Article · Mat Marrash
Shadows on Zone IV
By Mat Marrash
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2012
About this lesson
A short, worked demonstration of the zone system's core rule — meter for shadow detail and place it a stop below middle grey, then develop for the highlights — showing how correct shadow placement preserves detail that would otherwise be lost.
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