There is nothing like LF. The whole process is so much fun. I recently got back into it and bought a 8x10. Didn't realize how much I missed that stye of shooting and working in the darkroom.
Ansel with his zones in exposure, manipulating contrast in film processing, dodging and burning in printing. How do you explain that to the digital generation? Raw, HDR and photoshop.
I saw his exhibition in the Barbican in London in the early 90s. Even though, I thought that they had not lit his prints to the best, the impact of those prints on me was nothing short of arresting. They literally brought me to tears. Such was their beauty. You are absolutely correct, one would not appreciate his total mastery of the medium until, one has seen his prints in the flesh. One thing that most people seem to ignore about him, is that not only he was a true conservationist, but he also had a deep social conscience . His photographs of the life of the ' imprisoned ' and segregated Japanese Americans, in the wake of the Pearl Harbour attack has to be seen to be appreciated.
I use silver Efex pro 2 it has the zone system built in go to the bottom of the loupe in the bottom right hand corner hover your mouse over the loupe a small box appears and a row of numbers from 0-10 tick the box each box has a different colour if you hold your mouse on each box in turn it shows each zone in your image.
Ansel Adams ...love his work. The images he produces in black and white is what we should allbe striving for. The rule of seeing highlights in both shadows and highlights can be applied to all forms of photography. I also like the work of Jerry Uelsmann, William Notman, Yosuf Karsh, Matthew Brady, Alfred Steiglitz, Annie Leibowitz, Edward Curtis
I am not a landscape photographer, but i have to agree Ansel Adams was a true master, both in camera and in the darkroom. Thank you, this is going to be a great series that i am interested to follow :) Are you planning to do anymore lighting tutorial? I love learning and trying them in my amateur musings :)
There is nothing like LF. The whole process is so much fun. I recently got back into it and bought a 8x10. Didn't realize how much I missed that stye of shooting and working in the darkroom.
An ex pro photographer friend of mine, gave me a …Fine-Art Ansel Adam’s print of a single tree…. I treasure it….it never fails to inspire…..
Ansel with his zones in exposure, manipulating contrast in film processing, dodging and burning in printing. How do you explain that to the digital generation? Raw, HDR and photoshop.
Hard to fully appreciate Ansel Adams until you see one of his prints. It is an experience that you don’t forget.
I saw his exhibition in the Barbican in London in the early 90s. Even though, I thought that they had not lit his prints to the best, the impact of those prints on me was nothing short of arresting. They literally brought me to tears. Such was their beauty. You are absolutely correct, one would not appreciate his total mastery of the medium until, one has seen his prints in the flesh. One thing that most people seem to ignore about him, is that not only he was a true conservationist, but he also had a deep social conscience . His photographs of the life of the ' imprisoned ' and segregated Japanese Americans, in the wake of the Pearl Harbour attack has to be seen to be appreciated.
I use silver Efex pro 2 it has the zone system built in go to the bottom of the loupe in the bottom right hand corner hover your mouse over the loupe a small box appears and a row of numbers from 0-10 tick the box each box has a different colour if you hold your mouse on each box in turn it shows each zone in your image.
Ansel Adams ...love his work. The images he produces in black and white is what we should allbe striving for. The rule of seeing highlights in both shadows and highlights can be applied to all forms of photography. I also like the work of Jerry Uelsmann, William Notman, Yosuf Karsh, Matthew Brady, Alfred Steiglitz, Annie Leibowitz, Edward Curtis
You too are one of the masters in my book.
I am not a landscape photographer, but i have to agree Ansel Adams was a true master, both in camera and in the darkroom. Thank you, this is going to be a great series that i am interested to follow :)
Are you planning to do anymore lighting tutorial? I love learning and trying them in my amateur musings :)
look at his prints in person will show how he was a master of his craft.
thank you for sharing, great subject and instruction...
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice job 😎 always love your passion
alabama hills please.
Cool video nice job
Is this video about Ansel Adams or about you?