Ansel Adams
Born: February 20th, 1902
Died: April 22nd, 1984
Personal Background:
Adams was born in San Francisco, California. Ansel was the son of Charles Adams and Olive Bray. In 1907 his family lost a lot of money, which his father, Charles Adams, spent the rest of his life trying to regain. Adams took his first full photo in 1927, when he was 25 years old. His photo was of Half Dome in Yosemite, it was titled “Monolith, the Face of Half Dome”. His first exhibition for his photographs was in 1982 at The Sierra Club’s headquarters in San Francisco. The same year Adams became the official trip photographer for the annual Sierra Club trip, the High Trip, which he attended every year.
Style:
Ansel Adams has a very unique style of photography. The most distinct thing that stood out to me was his style was the angle at which his photos were taken. Unlike many other photographers, who tend to experiment with weird or unusual angles, I’ve noticed that Adams keeps his angles very simple. His photographs are shot from a very straight on, even, and eye level angle. One might even describe his photos as very cinematic, seeing as they seem to be well thought out and planned, just like a shot in a film.
Philosophy:
Adams’ work was very inspired by nature. He was a strong nature conservatist. His participation in the Sierra Club was very crucial for his success as a photographer. He always tried to capture the beauty of nature in his photographs. Whether his photograph is of nature or of something man made, he always captures the beauty and pure natural feel of what he is photographing.
Born: February 20th, 1902
Died: April 22nd, 1984
Personal Background:
Adams was born in San Francisco, California. Ansel was the son of Charles Adams and Olive Bray. In 1907 his family lost a lot of money, which his father, Charles Adams, spent the rest of his life trying to regain. Adams took his first full photo in 1927, when he was 25 years old. His photo was of Half Dome in Yosemite, it was titled “Monolith, the Face of Half Dome”. His first exhibition for his photographs was in 1982 at The Sierra Club’s headquarters in San Francisco. The same year Adams became the official trip photographer for the annual Sierra Club trip, the High Trip, which he attended every year.
Style:
Ansel Adams has a very unique style of photography. The most distinct thing that stood out to me was his style was the angle at which his photos were taken. Unlike many other photographers, who tend to experiment with weird or unusual angles, I’ve noticed that Adams keeps his angles very simple. His photographs are shot from a very straight on, even, and eye level angle. One might even describe his photos as very cinematic, seeing as they seem to be well thought out and planned, just like a shot in a film.
Philosophy:
Adams’ work was very inspired by nature. He was a strong nature conservatist. His participation in the Sierra Club was very crucial for his success as a photographer. He always tried to capture the beauty of nature in his photographs. Whether his photograph is of nature or of something man made, he always captures the beauty and pure natural feel of what he is photographing.
Influences:
Ansel Adams was inspired by many people. There are three people that really influenced his work though. Paul Strand was one of those people. Strand was a very popular photographer and established photography into a more important art form. Along with Strand, his colleagues Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, who all three were a part of the Group f/64, a group of seven photographers.
Ansel Adams was inspired by many people. There are three people that really influenced his work though. Paul Strand was one of those people. Strand was a very popular photographer and established photography into a more important art form. Along with Strand, his colleagues Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, who all three were a part of the Group f/64, a group of seven photographers.
Compare and Contrast:
For the very first image I have, I really tried to take my photo so it would look very similar but not identical. With both images you can see the shadows in the water and you can the see the depth of the body of water in each photo. With the second image, I didn’t want to copy it as exact as the first one. It was a struggle to find trees that looked similar to the ones in Adams’s photo, but I found some! I really like the leading lines in both and the fact that they both don’t show the very top of the tree. Finally, the last photo. I knew I wanted to use this Adams photo because it reminded me of this exact tree in Gallup Park. This is probably the most different in comparison to the Adams photo but I still really like it! Overall, I think I did an excellent job with editing the photos so that the whites were bright and the blacks were dark and really rich.
For the very first image I have, I really tried to take my photo so it would look very similar but not identical. With both images you can see the shadows in the water and you can the see the depth of the body of water in each photo. With the second image, I didn’t want to copy it as exact as the first one. It was a struggle to find trees that looked similar to the ones in Adams’s photo, but I found some! I really like the leading lines in both and the fact that they both don’t show the very top of the tree. Finally, the last photo. I knew I wanted to use this Adams photo because it reminded me of this exact tree in Gallup Park. This is probably the most different in comparison to the Adams photo but I still really like it! Overall, I think I did an excellent job with editing the photos so that the whites were bright and the blacks were dark and really rich.
Personal Artist Statement:
I am proud of what these images. I really think I got very similar to the photos of Ansel Adams without actually copying them completely. I was trying to copy the main elements of Adams’ photos, but not actually copying every single element of them. I also took the photos on a lower resolution camera than I usually use, trying to match the resolution to Ansel’s camera. Overall, I think my photos are very similar to Adams’ photos and I think i put my own twist on them which made them unique.
I am proud of what these images. I really think I got very similar to the photos of Ansel Adams without actually copying them completely. I was trying to copy the main elements of Adams’ photos, but not actually copying every single element of them. I also took the photos on a lower resolution camera than I usually use, trying to match the resolution to Ansel’s camera. Overall, I think my photos are very similar to Adams’ photos and I think i put my own twist on them which made them unique.