Since I first picked up a camera, I’ve loved shooting landscapes and streetscape photography. I didn’t realize it at the time, but almost every outdoor scene can fool your camera’s exposure meter. One of my biggest challenges was understanding why my landscapes didn’t look as striking as those that I had seen from other photographers (let me tell you – it has NOTHING to do with post-processing). I remember exporting my photos into Lightroom, only to find they all looked rather dull, washed-out. It was frustrating and disappointing, and many of us have been there before with our landscape shots. Outdoor photography is wonderful because it gives us the opportunity to shoot with nothing but natural light, but often the resulting images feel a bit flat. Do you ever find that your landscape shots sometimes lack the punch or depth of the great landscape photos you’ve seen? You’re not alone! It all comes down to getting the right exposure, and that you actually can’t trust your camera to do it for you.

I’m so excited to tell you all about this month’s eBook, which genuinely is one of my new favourites: EXPOSURE For Outdoor Photography. This is one that so many outdoor photography enthusiasts are going to love. I wish I had this when I was first learning, it would have made my early shooting days much more enjoyable!

EXPOSURE For Outdoor Photography by Michael Frye is a 50-spread eBook that covers not only the basics, but also how exposure can create aesthetically compelling photography. Michael is renowned for his outdoor photography, and in this eBook he shares his knowledge for making technically perfect exposures when it comes to natural light shooting – in a wide variety of situations.

Here’s what you’ll gain from this eBook:

• Exposure Modes and Metering Modes
• How to read and USE your camera’s histogram for better exposure
• How to handle high-contrast scenes
• Learn the Zone System for achieving perfect exposure of a scene in seconds
• Perfect exposure when freezing or blurring motion
• 10 real-life case studies, each illustrating helpful techniques

Hey, there’s a discount!

Whether you are learning photography as a beginner, a hobbyist, or you are a professional, there’s no better investment in the continued growth of your photography for $5, although today thru Feb 20th, 2012, you get it for only $4 with the discount code: EXPOSURE4 or us the code EXPOSURE20 to get 20% off if you are purchasing any 5 or more eBooks (codes expires at 11:59pm PST Feb 20th, 2012).

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The downloadable PDF is just $5USD. (or only $4 today if you use the discount code: EXPOSURE4)

You can view some page samples or download the ebook here: EXPOSURE For Outdoor Photography.

Happy Photographing folks!