* The easiest to understand explanation of the Zone System available * Explains how the Zone System allows photographers to use the full creative potential of their cameras and film * Based on the results and success of thousands of students * Produces results based on an individual's own equipment, procedures, and photographic tastes. Thousands of photographers have used the simple techniques described in this book to produce consistently excellent negatives and luminous prints. In this long awaited new edition, offering updated material and examples, Graves shows photographers how to apply the principles and procedures of the Zone System to both black and white and color photography. His proven methods allow even beginning photographers to relate the theory of the Zone System to their own equipment, materials, working procedures, and photographic tastes. Better still, the book imparts the understanding that the Zone System is not just a technique, but a way of thinking about photography that allows its practitioners greater freedom and creativity.
For amateur photographers or professionals wanting to improve their work, this text takes you step-by-step through 31 photo shoots where the authors outline what they wanted to achieve and how they did it. They offer all the facts, including what type of reflector was used, various lighting angles they tried that didn't work and why, and other special tricks they devised along the way.
