For a full film education in technical terms, purchase the three Ansel Adams books: :The Camera," "The Negative," and "The Print." Much of what you've inquired about here will be covered in that first volume. But the other two will gi you a complete understanding of film and processing. Some of it is only directly applicable to sheet film, but all of it is extremely valuable in terms of understanding the technology of photography. Much of it will benefit you in digital photography as well. The principles of light and exposure are the same, even though the medium is different.
Paul On Dec 2, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > Hi all, > > Being not particularly mathematically inclined (to put it very charitably), I > was wondering if any of you could point me toward a sort of online idiot's > guide to understanding and calculating exposure values, depth of field, and > other basics along those lines. I figure having at least a loose grasp on > details of that nature might be helpful as I dip a toe into the world of > analog. > > I've posted an entry on my photo blog concerning some of the basics that I'm > already familiar with, and plan to chart my progress as I go along. Granted, > what I've written is geared toward people who know even less about > photography than I do (as hard to conceive as that may be), but it can be > found here: > > http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/putting-myself-through-the-old-school > > It's a first baby step on a long journey, but I'd like to document it as I go > along, and share it with anyone who might be interested. So, essentially, I > do understand the stuff they probably teach you in the first week of > Introduction to Photography 101 -- but largely on an intuitive, practical > level. Are there any resources on the web where a simpleton can go to > familiarize himself with those principles on a more technical level? > > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. > > -- Walt > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
