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Exposure advice – Exposure values and how to use them
Back in the 2000’s, when I was learning about how to use a camera I found a website, fredparker.com. It had a section called “The Ultimate Exposure Computer”. That resource alone contributed to most of my understanding of exposure in photography. Sadly, Fred Parker passed away and the website disappeared but it was such an important resource I had to put what I could back for others to use. The text below is some of what I learned from Fred’s Ultimate Exposure Computer. Exposure values represent a combination of a camera‘s shutter speed and f-number,... Read more...
Film Reciprocity
When shooting long exposures on film it’s necessary to consider what’s called reciprocity failure. This is when the efficiency of the film reduces at lower light levels. Read more...