Ansel AdamsPrezi Link: https://prezi.com/fof1xp_kmjxt/ansel-adams/ About Him: Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco on February 20, 1902. His mother was nearly forty when she had him and he grew up as an only child. As a child, Adams struggled to fit in at school due to his natural shyness and certain level of genius. He may have been diagnosed as hyperactive as a child and might have suffered from dyslexia as well. Because of this he was home schooled up to a level that would be equivalent to 8th grade. At the age of 12 Ansel taught himself to read music and play the piano. He began lessons and his passion of piano replaced what would have been his formal schooling. Initially Ansel planned on pursuing piano as a career, however he later turned to photography instead. He Died in Monterey, California, on April 22, 1984 at the age of 82.
Early Influences: Because of his lonely and different childhood Ansel turned to nature often and developed a deep passion for it. He would often go hiking and walking through the Golden Gate and it became his main inspiration for photography. One of Adams favorite places was Yosemite National Park. He first visited it in 1916, which began his experimentation with photography and he spend time there until the year he died. His first famous photo "Monolith, the Face of Half Dome" was taken in Yosemite National Park, in 1927. It was in Yosemite that he first learned darkroom techniques and read photography magazines, attended camera club meetings, and went to photography and art exhibits. He developed and sold his early photographs at Best’s Studio in Yosemite Valley. In 1928, Ansel Adams married the daughter of the Best’s Studio proprietor, Virginia Best. She inherited the studio in 1935, and the gallery remains in the family today. Interesting Facts: During the San Francisco earthquake in 1906, Ansel Adams was thrown against a garden wall and broke his nose. It was never properly set and remained crooked for the rest of his life. According to Michael Adams (Ansel Adams' son), he usually always had something positive to say about others photography, even if they had a particular style that was not his taste. He would make sure that he complimented them and gave them positive feedback and encouragement where he could. Why Is He Famous: Ansel Adams is famous for his masterful darkroom abilities and breathtaking landscape photos. His determination and patience when taking photos resulted in beautiful images and his knowledge and creativity allowed him to bring his images to life in the darkroom. His technical knowledge was unparallelled and he often gave advice and assistance to other famous photographers. Some of his most famous works include "Monolith, the Face of Half Dome", Yosemite National Park, 1927, Tetons and The Snake River, Grand Teton National Park,1942, and Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico a (photograph taken by Ansel Adams, late in the afternoon on November 1, 1941, from a shoulder of highway 84.) All of these images display his excellent capabilities with the camera and darkroom. His Style of Photography: Ansel Adams’ style of photography is landscape and natural photography. Because of the technology available he only works in black and white. He spend days hiking across National parks to take his photos, and worked in the dark room to enhance and produce his stunning images. Photography Techniques: Compositional Strategies: Framing, leading lines ,pattern and repetition, symmetry and asymmetry, bug’s eye view Balancing: left-right balance, contrast, vertical and horizontal frames and balancing, three grounds (fore, middle and background) One thing Ansel Adams frequently did was when he took a photograph he would make duplicates and take multiple exposures of the same shot. Many of his negatives are duplicate images that he selected out of a variety of different exposures. The best image would be used for printing. Lighting: Because most of his photography is in nature, capturing the beauty of nature; he uses predominantly natural lighting for his photography. Why I Selected Him: ~Because we have been working in black and white, his photography drew my attention because all of his work is done in B&W. ~His breathtaking landscape photos are some of my favorite photos that I have ever seen and he would hike for days to capture a photo. ~He used darkroom technology to create his photos. The idea of creating photos manually in a darkroom has always been a fascinating and interesting concept to me. Ansel Adams created all of his images without the use of current technology that we enjoy today. My favorite photo by Ansel Adams: Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, 1940 Composition: leading lines, rule of thirds, balance, contrast, layout of the scene I love how that way he composed the image, to me it looks like a river of trees flowing between the mountains that draw your eyes into the image. I also love the detail of the photo with the little waterfall to the right and all of the trees. Camera settings: movement of clouds, very crisp image despite old technology To go along with that statement I find it impressive how crisp and clear the image is like he used a low ISO of like 50-100 ( I don’t know what settings he would have used but if he used a current camera). And finally I like how he used a long shutter speed to capture the movement of the scene with the waterfall and cloud movement. You can really see and almost feel the storm clearing away.
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