DP1: have I got this right?

[Sean_Reid]

You're probably right about that. My impression from the documentary (running on PBS, btw) is that he was more concerned with dynamic range than with DOF, though he was clearly able to achieve both.

If you're really interested in his approach, read "The Camera" and "The Negative", both by Adams, which are two of the best technical books on photography ever written.

Cheers,

Sean

 

[DavidE]

If you're really interested in his approach, read "The Camera" and "The Negative", both by Adams, which are two of the best technical books on photography ever written.

Thanks, Sean, I'll take a look at them.

This is good timing. I'm currently trying out LightZone, and -- as I understand it -- the ZoneMapper tool was influenced by Adams' Zone System.