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Introduction Slide Show for PC

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This DVD is a new concept for us because our tutorials usually start when we get the images into our computer. We have said many times in those tutorials that what makes the difference between a good image and a great one is not one magical step in our image editors, but a number of small steps. Each step not significant on their own, but when we combine them and we see the results of these small steps, we appreciate the massive difference we have made from the image we started with. Well, the same is true with that part of our photography right up to when we press the shutter button. There could be a number of different titles for this DVD.

Understanding Exposure and getting it right

Improving your Photography

Adding the Wow Value to your images

Our shooting Secrets

From Conception to Completion

You can take your pick of any of those titles, they all fit. In the past we have had to make the assumption that our viewers do have the knowledge to record the best exposure possible. It would not be possible to cover digital subjects and camera technique in one DVD without an overload of information. There are a number of steps we can take leading up to the pressing of the shutter button that are even more important than our image editing. If we don't capture the very best exposure we can when we are in front of our subject, then we are placing ourselves at an enormous disadvantage for the next stage on the computer.

So, why have we decided to make a tutorial DVD on this subject and at this time? Two things:

1 We have heard a number of very good photographers recently make a statement that we think is just plain daft. 2 We assumed most photographers using a Digital SLR adopted a similar approach to us, but we found that wasn't the case.

So, what is that statement that we think is so daft, its this. "I make sure I get the exposure right at the taking stage and I don't spend time in Photoshop latter putting right my mistakes."

Why do we think that is a daft statement?

Because there is no such thing as a correct exposure and this DVD will explain and demonstrate why

The real world contains a much wider range of tones than we can ever capture on film, paper or on a digital sensor. In some rare cases, certain times of the day, some atmospheric conditions, the light may be close to perfect for our exposure, but, come on, this is the real world, when does anything ever fall neatly and perfectly into our lap? It hardly ever does that for us, so we guess is doesn't for you either.

We use our knowledge of exposure to work to our advantage, both before the image is captured and afterwards too. What we are going to do in these tutorials is to cover Exposure in a very practical way. In short we are going to take you through our workflow from before we even press the shutter button to the final image, but we are going to deal with Exposure in detail, because is is the key to great images.