In article ,
Morton Klotz wrote:

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 01:52:01 GMT, "Alan Smithee"
wrote:

Where do I start. I want to get a better grip on my whole photographic
process. How do I go about calibrating my camera, development and printing
process?

Read Ansel Adams' books, especially The Negative and The Print.

Yes Ansel is the man!!! But additionally Beyond the Zone System
is another good reference written by Phil Davis.