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Author: Chris Johnson
ISBN : 0240817028
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In this fifth edition of The Practical Zone System, Chris Johnson updates his classic manual on Ansel Adams's landmark technique for the digital age. Whether you are a beginning, large-format, or professional photographer; whether you work with digital or film; and whether you shoot in black and white or color, the simple visual language called Previsualization will help you to control contrast in order to create beautiful photographs.
Entirely new to this edition is a chapter applying Zone System concepts to studio photography. Using Bill Brant's "Nude, Campden Hill London, 1949, May" (cover image) as an inspiration, Johnson demonstrates how the Zone System, traditionally considered to be a methodology limited to the uses of films and developers, is actually a universal visual and conceptual language that dramatically simplifies the problem of creating and rendering complex studio lighting setups.
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- Paperback: 376 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press; 5 edition (January 13, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240817028
- ISBN-13: 978-0240817026
- Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.3 x 9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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I still shoot and use film for some of my portraiture and as I shoot a c.1975 Mamiya m645 without an-camera meter, I knew this book and the skills taught inside (especially pre-visualization) would be useful. Certainly I was proven right when I developed the first roll of film after following Johnson's methods. My negatives were dense and beautiful and yielded almost precisely the image I had hoped to capture. That, alone, was worth the price of the book.
Like many working photogs, though, I primarily use digital in my day to day work. I wondered if this book would be really relevant to the experience of "shoot -- chimp -- adjust -- shoot -- repeat" that most of us do.
I'm pleased to report that it is.
Johnson clearly explains how your camera sensor records information and how a working knowledge of the zone system -- and, btw, it's a simple learning curve to competence, if not mastery -- will allow you to better translate your ideas onto that medium. This may not make a hoot of difference for someone firing 10fps at a football game, but for those who prefer to make photos, instead of just find them, this book is a quiet little gem.
Highly recommended.
By C. Mazurat
Looks like an great addition to the study and research of the zone system and I enjoyed the book and highly recommend it!!
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