Article · Cline Photography
The Zone System for Photography
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2021
About this lesson
A photographer's own explanation of the 11-zone exposure scale used to control light and detail, showing step by step how to place a subject in a target zone by adjusting aperture, shutter speed or ISO, illustrated with landscape examples and histograms.
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