image

© 2006 by Nicole Boenig-McGrade, all rights reserved

Appendix

 

Technical Fundamentals

Numbering sequences, logarithms and some photo-mathematics

Photography is an art form. When people think about art, they think about self-expression, creativity and aesthetics, but not necessarily about craft and hard work. However, as Brett Weston so knowingly stated: “Photography is 90% sheer, brutal drudgery. The other 10% is inspiration.” The brutal drudgery is the craft of photography; the knowledge of equipment and materials allows creativity to flow unhampered.

This book is about the craft of photography. It takes a balanced scientific approach, supported ...

Get Way Beyond Monochrome 2e now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.