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Inspiration - Ansel Adams
What Group did he start?
F64 Group
Why did he set this group up?
He wanted to give photographers more spotlight in the industry as they where mostly put in the background and not appreciated well enough for their photography work.
What type of photography is he best known for?
Landscape
What did Ansel first train as?
A pianist (someone who plays the piano) and overall a musician
When did his love for photography begin?
It begun on family trips to Yosemite National Park (California’s Sierra Nevada mountains)
What was his first camera?
Kodak Browning Box Camera
What age was Ansel when his first images were published?
19 years of age
What type of techniques did he start experimenting with?
etching and soft focus
How much did Ansel sell his first portfolio for?
$4,000, but $50,000 as of todays value
What artists did Ansel meet in New Mexico?
Robinson Jeffers, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Marin and Paul Strand
Who was a huge influence on Ansel?
Paul Strand
Finding out more about the artist that influenced Ansel Adams, can you see the influence of this artist on Ansel’s work?
Not really, most of Paul Strand’s work seems to be portrait and some landscape but when you compare it to Ansel’s landscape photographs you can see the use of high contrast and sharpness that Paul Strand has also used in some of his photographs as well.
Why was Group F64 significant?
To stop borrowing traditional artistry techniques and develop photography as it is.
Find the groups Manifesto online
“Group f/64 or f.64 was a group founded by seven 20th-century San Francisco Bay Area photographers who shared a common photographic style characterized by sharply focused and carefully framed images seen through a particularly Western (U.S.) viewpoint. In part, they formed in opposition to the pictorialist photographic style that had dominated much of the early 20th century, but moreover, they wanted to promote a new modernist aesthetic that was based on precisely exposed images of natural forms and found objects.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_f/64
What is pictorialism?
It’s an international style and aesthetic movement that dominated photography during the later 19th and early 20th centuries. A pictorial photograph appears to lack a sharp focus, it also gets printed in one or more colors other than black and white and may also have visible brush strokes or other manipulation of the surface.
What age did Ansel open his first gallery?
31
What happened in a trip to Mexico in 1941?
He photographed a scene of the Moon rising above a modest village with snow-covered mountains in the background, under a dominating black sky. The photograph is one of his most famous and is named “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico”
How long was Ansel Adam’s career?
60 years
Along with Fred Archer what did Ansel Adams pioneer?
The zone system
Research the system? what is it?
The zone system is an exacting system of image-making, a method of achieving a desired final print through a deeply technical understanding of how tonal range is recorded and developed in exposure, negative development, and printing. The resulting clarity and depth of such images characterized his photography.
Can it be applied to digital photography?
Yes
What was Ansel’s biggest selling image called? Show an example of this.
“Moonrise over Hernandez”
What type of camera did Ansel mainly use?
Hasselblad, a medium-format camera that uses 120mm roll film and is known for its high quality lenses (the individual negatives are 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches).
Why did Ansel use a red filter?
To lower the contrast to the photographs that had an increased contrast to them.
Steichan and Stieglitz? Who are they and what are they known for?
They were American photographers active in the early 1900′s to help the beginning of the pictorialist movement.
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Ansel Adams Question Sheet and Research
Ansel Adams
What Group did Ansel Adams start?
F/64
Why did he set up this group?
Adams began this group as he wanted to try and get photography accepted as an art form
What type of photography is it known for?
F/64 is known for their incredibly detailed images, centering around inanimate objects.
What did Ansel first train as?
A pianist
When did his love for photography begin?
During family trips to Yosemite
What was his first camera?
Kodak Brownie Box
What age was Ansel when he had his first images published?
19
What type of techniques did he start experimenting with?
Pictorialism techniques
How much did Ansel sell his portfolio for?
4K
What artists did Ansel meet while in New Mexico?
John Marin, Georgie O’Keefe, Paul Strand
Who was a huge influence on Ansel?
Paul Strand
Find out more about the artist who influenced Ansel Adams
‘Paul Strand has been called the biggest, widest, most commanding talent in the history of American photography.’ Paul helped establish the F/64 group. His influence can be found throughout Ansel Adam’s work.
Why was group F64 significant?
F/64 brought more attention to the art of photography. It advanced the career / hobby as a whole and made a whole new world for photographers.
Find the groups manifesto online
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_f/64#Manifesto
What is Pictorialism?
There is no standard definition, but pictorial photos usually borrow from techniques from other art forms and lack sharp focus.
What age did Ansel open his first gallery?
31
What happened in a trip to Mexico in 1941?
Adams took the most famous photo of the moon rising.
How long was Ansel Adams career?
Roughly 60 years
Along with Fred archer what did Ansel Adams pioneer?
The zone system
Research the system? What is it? Can it be applied to digital photography?
It transfers light into densities. Yes, it can.
What was Ansel’s biggest selling image called. Show an example of this.
Clearing Winter Storm, sold for 722k.
What type of camera did Ansel mainly use?
DearDorff 8X10 camera
Why did Ansel use a red filter?
He used a red filter to convert bright skies into dark shades.
What typical technical camera settings would Ansel use and why?
Long exposure and small aperture.
Steichen and Stieglitz? Who are they and what are they known for?
They emulated different practices within their photography and drew inspiration from different pieces of fine art.
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Happy Birthday to #EdwardWeston (*24.03.1886), Founder of the legendary "Group f/64" and one of the most innovative and influential American photographers (and, with great respect, one of my formative artists). Photography: "Four eggs".
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