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Ansel Adams
Questions pertaining to the life, times, influences, bodies of work and contributions to photography of Ansel Adams. Please note images of specific photographs and critiques of the various works are not part of this category.
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How old was Ansel Adams when he started using a camera?
Ansel Adams was born on February 20, 1902 and died on April 22, 1984. Ansel Adams would have been 82 years old at the time of death or 113 years old today.
When did ansel Adams get his first camera?
Ansel Adams's fame rests on his being one of the premier pictorial photographers of all time. He was enormously influential in getting "pure" photography recognized as an art form in and of itself, rather than photography trying to mimic older art forms. His career concentrated on the American West, especially the Yosemite Valley, working almost exclusively for much of his lifework in very large format black and white. His crisp, rich, stunning pictures are seen all over to this day, on walls, calendars, place mats, books - simply everywhere. Adams's photographs set the benchmark for landscapes. They speak for themselves. They are absolutely, literally brilliant.
Part of the reason for their brilliance is Adams's development of what he called The Zone System, which is a little hard to describe but is a method for exposure and development of a black and white negative to insure total tonal detail from brightest highlight to the deepest shadow. Among many other works, Adams wrote three technical books detailing his methods entitled, appropriately, The Camera; The Negative; and The Print.
Adams was one of the founding members of the f/64 school or group, (sometimes called the f/64 club), a coterie of contemporary photographers who shared similar interests and goals. That association of some of the finest photographers of their generation led directly to the creation of the Museum of Modern Art's department of photography. f/64 refers to an extremely small f/stop or aperture in the lens which is intended to help insure the greatest depth of field - sharpness in an image from very near to very far. Many of Adams greatest photographs are characterized by this kind of near-to-far wire sharpness.
Adams was also a classical pianist, an avid environmentalist, and a dedicated teacher. He helped expand the National Parks System and The Sierra Club. Because of his musical background, he was often heard to refer to the negative as the "score" and the print as the "performance." He loved to go back into his archives and reprint older negatives as he refined his techniques throughout his life. He was a powerful proponent of the practice of "visualization," wherein the photographer should try to "see" the finished print in his mind's eye. He used to send students out with a large format camera and a single sheet of film as an exercise. They only got one shot, so they had to get it right.
Ansel Adams died April 22, 1984 of heart failure aggravated by cancer. He left his wife, Virginia, children Michael and Anne, and five grandchildren.
1902 - Ansel Easton Adams born on February 20, at 114 Maple Street, San Francisco, the only child of Olive and Charles
1915 - Despises the regimentation of a regular education, and is taken out of school. For that year, his father buys him a season pass to the Panama-Pacific Exposition, which he visits nearly every day. Private tutors provide further instruction.
1916: Family Trip to Yosemite, Californina.
1925: Decides to become a pianist. Buys a grand piano.
1927: First acknowledged photograph.
1940 - Teaches first Yosemite workshop, the U. S. Camera Photographic Forum, in Yosemite with Edward Weston.
1953 he collaborated with Dorothea Lange on a Life commission for a photo essay on the Mormons in Utah
In 1962 Adams moved to Carmel, California, where in 1967 he was instrumental in the foundation of the Friends of Photography
1984 - Dies April 22 of heart failure aggravated by cancer
What is ansel adams known for?
Ansel Adams was a master of "previsualization" and is considered to be the inventor of the Zone system. Using these two techniques and his sometimes unique perspective, he produced negatives that were technically superior, which resulted in outstanding prints. He seldom had to manipulate his prints in the darkroom to produce the quality that he is famous for.
Ummm... the final line of the above answer is totally incorrect. Ansel was literally famous among photographers for how much time he spent in the darkroom revising his prints. The Zone System got his initial exposures correct, but that's just the starting point, not the finishing point.
How many siblings did Ansel Adams have?
Yes, Ansel Adams had two children, Michael (born 1933) and Anne (born 1935).
When Ansel Adams died on April 22, 1984, from heart failure aggravated by cancer, he left his wife, Virginia Best Adams, his two children, Michael and Anne, and five grandchildren and his puppy, carrot! Carrot was very sad:(
What brand of film did Ansel Adams use?
Just about anything he could get his hands on, including Leicas, Hasselblads and view cameras.
How did Ansel Adams influence artistic and or cultural development?
Ansel Adams influence artistic and cultural development by photographic images. Ansel was central figure of helping preserve the wilderness areas of Yosemite by encouraging the expansion of the National Park Services and establish photography as a major art form.
What did ansel Adams study at Harvard and Yale?
He attended many schools and had to switch either because he was kicked out or flunked. Eventually his father and aunt home schooled him to the point where he got equal to an 8th grade education the Mrs. Kate M. Wilkins Private School. He hen picked up piano.
What art element did Ansel Adams master in his photography?
Ansel Adams was born on February 20, 1902, in San Francisco and grew up in the dunes area by the Golden Gate .Through his photographs he has touched countless people with of the importance of preserving the last remaining wilderness lands. His area of expertice is landscape photography.
Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment. - Ansel Adams -
How many books did Ansel Adams publish?
he took over 500 pictures in his lifetime hope this helps you out. i cant find the exact amount if you know please help me!
What kind of pictures did ansel Adams take?
A famous landscape- photographer (maybe the most famous) and founder of the "f/64 group" a group of photographers that used the smallest aperture in a lens to create sharply- and widely focused (landscape-) photographs.
Ought to read Co-founder of the f/64 group, and they weren't restricted to landscapes
Why did ansel Adams brake his nose?
In 1904 a big earthquake happened in San Francisco and Adams fell then and broke his nose. The scar remained for his entire life.
What is ansel Adams zone system?
The Zone System is a photographic technique that is used to determine optimal film exposure and development. The technique is based on the sensitometry studies during the 19th century. It was developed by Ansell Adams and Fred Archer.
Currently you can find the Images 1923-1974 Moonrise in ok condition for $225 now this has slight rippling and minor discoloration. Now the original prints run $20,000 to $50,000.
First run prints are deluxe lithographic posters by Ansel Adams. Three images were published in the early 1980s in an edition of 350.
These lithographs were published by the New York Graphic Society as a way to market a fine, signed Ansel Adams product that was affordable for most people. It was an extremely difficult project with multiple delays, changes and re-printings. The printed image was intended to be almost indistinguishable from an original photograph and was printed on a heavy stock of paper. It was then dry mounted and embossed onto a special handmade paper, similar to thick drawing paper. The paper features a custom AA watermark and has deckled edges. Ansel Adams then approved, signed and numbered each print. Later another set of three images was printed, but Mr. Adams died before he could sign any of them.
The size of the Moonrise image is 15 x 18½ inches; The full size of each piece is 36 x 25 inches.
Ansel Adams information on the rails and jet trals photo?
- ANSEL ADAMS - RAILS & JET TRAILS
- Date: 1953, printed in 1974
- Medium: Gelatin silver print
- Size: 34.3 x 26 cm. (13.5 x 10.2 in.)
