Zone System

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf photographic technique
gptkbp:appliesTo digital photography
black-and-white photography
large format photography
gptkbp:describes relationship between scene luminance and photographic print
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Ansel_Adams
gptkb:Fred_Archer
gptkbp:dividedInto tonal range into 11 zones
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Basic_Photo_Series
gptkb:The_Negative_(book)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zone System
gptkbp:influenced exposure metering techniques
gptkbp:influencedBy scientific approach to photography
sensitometric research
gptkbp:introducedIn 1939
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:John_Sexton
gptkb:Minor_White
gptkb:Bruce_Barnbaum
gptkbp:relatedTo contrast control
dynamic range
exposure compensation
previsualization
sensitometry
gptkbp:usedFor film development
exposure control
print making
gptkbp:zone0 pure black
gptkbp:zoneRange Zone 0 to Zone X
gptkbp:zoneV middle gray
gptkbp:zoneX pure white
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ansel_Adams_photographs
gptkb:Zone_V
gptkb:Zone_VI
gptkb:Zone_VIII
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7