Famous+Photographer

=__Ansel Easton Adams__= Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist.

1. Give some historical background on their life. /20

Adams was born in San Francisco; His family had been a rich family. He was an only child and was names after his uncle Ansel Easton. But since he was born, his family turns to decline. In 1903, his family moved to new home near the Seacliff neighborhood. In 1906 San Francisco earthquake, he was tossed face-first into a garden wall during an aftershock and breaking his nose. Although a doctor said that his nose be re-set once he reached maturity, this was never done. As a result, Adams’s nose remained crooked for his entire life. He is a lively kid but always sick. His father made an unusual after he was dismissed from school .His father let he was tutored at home. When he is 12 years old, he fined a thing that he can quit and focus on. It’s piano. Unlike other kid, he doesn’t think learn piano is a difficult and boring thing. On the contrary, this is his greatest happiness and enjoyment. His father’s fined the best teacher and prepares the best piano for him. This seems like to be he will become a pianist when he grow up .However, when he is 14 years old, one book change him. That book is talk about Yosemite. That’s a national park near San Francisco; also it’s a first national park in the world. He was attacked by this park, so later on, his father brought he and all family to Yosemite. He said when the first time he saw the Yosemite, he felt all the light around him. The entire artist has their own disciple. Since that time, Ansel become a disciple of Yosemite .After a while, his father gives him a Kodak Brownie as the gift.While in Yosemite, he had frequent contact with the Best Family, owners of Best's Studio, who allowed him to practice on their old square piano. In 1928, Ansel Adams married Virginia Best in Best's Studio in Yosemite Valley. Virginia inherited the studio from her artist father on his death in 1935, and the Adams continued to operate the studio until 1971. . After For over 10 years, he scrabbles for become a pianist or the photographer .Finally he decides to be a photographer. His first photography was published in 1921 and Best's Studio began selling his Yosemite prints the following year. Adams’s achievement in photography was influenced by the predecessor photographer Paul Strand. In the beginning, he study under Edward Waston then become best friend. Ansel Adams and Edward Waston, Imogen Cunningham creates Group F/64 which espoused "pure or straight photography" over pictorialism (f/64 being a very small aperture setting that gives great depth of field). The group's manifesto stated that "Pure photography is defined as possessing no qualities of technique, composition or idea, derivative of any other art form."In 1933 Adams opened his own art and photography gallery in San Francisco which eventually became the Danysh Gallery after Adams's commitments grew too burdensome. Adams also began to publish essays in photography magazines and wrote his first instructional book making a Photograph in 1935. During the summers, he often participated in Sierra Club outings, as a paid photographer for the group, and the rest of the year a core group of the club members socialized regularly in San Francisco. During 1933, His first child Micheal was born followed by Anne two years later. 2. Describe their influences. /5  Adams's black-and-white photographs of the West which became the foremost record of what many of the National Parks were like before tourism and his persistent advocacy helped expand the National Park system. With Fred Archer, he pioneered the Zone System , a technique for translating perceived light into specific densities on negatives and paper, giving photographers better control over finished photographs,become the basic principle in the century.Adams also advocated the idea of //visualization// whereby the final image is "seen" in the mind's eye before taking the photo, toward the goal of achieving all together the aesthetic, intellectual, spiritual, and mechanical effects desired. He taught these and other techniques to thousands of amateur photographers through his publications and his workshops. His many books about photography, including the Morgan & Morgan Basic Photo Series have become classics in the field. 3. Describe their style and major genre (Documentary, Fashion etc.) /5

Since he is young, he join the clubs that work at protect landscape and resources. He is a big fan of mountaineering during his youth. In 1927, when he went to the half Dome Mountain, it’s the first time he fined that he can take the picture in this high level. As a result, he becomes an environmentalist and photographicworks take on uninhabited landscape. His style is specific, that is use keen lens, the biggest frame, the smallest aperture, the most accurate exposure and the highest rank darkroom disposal to reach the greatest. DynamicRange. 4. Upload a minumum of 5 Photos that represent their work. /25

What design elements are aparent? This photo only focus on sample oubject. It also contain the element of triangle--from the surrounding leaves with the centre leaves. It clear show the meridian of the leaves.

Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? Adams is good for the landscape and the environment. This photo is about leaves,he can clearly show the action of the leaves.

Describe the use of light. He use the nature light and from the above.So in the middle is more lightly than other places.



What design elements are aparent? This photo use the planes and depth level. It show the entrence of the church. It makes people want to go into the church and see what is inside.

Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? Adams is good at observing,he use the black and white camera shows the peaceful of the church.

Describe the use of light. He use the nature light and the light fron the up,because we can see the shadow of the door.

What design elements are aparent? This photo use the .Dynamic “S” Arrangement. It shows the direction of the rivers. And the surrounding views give the photo another beautiful.

Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? Adams is good at the landscape,this picture is the best explain of his woek.

Describe the use of light. He uses the nature light and the light comes from the sky because we can the the shinning in the river.

What design elements are aparent? This photo uses the balance, the water become the boundary, divide it into two parts. One part is in sky and another is in water.

Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? Adams is good a landscape ,this photo shows the view of the river.

Describe the use of light. He uses the nature light and the light comes from the sky because we can see the shinning in the water.

What design elements are aparent? This photo uses the triangle. We can see this from the body of this girls and her arms.They form a triangle.

Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? Adams not taken too much picture about people,however,this photo is very good.The light and the angles is very suitable.

Describe the use of light. He uses the nature light and the light comes from the sky because we see the sun in the girl's head.

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