if you're not well versed in the history of photography you have probably seen a lot of movies. Think about the strong shadows in a great film noir movie. So named because the images have lots of noir in them. Noir is the French word for black. Or think about a classic Western and the rich colors and…
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