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Summary: nothing better
Review: A NEW PHILOSOPHY IN PHOTOGRAPHY (IN THE EUROPEAN MIND) IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS AND FOR EXPERIENCED JUST FIND YOUR LEVEL
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Summary: Great
Review: After read this book,my B&W photograph expose have imporve dramatically,before that,I just using average meter to optain exposure.good book
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Summary: The Master speaks!
Review: Ansel Adams expressed more with B&W then most can even DREAM of doing with color...This is my second foray into learning the basics of exposure through the Zone System, and who better then The Master himself to lead. He has taken a fairly technical system and made it a breeze to grasp. No misleading sidebars or relationships here. Just the facts. Much better then my first indoctrination. No matter how deeply you wish to delve into his techniques, even a redimentary understanding of previsualization before exposure will improve ones photo making, even in color. An outstanding reference. The entire series, Book 1: The Camera, Book 2: The Negative, and Book 3: The Print are invaluable additions to a personal photography library.
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Summary: Excellent Book for any Serious B&W Photographer
Review: Ansel Adams reviews the characteristics and limitations of the B&W negative. It is very comprehensive and describes both exposure and processing techniques. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious about B&W photography.
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Summary: Excellent Book for any Serious B&W Photographer
Review: Ansel Adams reviews the characteristics and limitations of the B&W negative. It is very comprehensive and describes both exposure and processing techniques. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious about B&W photography.
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Summary: THE ONLY deep & comprehensive guide to excellent photography
Review: Ansel Adams' experience, talent and visualization come together in this book to describe (with relative ease) even the most complex aspects of photography. His comprehension of the matter is wildly beyond most (if not all) other authors. I would especially recommend this book to intermediate photographers who have had fairly enough experience in the field. Amateurs will no doubt find it useful yet a bit complex in some technical issues. This book is a must for the serious photographer as it enlightens doubts.
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Summary: All you wanted U wanted to know about photograhy!!!
Review: Being a mere amateur, I had never really devoted any time to a serious reading of books on the theory of exposure until I bought Ansel Adams "the camera", "the negative" and "the print" a few weeks ago. I haven't finished reading them, but I have already read enough about the zone system to find it tremendously interesting. The way Adams explains things is well structured, accurate, deep and wide! It takes you through all the aspects of photography, gives real answers to all the questions (which do of course bear a certain level of complexity), even those you haden't thought about! Everybody should receive these books with any camera in my opinion, they are just great!!! Don't look for it any longer somewhere else, it's all here!
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Summary: All you wanted U wanted to know about photograhy!!!
Review: Being a mere amateur, I had never really devoted any time to a serious reading of books on the theory of exposure until I bought Ansel Adams "the camera", "the negative" and "the print" a few weeks ago. I haven't finished reading them, but I have already read enough about the zone system to find it tremendously interesting. The way Adams explains things is well structured, accurate, deep and wide! It takes you through all the aspects of photography, gives real answers to all the questions (which do of course bear a certain level of complexity), even those you haden't thought about! Everybody should receive these books with any camera in my opinion, they are just great!!! Don't look for it any longer somewhere else, it's all here!
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Summary: Zone System still relevant in digital age
Review: Despite the heavy emphasis on chemical negatives, this book's essentially a clinic on Adams' Zone System for contrast control. As such, it's still totally relevant for the digital age. If you're using chemical negatives, this book's an absolute must have. Adams' attention to detail in testing contrast and resolution in various lighting situations forms the core of the Zone System and of this book. Issues such as filtration remain the same today as they did with negatives. Although pushing and pulling film is carried out differently in the digital age, it's not impossible if you have even a modicum of exposure control (for instance, overexposing and lowering brightness will still yield lower contrast). And if you are into digital, you'll gloat at your full control of exposure tweaks beyond the one-dimensional control you get with timing chemicals in solution. One thing that may be disappointing is the emphasis on black and white. There's a brief description of color, but it really deserves a book of its own. This is especially true for filtration and contrast control. The three books in this series can be read independently, but together provide a complete clinic from positioning the camera to displaying a final print.
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Summary: The Best Black & White Photography Book Written
Review: Hands down this is the best B&W photography book written. The second in a three book series, Ansel Adams meticulously details every aspect of capturing an image on B&W film. The Zone System offers the reader the opportunity to create perfectly exposed photographs with precision. Both novice and experienced photographers will find this book beneficial. The three volume set is well worth the investment.
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