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Shadows on Zone IV

By Mat Marrash

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2012
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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.