The practical zone system : for film and digital photography / Chris Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Chris, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography.

Photography--Digital techniques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Now fully updated for the digital photographer, an authoritative and contemporary guide to Ansel Adams's Zone System, presented by one of the true masters of this influential photographic technique

Contents:

Cover; THE PRACTICAL Zone System for Film and Digital Photography; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Fifth Edition; Acknowledgments; Why and How to Read this Book; chapter one "Will It Come Out?"; Introduction; What exactly is the Zone System?; How does the Zone System Apply to Digital Photography?; Why is Photographic Technique So Important?; If the Zone System is So Important, How were Good Photographs Taken without it?; Isn't the Zone System Useful Only with View Cameras?; Do I need a Spot Meter to Use the Zone System?

Camera Manufacturers Give the Impression that Taking Good Pictures can be Simple and Automatic. Is the Zone System Outdated?How does the Zone System Apply to the Use of an Electronic Flash?; Can the Zone System be Used with Color Film?; chapter two Print Quality, Negative Contrast, and Dynamic Range; Subject Contrast and Photographic Papers: A Bit of History; The Photographic Procrustean Beds; Working with Paper Grades; Working with Problem Negatives; Summary; chapter three The Control of Negative Contrast; Expose for the Shadows; Develop for the Highlights; Normal Development; Summary

chapter four The ZonePrint Values; Texture and Detail; The Zones; Previsualization; Measuring Zones; Summary; chapter five Exposure; Light Measurement; Exposure Recommendations; The Meter's Dilemma; Exercise: How Light Meters Really Work; Exposure Detailed; Place and Fall; With Handheld Meters; With In-Camera Meters; Summary; chapter six Development; Measuring Subject Contrast with In-Camera Meters; Normal Plus Development; Normal Minus Development; chapter seven An Overview of the Zone System; Expose for the Shadows and Develop for the Highlights; Zone System Frequently Asked Questions

chapter eight Zone System Testing: Method 1Introduction; Choosing a Photographic Paper; The Use of Equivalent ISO (ASA) Numbers; Zone System Testing: Method 1; Roll Film; Sheet Film; Standard Printing Time Test; Expansion and Contraction Development Times; chapter nine Zone System Testing: Method 2; About the Development Time Charts; Development Time Charts; Film and Developer: Questions and Answers; chapter ten The Zone System and Digital Photography; Introduction; A Word about Structure and Understanding; Basic Assumptions; Digital and Film Photography

Other Digital Printing Considerations and AlternativesPixels: Size, Resolution, Bit Depth, and Quality; Optimizing Digital Image Resolution; The Scanning Process; File Size Calculator; Guidelines; Bit Depth and Digital Exposure; The Zone System of Digital Exposure; A Summary of Digital Exposure Effects; The Zone System and Digital Contrast Control; Raw Converter Choices; An Introduction to Adobe Camera Raw Utility; Summary of Digital Photography Cardinal Rules; chapter eleven The Zone System and Studio Photography; About the Cover Image; Introduction

Digital Workflow and the Power of the Zone System

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613348135

9781136093012

113609301X

9781136093029

1136093028

9781283348133

1283348136

9780240817033

0240817036

OCLC:

768732248