TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction..............................................................................................................1

The Zone System..................................................................................................... 6

Why and How it Works ...................................................................................... 7
A Short Hand Method ......................................................................................... 9
A Few Words on Meters .................................................................................... 14

Reading the Negative ......................................................................................... 15
Establishing a Personal ISO ............................................................................... 18
Average Negative Density Chart ........................................................................ 20
The Nine Basic Negatives ............................................................................. 22-23
Chapter Summary .............................................................................................. 24
Zone Test ............................................................................................................ 25

Film........................................................................................................................... 28

Film Types .......................................................................................................... 28
Reasons for Selecting a Film ............................................................................... 29
Film Developers .................................................................................................. 30
Development Controls ........................................................................................ 32
Development Methods ........................................................................................ 34
Thinking Ahead ................................................................................................... 37

The Print................................................................................................................... 41

Equipment .......................................................................................................... 42
Papers ................................................................................................................. 50
The ContactSsheet .............................................................................................. 57
The Test Strip ...................................................................................................... 60
The Work Print .................................................................................................... 62
Paper Surface/Contrast Examples ...............................................................,....64-65
Visual Perception ..............................................................................................,...67
The Correct Print .................................................................................................. 73
Beyond the Basics ..............................................................................................,. 76
The Developer ....................................................................................................., 76
Split Grade & Selective Contrast Techniques .....................................................,. 79
Post Development Techniques ............................................................................., 82
Bleaching ............................................................................................................., 82
Bleaching Illustration ..........................................................................................,. 83
Toning .................................................................................................................., 86
Maximum Black Test ............................................................................................ 90
Safe Light Test ...................................................................................................... 91
Print Data Sheet ..................................................................................................... 92

Print / Negative Storage ............................................................................................ 94

Print and Portfolio Presentation .............................................................................. 96