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    Maximum exposure

    Jun 25, 2019 4 minutes
    Ross Hoddinott

    Ross Hoddinott is one of the UK’s leading landscape and natural history photographers and a regular contributor to the photography press. He is the author of several books, including The Digital Exposure Handbook. Ross lives in North Cornwall with his young family and is a popular and experienced tutor.Visit www.rosshoddinott.co.uk .

    Exposure is the very heartbeat of photography – always has been, always will be. Put simply, it is the process of light striking a photosensitive material, like a sensor or a piece of film. As you likely know, exposure is determined by a combination of three settings: shutter speed, aperture size and ISO

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