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ZONE SYSTEM OF PHOTOGRAPHY xx PHOTOGRAPHY The Zone System. Common misconceptions and fallacies are explored. Topics covered include graded paper, sensitometry, film speed, paper testing, etc. Demystifying the Zone System. Looks at exposure, control, highlight densities, etc. The Zone System for color. Advice on using the Gossen Ultra Spot meter in the Zone System mode. Includes information on testing a light meter to see if it meets ANSI specs and to check its spectral response. Black-and-white Zone System for roll films. Meaning of the N+ and N- values used in the Zone System is explained. At last, a simple zone system. Reproduction of the first chapter of a new book available from Zone VI Studios. Use of the exposure meter to determine correct exposure. The Zone VI workshop. The case for precise exposure. The problems of over or under exposure are shown. Bill Pierce tells why the Zone System of exposure, development and printing is not applicable to 35mm work. Variation on the zone system. How to determine your own film and developer "working film speed" and to establish a "standard normal print time" in order to get repeatable results in your black and white photography. Tones of a print. Author of the book "Zone VI Workshop" discusses the problems of achieving a wide range of tones in a black-and-white print. Zone system myths. Four popularly held criticisms of the Zone system by non-users are overturned. Color Zone System. Precision exposure for color film. How to use Zone System techniques in color photography. Zone calculation. How to add supplemental zone pointers to various light meter scales. E-6 contrast control. How to apply the conventional Zone System approach to exposure of transparency film. Requires modification of both exposure and processing times. Lowering b&w contrast in your negatives when filming subjects that have excessive brightness. Six methods tested with Plus-X sheetfilm. How to take advantage of reciprocity failure when recording subjects of various brightness ranges all on the same roll of b&w film. Automating exposure and development. An exposure/development computer program for a Radio Shack PC-5 (or PC-6) pocket computer. Program is optimized for Tri-X film developed in D-76 (or HC-110) and printed on Ilford Multigrade FB paper. Also works with Plus-X film and other papers. Program follows general format of the Zone system. Expansion or compaction (plus or minus) development of Plus-X Pan film and T-Max 100 film that is consistent with the Zone system. Sensitometry primer. Part 4. Analyzing the curves for Zone system data. Sensitometry primer. Part 5. The incident system. Using an incident meter and a gray card to determine proper exposure. Controlling tone reproduction. Film development versus paper grades. Use an enlarging exposure meter and a calculator having a log base 10 function to eliminate the need for a conventional densitometer when making film/developer tests. Zone system expansion film. Using Kodak Professional Copy Film Type 4125 to achive copy negative expansion up to N+6. B&W calibration and system testing. Procedures for testing products and calibrating materials for Zone System use. Part 1. Rationale and film testing procedures. B&W calibration and system testing. Part 2. Paper testing and applications. Paper calibration and how the procedures fit into the Zone System. Zone system contraction. New techniques to replace four largely ineffectual film contrast-reduction methods. Part 1. A new theoretical approach. Zone system contraction. Part 2. The monobath method. Zone system contraction. Part 3. Selective latent image manipulation. Zone system contraction. Part 4. The highlight method. Zone system. The primacy of local contrast. An explanation of the importance of sufficient local constrast to the application of the Zone System at all levels. Zone system calibration. Part 1. The conceptual basis for calibration methods. Zone system calibration. Part 2. A new method for calibration which is easier, more reliable, and more accurate. Tips on exposing and processing T-Max films for Zone System use. Zone System simplification? Using a very simple film exposure method as put forth by Fred Picker. Advanced Zone System color filter use. Part 1. A new approach to filter factors. Advanced Zone System color filter use. Part 2. Effects of filters on your film including contrast changes and density range changes. Simple procedure for establishing a color zone system for camera, lenses, film and spotmeter when shooting color reversal film. Some suggestions toward a modified Zone System terminology which will improve the precision of understanding. Adaptability of the Zone System to flash photography. Explanation of the seeming paradox to giving increased exposure to maintain shadow Zone integrity when using reduced development. Zone system color printing. Applying some of the principles of the Zone system to color printing will result in properly exposed prints every time and greater contrast control. A painless look at the Zone System. Tone control system combines the best of the Zone System and the Davis System. The Englander System is simple and practically foolproof. It is easily customized for various film and paper combinations. It requires no expensive test equipment or densitometers. A post-development zone system. How to control tonality when using roll films. Included in an article on the reduction and intensification of negatives. The zone system, improved. How to use sensitometry to take trial-and-error out of matching negatives to the paper. The zone system for color negatives. Adjusting contrast without incurring color crossover. Getting normal. Description of a simple procedure to determine your personal working exposure index and film developing time tailored to the normal grade of your favorite black-and-white paper. Part 1. Testing for your maximum effective negative. The D log C curve. A new approach to systemizing B&W film processing improves on the traditional Zone System. Getting normal. Part 2. A simple film test for your maximum effective negative. How to make and use a Tone Cycle Interpreter. Getting normal. Part 3. Determining your working film index and using the Tone Cycle Interpreter. Playing with contrasts. Part 1. Altering internal pictorial contrasts (the balance of contrasts) through choice of film. Getting normal . Part 4. Photo perception. Using the Tone Cycle Interpreter and your exposure meter to previsualize how your image may appear in your final print. Getting normal. Part 5. The quest for the ideal technique. Looks at pre-fogging exposures, colored and polarizing filters, seasonal lighting, etc. How to control the sensation of texture and substance in your prints. Playing with contrasts. Part 2. Enhancing overall print contrast through choice of film. A zone system approach to E-6. How to make beautiful Cibachrome prints from transparencies by exposing for the shadows and developing for the highlights. Basic black & white exposures using the zone system. Standardized system for fine grain prints uses Kodak Panatomic-X film processed in Rodinal developer. Introduction to zone system photography. Part 1. Definitions, light meter, determining film speed, and determining film development time. Introduction to zone system photography. Part 2. Determining film speed, standard printing time, and optimum film development times. Introduction to zone system photography. Part 3. Pre-exposure and determining the tonal range and development time for various scenes. Spotmeter basics. How to interpret the information supplied by a spotmeter and then use that information in Zone System photography. An introduction to the Zone System to get properly exposed and developed prints. Excerpts from the book, Handbook for Contemporary Photography, by Arnold Gassan. An explanation of N-numbers (normal) as used in the zone system. Includes basic instructions for making an exposure-and-development ringaround test series for films. A one-page description of the Zone System, a method of exposing and developing black-and-white film so that the finished print represents what you saw and felt as you took the picture. A brief comparison of the various exposure/development systems (Zone, Hilburn, YOB and Fishback), plus information on making the test target for the Hilburn System. Infrared meets the zone system. How to get consistent results from an inconsistent film. The perfect film speed. A simple way to do what the Zone System does. How to expose and process a high quality, flexible negative, one recording all pertinent information. Do your own exposure index (EI) tests on black-and-white film. Zone System. Part 1. Shooting: Visualization, light meter, zone scale, and high values. Zone System. Part 2. Film testing procedures. Comb book. Understanding the Zone System. Tips on producing a high-quality scenic print. Zone system crossover. Using the Zone System to expose color film. Special section on achieving good black-and-white photos. (1) Making good negatives through proper exposure and proper development. (2) Understanding your camera's light meter. (3) Developing film. (4) Making a contact proof sheet. (5) Making enlargements. Demystifying the zone system. How to apply the Zone system for grade #2 paper to other grades, such as grade #4. The zone system revisited. Part 1. A simplified explanation by Ansel Adams. The zone system revisited. Part 2. How to fine tune film developing for high or low contrast subjects. A simple overview of the Zone System. Using an exposure meter. When and how to use a hand-held meter to supplement your camera's metering system. An essential part of using the Zone system. Zone System expectations. How to use the Zone System exposure techniques to improve your b&w photography. A tool for learning the color Zone System. How color reference standards can help you learn the color Zone System, improve your color recognition and memory, and enhance the quality of your photographs. Tonal values and the Zone System. Part 1. Basic exposures. Looks at the use of a light meter and how to take readings without fully understanding the Zone System. Tonal values and the Zone System. Part 2. Exposure placement. Using the Zone System to alter tonal placements, thus capturing the scene that best reflects the photographer's own interpretation of the subject. Tonal values and the Zone System. Part 3. Testing for the correct Zone. Establishing an exposure index (film speed) in relation to your light meter, choice of film, and the specific photographic paper you will be using. Tonal values and the Zone System. Part 4. Determining your normal development time. Tonal values and the Zone System. Part 5. Expanding contrast. Establishing N+ (plus) development. Tonal values and the Zone System. Part 6. Decreasing contrast. Establishing N- (minus) development. Tonal values and the Zone System. Part 7. Interpreting the Zone System. How visualization can make a photo into a work of art. Tonal values and the Zone System. Part 8. Integrating color and the Zone System. Tonal values and the Zone System. Part 9. Creating the final print. Part 1. Preparation before you print. Tonal values and the Zone System. Part 9. Creating the final print. Part 2. Exposing for minimum densities. Creating the final print. Part 3. Accent with burning and dodging. Altering ranges. A explanation of the relationship between film development and contrast within the Zone System. | |||||||||
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