Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:45 AM 9/27/99 +0200, Anthony Atkielski wrote: >Some of the references I've seen to the zone system (or should I capitalize it >as the Zone System) talk about it almost as a religion. I'm really >suspicion of >anything that sounds like a religion. Anthony, Only hacks who don't have a vision for making photographs get hung up on the Zony religion. That doesn't mean the legitimate use of the Zone system isn't useful, or helpful. It's ONE way to understand sensitometry. It was designed to make it easy for photo students to grasp the principles of sensitometry easily and quickly so that they can get on with making photos. There are other ways to grasp sensitometry, most of them more difficult to implement. But the Zone System isn't something to pooh pooh too quickly. Just like learning scales will help you play the piano better, so the zone system can help you take the photographing process by the horns and make it do your bidding. Think about it. What makes great photography stand out on the museum wall. One of the things is being well-printed. Proper use of tools in any art is imperative in making art at a high level. But just as playing scales will never get applause at Carnegie Hall, well-exposed boring pictures are still boring pictures. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.