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The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography, 5th Edition
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The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography, 5th Edition

by Chris Johnson
September 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
376 pages
9h 29m
English
Focal Press
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“Will It Come Out?”

Introduction

Before the vast popularity of digital photography, the loneliest people in the world were probably photographers in darkrooms waiting to see if their negatives turned out the way they had hoped. This is true for the many photographers still working with film, and an equivalent problem exists when digital photographers compare the previews they see in their cameras to the results they get when they attempt to make a fine print from the image file.

Add to this the frustration of trying to make a fine print from a bad negative, and it is easy to see why uncertainty about photographic technique can be ...

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ISBN: 9780240817026