Amateur Photographer

The cult of exposure

Source:   Glenn Irwin on his way to victory in the North West 200 Superbike race. Nikon D810, 200-500mm at 200mm, 1/100sec at f/13, ISO 64  

‘To my mind, the very idea that there is a correct exposure is somewhat misguided’

Exposure is a very easy topic to have an argument about in photographic circles. This is a little strange because it is a basic tenet of photography, and has been since Ferdinand Hurter and Vero Charles Driffield undertook their pioneering work in the late 19th century

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