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ZONE SYSTEM
This diagram depicts the many shades of white, black, and grey. Zones X, V, and 0 are pure white, grey, and black.
The chart above shows the colour photography zone system. Zone II is for complete blackness, Zone V is for natural colour shades, and Zone VII is for complete whiteness.
Black and white landscape
Zone II - Textured black: the darkest part of the image in which slight detail is recorded.
Zone IV-Dark foliage, dark stone, landscape shadows
Zone V - Middle gray: clear north sky: dark skin, average weathered wood.
Zone VI - shadows in snow with acute side lighting.
Zone IX-Slight tone without texture
Color landscape
Zone VI -Snow with acute side lighting.
Zone IV - Dark tone with full details
Zone V - Middle tone with full details.
Zone VII - Light tone with some details.
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
The picture of street photography is to depict everyday life in public spaces, especially in city settings. It's usually a type of candid photography in which the subject is unaware that they're being photography resulting in more realistic and impactful photography.
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