Main content
A set of linked hypertext pages offering insights into the principles and practices of the Zone System. The author
learned the Zone System by years of trial, error and study. The principle reference
used to address many technical issues at this site is Ansel Adams' book The Negative.
- Quicktour
An overview for those who want a clue about the
nature of the ZoneSystem without almost no technical
references. Each of the three pages is very brief.
- Introduction
Another three pages or so of content to introduce
the Zone System to interested parties while not dwelling
on the technical particulars. The introduction nevertheless gets
into more specific conceptual issues. It also addresses the
broad issue of why to bother with the language at all.
- Chapters
The primary content of the site. Technical issues are addressed
gently but head-on. While auxilliary parts of the site just tend to
suddenly appear, these pages grow slowly but steadily toward
a volume of information which can stand as a solid reference on
the material covered. The order in which the material appears is
somewhat influenced by feedback from the 'net.
- Emulator
Probably the most powerfully instructional material on the site.
The emulator describes in visual terms, an overview of basic
Zone System concepts. It is a web-port of a Macintosh HyperCard applet written
around 1991.
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Supporting Content
- Frequently asked questions
A somewhat verbose and less than perfectly objective treatment of
Zone System issues. The flavor of this faq is one of
learning photographic relationships while facing the inherent
difficulties in doing so.
- Tables
Throughout the main content there a references to tables and charts.
The tables have organized into a browsable collection. The tables include
groups of related data, such as film densities.
- Help
Some effort has been put toward providing supporting material to help
illustrate the principals of the Zone System. Most of the help material
relates to the interactive emulator, also, there is a table to help
adjust the contrast and brightness of your monitor.
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