Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was an American photographer known for his black and white photographs capturing the natural beauty of the American West. Some of his most famous photos include "Monolith, Face of The Half Dome" from 1927, "Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park" from 1937, and "Aspens, Northern New Mexico" from 1958. Adams pioneered techniques like burning and dodging in the darkroom to manipulate the tones of his prints. He developed the zone system to help determine optimal film exposure and development. Throughout his career, Adams sought to document and help preserve national parks and natural landscapes through his photography.
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was an American photographer known for his black and white photographs capturing the natural beauty of the American West. Some of his most famous photos include "Monolith, Face of The Half Dome" from 1927, "Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park" from 1937, and "Aspens, Northern New Mexico" from 1958. Adams pioneered techniques like burning and dodging in the darkroom to manipulate the tones of his prints. He developed the zone system to help determine optimal film exposure and development. Throughout his career, Adams sought to document and help preserve national parks and natural landscapes through his photography.
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was an American photographer known for his black and white photographs capturing the natural beauty of the American West. Some of his most famous photos include "Monolith, Face of The Half Dome" from 1927, "Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park" from 1937, and "Aspens, Northern New Mexico" from 1958. Adams pioneered techniques like burning and dodging in the darkroom to manipulate the tones of his prints. He developed the zone system to help determine optimal film exposure and development. Throughout his career, Adams sought to document and help preserve national parks and natural landscapes through his photography.
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was an American photographer known for his black and white photographs capturing the natural beauty of the American West. Some of his most famous photos include "Monolith, Face of The Half Dome" from 1927, "Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park" from 1937, and "Aspens, Northern New Mexico" from 1958. Adams pioneered techniques like burning and dodging in the darkroom to manipulate the tones of his prints. He developed the zone system to help determine optimal film exposure and development. Throughout his career, Adams sought to document and help preserve national parks and natural landscapes through his photography.
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Ansel Adams
Andrew Klink
Who is Ansel Adams?
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was born in San Francisco,
California. He is the son of Charles Hitchcock Adams. His grandfather was quite the Wealthy man. He grew up in a house amid the sand dunes in the golden state. When he was 4, there was an earthquake that threw him off his bed and he broke his nose, which left a distinctive mark that he would carry for the rest of his life. A year later his family fortune collapsed. His mother would always rag on his father for not being able to restore the family fortune with left an imprint on Ansel. His father on the other would encourage, and supported his son. His wasnt good in school at all and was thought to be hyperactive and dyslexic.
Famous Photos
1927 he made his first fully visual photography, Monolith, Face of The Half Dome, and took his first High Trip.
Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park. It was his masterpiece in 1937.
Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958. taken in autumn of 1958, demonstrates his remarkable talent in capturing the environment.
Type of Photography
Ansel is known for his Nature Pictures, he was huge in trying to
preserve nature and he would take pictures that showed the beauties of our country that are being destroyed so this was his way to contribute. He was throughout most of his life a Commercial Photographer, he never really like being a commercial photographer, he struggled to pay next month bills. He loved to take walks threw nature as a child. About every day he would hike the dunes. He gained self esteem and self confidence.
Technique
Ansels Technical mastery was the stuff of legend. More than any creative photographer before or since he revealed in the theory and practice of the medium. His black and white images were not realistic documents of nature. Ansel Began to pursue straight photography, in which the clarity of the lens was emphasized, and the final print gave no appearance of being manipulated in the camera or darkroom. Techniques such as Burning and Dodging well as the zone system, a scientific system developed by Ansel, is used specifically manipulate the tonality and give the Photographer ability to create as opposed to record. All his photos were black and white Burning: increases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker. Dodging: decreases the exposure for areas of the print that the photographer wishes to be lighter. Zone System: is a photographic technique for determining optimal film exposure and development, formulated by Ansel Adams
Emulation photos
Why Ansel Adams
The sub we had in class told me to pick him sense I didnt know anyone. I like his photos because they show places in the United States that I have not been and they make we want to go their and see them
