1. Unit 57: Photography and P hotographic Practice
Research of other photographers work
Ansel Adams.

2. Ansel Adams.
Ansel Adams was born February 20th 1902 and
died on the 22nd of April 1984. He was born in
San Francisco, California, United States. He’s
best known for his black and white
photographs. Adams used large-format
cameras despite their size , set up time and film
cost. He did this as he wanted the sharpest
possible images and the high resolution
ensured this. He developed the images himself.
Adams photographs went on to be reproduced
on calendars, in books and on posters which
made his photographs even more known.

3. His work.
• This image was made in 1962 and published in • This picture is called Golden Gate Before The Bridge.
1963.

4. Ansel Adams most famous pictures.
Yosemite Valley, Thunderstorm.
• This image was made in 1945 and is one of
Ansel Adams most famous picture.

5. Influences. • Alfred Stieglitz
Ansel Adams was strongly influenced by Alfred
Stieglitz who he met in 1933. As you can see in
the image above you can see where Adams has
took his inspiration from. Both Ansel Adams and
Alfred Stieglitz pictures are both quite gloomy
looking. I like the gloominess of the above
picture as it adds a nice effect.

6. Robert Dawson.
Influences.
• After to moving to Carmel, California in 1960, Ansel Adams helped to found
the Friends of Photography. The third exhibition shown pictures by Robert
Dawson. As you can see his picture above is quite similar to the type of pictures
Ansel Adams took.

7. Composition
• Ansel Adams himself didn’ t believe
there was a wrong or right composition.
A direct quote he said "The so-called
rules of photographic composition are,
in my opinion, invalid, irrelevant and
immaterial“ , states this. He didn’ t like
to follow rules when it came to his
photography.

8. Strengths & Weaknesses
• I really like Ansel Adams work as he
makes them extremely interesting as I
found his photographs never really
focus on just one object, there are
always lots of little interesting things
surrounding.
This is my favourite images of
his because of all the little
details included in the
photograph. I also really like
the shadow on it.