I was asked “What does Zone XI mean?”, first off, it reads “Zone Eleven” using the Roman numerals XI. Back in the 30’s and 40’s, Ansel Adams devised a Zone System which allows us to relate various luminances of a subject to the grey values from black to white. In his book entitled “The Negative”, Ansel defined a one stop exposure change as a change of one Zone on the exposure scale and the resulting change in grey in the print is considered one v...
I am very pleased to announce the publication of my book entitled 'Cowden - A Century of Images'. A photographic journey into postcards.
I’ve had this little booklet in my drawer for a few years and decided to find out a little of its history.
Bronica Fox Talbot 150th Anniversary Special Edition KitA friend asked me if I knew anybody that might want to buy her camera, after a short conversation, I got very interested indeed! What she has to offer is the highly collectable and rare Fox Talbot 150th Anniversary camera kit by Zenza Bronica.Many years ago I used to shoot with a Bronica SQAm (6×6) where I learned to love the square format and appreciated the quality that medium format offers....