Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Sixth Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Why and How to Read this Book -- Chapter 1 "Will It Come Out?" -- Introduction -- What Exactly Is the Zone System? -- Why Is Photographic Technique So Important? -- Is the Zone System Outdated? -- If the Zone System Is So Important, How Were Good Photographs Taken without It? -- Do I need a Spot Meter to Use the Zone System? -- Isn't the Zone System Useful Only with View Cameras? -- How Does the Zone System Apply to Digital Photography? -- Can the Zone System Be Used with Smartphone Cameras? -- Can I Use a Smartphone Light Meter Application with the Zone System? -- How Does the Zone System Apply to the Use of an Electronic Flash? -- Can the Zone System be Used with Color Film? -- Chapter 2 Print Quality, Negative Contrast, and Dynamic Range -- Subject Contrast and Photographic Papers: A Bit of History -- The Photographic Procrustean Beds -- Working with Paper Grades -- Working with Problem Negatives -- Summary -- Chapter 3 The Control of Negative Contrast -- Expose for the Shadows -- Develop for the Highlights -- Normal Development -- Summary -- Chapter 4 The Zone -- Print Values -- Texture and Detail -- The Zones -- Previsualization -- Measuring Zones -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Exposure -- Light Measurement -- Exposure Recommendations -- The Meter's Dilemma -- Exercise: How Light Meters Really Work -- Exposure Detailed -- Place and Fall -- With Handheld Meters -- With In-Camera Meters -- Using Smartphone Light Meters with the Zone System -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Development -- Measuring Subject Contrast with In-Camera Meters -- Normal Plus Development -- Normal Minus Development -- Chapter 7 An Overview of the Zone System -- Expose for the Shadows and Develop for the Highlights -- Zone System Frequently Asked Questions.

Chapter 8 Zone System Testing: Method 1 -- Introduction -- Choosing a Photographic Paper -- The Use of Equivalent ISO (ASA) Numbers -- Zone System Testing: Method 1 -- Roll Film -- Sheet Film -- Standard Printing Time Test -- Expansion and Contraction Development Times -- Chapter 9 Zone System Testing: Method 2 -- About the Development Time Charts -- Development Time Charts -- Film and Developer: Questions and Answers -- Chapter 10 The Zone System and Digital Photography -- Introduction -- A Word about Structure and Understanding -- Basic Assumptions -- Digital and Film Photography -- Other Digital Printing Considerations: Large-Scale and Banner Printing -- Pixels: Size, Resolution, Bit Depth, and Quality -- Optimizing Digital Image Resolution -- The Scanning Process -- File Size Calculator -- Guidelines for Fine Digital Printing -- Bit Depth and Digital Exposure -- The Zone System of Digital Exposure -- A Summary of Digital Exposure Effects -- The Zone System and Digital Contrast Control -- Raw Converter Choices -- An Introduction to Adobe Camera Raw Utility -- Summary of Digital Photography Cardinal Rules -- Chapter 11 The Zone System and Studio Photography -- About Bill Brandt's Photograph -- Introduction -- Digital Workflow and the Power of the Zone System -- The Lighting Studio as a Creative Environment -- Understanding Flash Meters -- The Creative Sketching Process in the Studio -- Studio Exposure Methods: Flash Spot and Incident Meters -- Understanding the Lighting Studio Zone Chart -- Incident Meters Never Lie -- The Masterwork Re-creation Process -- Some Comments Regarding Equipment and Workflow Equipment -- Steps in the Process -- Summary of Preceding Steps -- The Shooting Process -- Appendices -- Appendix A Color Management, Profiles, and Color Spaces -- Profiles -- Color Spaces -- Color Managing Your System -- The RIP Alternative.

Appendix B A Primer on Studio Lighting Photography -- Controlling Strobe Brightness in the Studio -- The Visual Qualities of Studio-lit Subjects -- Appendix C What Is a Pixel? -- Pixel Size -- Screen Pixels -- Digital Image Sensor Pixels -- Scanners -- Printers -- Appendix D Bit Depth -- Appendix E Exposure and the Digital Linear Effect -- Linear versus Nonlinear -- Nonlinearity, Zones, and Human Vision -- The Digital Linear Effect -- Appendix F Digital Light Meters and the Zone System -- Digital Light Meter Settings -- The Zone System and Digital Meters -- Previsualization, Placement, and Contrast Measurement -- Exposure Determination -- Appendix G A Primer on Basic Film Photography -- Photographic Emulsions -- The Negative -- The Print -- Processing -- ASA -- Paper Grades -- Graded and Multigrade Photographic Papers -- The Camera -- The Aperture -- The Shutter -- Exposure -- Appendix H Films, Developers, and Processing -- The Basics -- Developer Notes -- Film Notes -- Processing Notes -- Appendix I The Practical Zone System Film and Developer Testing Method -- The Testing Process -- Appendix J Film and Developer Commentary by Iris Davis -- Appendix K Alternative Methods for Extreme Expansion and Contraction Development -- Expansion -- Contraction -- Appendix L Contrast Control with Paper Grades -- Appendix M Developer Dilution -- Appendix N Compensating Developers -- Compensating Formulas -- Two-Bath Compensating Formula -- Water Bath Development -- Appendix O Inspection Development -- Appendix P Condenser and Diffusion Enlargers -- Appendix Q ASA/ISO Numbers -- Appendix R Filter Factors, the Reciprocity Effect, and Bellows Extension Factors -- Filter Factors -- The Reciprocity Effect -- Bellows Extension Factors -- Appendix S A Compensation Method for Inaccurate Meters -- Appendix T Zone System Metering Form: In-Camera Meters.

Appendix U Exposure Record and Checklist for Zone System Testing -- Materials -- Materials for Sheet Film -- Steps -- Roll Film (Alternative A) -- Sheet Film (Alternative B) -- Appendix V Examples: Zone System Applications -- Christine Alicino -- David Bayles -- Dan Burkholder -- Judy Dater -- Chris Johnson -- Robert Bruce Langham III -- Wynn Bullock -- Appendix W Suggested Reading -- Film Photography -- Digital Photography -- Technical Resource Books -- Creativity and Ideas -- Appendix X A Brief Directory of Online Digital and Photography-Related Resources -- Some Digital Technical Reference Sites -- Digital Photography Resources -- Photoshop-Related Applications -- General Photography Sites -- Some Virtual Galleries and Museums -- Documentary Photography Sites -- Some Other Art-Related Photography Sites -- Photo-Artist Sites -- Virtual Magazines and Journals -- Appendix Y A Brief Glossary of Zone System and Digital Terminology -- Index.