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Assignment of Exposures using Ansel Adams' Zone System

By Cristian Ionescu

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2025
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About this lesson

Shows how to use a spot meter to read the darkest and brightest parts of a scene, work out the EV spread and place the shadows on Zone III or IV. Five real scenes are worked through with different placements and the trade-offs between shadow and highlight detail.