The Zone System is a technique that was formulated by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer back in the 1930's. It is an approach to a standardized way of working that guarantees a correct exposure in every situation, even in the trickiest lighting conditions such as back lighting, extreme difference between light and shadow areas of a scene, and many similar conditions that are most likely going to throw off your camera's metering giving you a completely incorrect exposure.Students will learn about Ansel Adams Zone System and how to use it to take and/or make better pictures. (http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/understanding-using-ansel-adams-zone-system--photo-5607)
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