The Practical Zone System

by Johnson, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780240803289
• ISBN10: 0240803280
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: Focal Pr

Summary

The subject of the zone system is now very much in the mainstream among amateur as well as professional photographers. This newly revised edition of a photography classic teaches photographers how to recognize the zones both on the print and in the field or studio, to pre-visualize their photograph and expose accordingly, to access their prints and negatives for contrast, and to test equipment for reliable results. This book has been updated to include information on the latest developers and films. New illustrations have been added to reflect the most contemporary photographic styles, and information on digital imaging supplied in the second edition has been expanded into a new chapter. The practical approach of this book, with its numerous time-saving development and film charts and easy-to-follow testing methods, is an important resource for the beginning, large-format, 35mm, and professional photographer.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi	(4)
Acknowledgments	xv
Chapter 1 "Will It Come Out?" (An Introduction)	1	(5)
Chapter 2 Print Quality and Negative Contrast	6	(7)
Chapter 3 The Control of Negative Contrast	13	(8)
Chapter 4 The Zone	21	(18)
Chapter 5 Exposure	39	(14)
Chapter 6 Development	53	(14)
Chapter 7 An Overview of the Zone System	67	(18)
Chapter 8 Zone System Testing: Method 1	85	(23)
Chapter 9 Zone System Testing: Method 2	108	(10)
Appendix A Films, Developers, and Processing	118	(10)
Appendix B Alternative Methods for Extreme Expansion and Contraction Development	128	(1)
Appendix C Contrast Control with Paper Grades	129	(2)
Appendix D Developer Dilution	131	(1)
Appendix E Compensating Developers	132	(2)
Appendix F Condenser and Diffusion Enlargers	134	(1)
Appendix G ASA Numbers	135	(1)
Appendix H Filter Factors, the Reciprocity Effect, and Bellows Extension Factors	136	(2)
Appendix I A Compensation Method for Inaccurate Meters	138	(1)
Appendix J Inspection Development	138	(1)
Appendix K Exposure Record and Checklist for Zone System Testing	138	(4)
Appendix L Sources for Zones System-Related Products and Books	142	(2)
Appendix M A Brief Directory of On-Line Photography-Related Resources	144	(7)
Appendix N Examples: Zone System Applications	151	(16)
Chris Johnson	152	(2)
Robert Bruce Langham III	154	(2)
Dan Burkholder	156	(2)
Anne Nadler	158	(2)
Judy Dater	160	(2)
David Bayles	162	(2)
Julio Mitchel	164	(3)
A Primer on Basic Photography	167	(16)
A Brief Glossary of Zone System Terminology	183	(4)
Index	187