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Ansel AdamsMorgan DoetzeOctober 2012 Digital Photography
Life in Overview
Born February 20, 1902
Died April 22, 1984
Married to Virginia Best
Michael & Anne
Origins
Born in San Francisco, California
Received only an 8th grade education
Loved outdoors
Trip to Yosemite in 1916
Awards WonDoctor of Arts
Conservation Service Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sierra Club John Muir Award
Hasselblad Award
Induced into the California Hall of Fame
LifePlayed piano
Joined Sierra Club
Became full-time photographer
Opened the Ansel Adams Gallery for the Arts
Visited New York
Became president of Sierra Club
Wrote many books
Famous Work
Less Famous Work
Quotes“It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder
to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art medium”
“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed”
“Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs”
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it”
Why He Appeals to Me
Breathtaking images
Shadows and reflections
Black and white
Landscapes
Nature
Why He Appeals to Others
“Visualization”
Usage of zones
Scenery
Pure natural beauty
In Contemporary MediaMagazines/Articles
Stories
Artwork
Images often used as desktop backgrounds
Let’s people “visit” a place they’ve never been
Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Adams
http://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Adams-Ansel.html#
http://www.anseladams.com/ansel-adams-information/ansel-adams-biography/
http://photography.about.com/od/famousphotographersbios/a/AnselAdamsQuotes.htm
http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2011/09/ten-of-ansels-adams-best-landscape-photographs-analyzed/
All images at http://images.google.com