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Re: [Digital BW] Can digital photography mimic the Zone system?

2003-09-10 by Wendel White

Someone on the list will know the name (which evades me at this moment) -
but there is a Photoshop plug-in that uses the Zone System as a metaphor for
setting tonal values.

Wendel

> 
> Forgive me if this is a *very* basic question that has been answered
> before, but a web search hasn't turned up much useful information.
> 
> The well-known advantage of using B&W film is the ability to expand
> or contract developing times in order to obtain both shadow and
> highlight detail in the finished print.  When using a digital camera
> to make what will eventually become a "fine art" B&W print, is there
> any known technique that mimics the N-1 or N-2 film development
> process?  Thanks!
> 
> -- Darrell

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