Level 5

combining film development and exposure
As of Wed, Apr 18, 2001 we are developing the next level of quiz question. This is an experimental section, development is only beginning. Clicking the button below will probably not crash your browser, but some of the expected features may not be working correctly or may be absent.

upcoming plans for chapter 6


question
level
brief
description
overview
1 luminance range Given a meter reading for the
shadow value and the highlight value, determine
the number of fstops between the two.
2 place-and-fall Given the info from the previous level plus
a placement for the shadow value, determine where
the highlight falls on the grayscale.
3 film development Given the info from the previous level plus
a visualized grayscale placement of the highlight, determine
the necessary film development
4 film exposure Camera exposure1: given the info from the previous level plus
a shutterspeed and filmspeed, determine the correct exposure
(effectively, find the right fstop) to make the picture happen.
5 film exposure plus development Given a highlight meter reading, a shadow meter reading
a desired zone for the shadow and a desired zone for the
highlight, calculate an appropriate exposure and film development.
Only minimal hints.
? film exposure Camera exposure2: given the info from the previous level plus
a general criteria for using either a certain shutter speed
of a certain fstop, find the correct exposure that both places
the subject shadow value on the correct zone *and* also incorporates
the specified shutter speed or fstop into the equation.
6 film exposure Camera exposure3: given the info from the previous level plus
a general criteria for using *both* a certain shutter speed
and a certain fstop, find the correct filmspeed that both places
the subject shadow value on the correct zone and also incorporates
the specified exposure criteria.
7 comprehensive review
through level 6
Everything from all of the previous levels, all at
once with all answers required to be correct.
8 to be announced Levels 8 and beyond might be earned rather than given. I want to
pose some arguably subtle problems; I think maybe the system will require
you to survive level 7 with something like 5 correct answers in a row
before going on to level 8 and beyond. I dunno though, let me know
what you would like to see on the system.

Cool. Look at what we are able to do at that point. If we have a
visualized concept of the photograph that includes shadow value information,
highlight value information, depth-of-field information, shutter speed
and related information - we will be equiped with the necessary thinking
skills to pull off a great stab at making the picture happen.