Which is good advice, except Frank doesn't soup his own film.
Patrick Genovese wrote:
I agree wholeheartedly I too initally shied away from trying to learn/apply the zone system, but then got lucky and a friend showed me the basics and all i can say that it was an eye opener. All it takes is a bit of practice. One side effect is that it gets you into the good habit of always thinking of the exposure latitude of your medium and that maked a big difference.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And then there are those who are dismissive of Ansel Adams'
Zone System. That's a shame, for he has a lot to teach, and while some say
the Zone System is overly complicated, once one understands it, even only
in a general manner, their results can improve substantially.
--
I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war.
During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings
and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.
--P.J. O'Rourke
