Photography requires greater technical understanding than any other art form. I’ve been teaching people at all levels of photography for well over a decade. At the start of each workshop, I always begin by explaining metering and basic exposure settings.
A major foundation of good photography, these settings are often the least understood, but they are among the easiest things to get right.
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