Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography

Chris Johnson is a Professor of Photography at California College of the Arts. He is a photographic and video artist, curator and writer; his work has been exhibited in numerous gallery and museum shows. He is the creator of the Question Bridge video project and Co-Director with Hank Willis Thomas of Question Bridge: Black Males. This project won the 2015 ICP Infinity Award; was published as a book by Aperture, and the video installation has been inducted into the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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• 1. "Will It Come Out?"2. Print Quality, Negative Contrast, and Dynamic Range3. The Control of Negative Contrast4. The Zone5. Exposure6. Development7. An Overview of the Zone System8. Zone System Testing: Method 19. Zone System Testing: Method 210. The Zone System and Digital Photography11. The Zone System and Studio PhotographyAppendix A. Color Management, Profiles, and Color SpacesAppendix B. A Primer on Studio Lighting PhotographyAppendix C. What is a Pixel?Appendix D. Bit DepthAppendix E. Exposure and the Digital Linear EffectAppendix F. Digital Light Meters and the Zone System.Appendix G. A Primer on Basic Film PhotographyAppendix H. Films, Developers, and ProcessingAppendix I. The Practical Zone System Film and Developer Testing MethodAppendix J. Film and Developer Commentary by Iris DavisAppendix K. Alternative Methods for Extreme Expansion and Contraction DevelopmentAppendix L. Contrast Control with Paper GradesAppendix M. Developer DilutionAppendix N. Compensating DevelopersAppendix O. Inspection DevelopmentAppendix P. Condenser and Diffusion EnlargersAppendix Q. ASA/ISO NumbersAppendix R. Filter Factors, the Reciprocity Effect, and Bellows Extension FactorsAppendix S. A Compensation Method for Inaccurate MetersAppendix T. Zone System Metering FormAppendix U. Exposure Record and Checklist for Zone System TestingAppendix V. Examples: Zone System ApplicationsAppendix W. Suggested ReadingAppendix X. A Brief Directory of Online Digital and Photography-Related ResourcesAppendix Y. A Brief Glossary of Zone System and Digital Terminology.