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Beyond the Zone System, 4th Edition
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Beyond the Zone System, 4th Edition

by Phil Davis
November 1998
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
220 pages
7h 42m
English
Routledge
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“Bisbee, AZ,” by Rolf Engwall. Courtesy of the photographer.

How to Read and Interpret Characteristic Curves

At this point you may be beginning to feel that sensitometry is going to be a deadly exercise in number shuffling and graph construction. I can’t deny it; you’ll have to come to terms with numbers and graphs, but they’re not as dull and abstruse as they may appear. Characteristic curves are, in fact, symbols that relate directly to picture quality. As you progress through this book, you’ll gradually learn to read these curves and exploit the wealth of information that they contain.

Line graphs are used almost exclusively in photography ...

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ISBN: 9780240803432