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Using Zones for Black and White Photography: Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace: AdoramaTV
By Adorama
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- 15 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2014
About this lesson
Mark Wallace explains a simplified five-zone version of Ansel Adams's Zone System and uses it to convert colour photos to high-contrast black and white.
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