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Decided to purchase Peterson's book based on my previous purchase of his "Understanding Exposure." Truly enjoyed reading and learning from the first book however was not able to gain too much from this current book. Please do not let me discount the material itself, I did find it interesting since Peterson does a fine job of communicating his thoughts into words however I did not take away the same amount that I gained from his book regarding Exposure. Nevertheless, it will serve as a book of reference when I need to look something up about "Speed."
I love the book the Author really makes it easy for any level of photographer to learn several tricks of the trade when it comes to playing with shutter speed. For begginers the book is great to bring you to a new level of photographic skill and for more advance photographers the book is a great refresher.
It is an OK book and it doesn't look like it is written by the Author of "Understanding Exposure", which was a five star book.
With camera manufacturers chasing after higher and higher ISO speeds, Bryan shows that you don't have to chase after that even though there are times when it does come in handy. Bryan Peterson does it again for me with "Understanding Shutter Speed." I'm a fairly avid photographer (mainly nature) and Bryan provided me with new ideas on how to capture nature shots as well other subjects. What I really like is that he provides incite on how to capture great photos with ISO 100 where the quality of the picture is best. I do recommend this book as a good complement to another of his books, "Understanding Exposure" (revised edition, five stars for me) which had a wealth of great tips. Also, Bryan apparently is a fan of shooting with natural lighting (I am too) and so what he suggests covers a wide gamut of situations.
I purchased this book right after reading the author's other title "Understanding Exposure". The book is not really thick, but it is packed with vital information and a ton of "aha" moments for beginners and a great review for pros. The author has amazing photographs to accompany the text. This would also work as a great textbook for photography teachers.
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