Ansel Adams part1

[rayheyheyhey]

Still images are just that, be it on film or of a sensor, all this bullshit about digital photography not being real... I'm sure if Adams would have lived in this era he would have loved his D3X or 5D or 24mp sony full frame megapixel monster!

[droidster888]

The humbleness of a true Master.

[dagrome]

In all honesty I shoot completely digital. Why? Because I don't have the money or space for my own darkroom that I could spend hours in editing my pictures. People need to stop detesting digital photography. If the pictures are good why bother rising the topic of film vs. digital?

[iSelfRecords]

HAVE YOU SEEN [ LUZ BUENO ] PHOTOGRAPHY SHE PRETTY GOOD

[NIGHTSKYE1]

well his landscapes are not bad, but i would not say there are world class, just because he is a so called pioneer does not make them any better,

[vickiehill1]

I love Ansel Adams. I went to an exhibit of his at the Philadelphia Art Museum & it was wonderful. Most people do not care for his photography. They think it is too bland & uninteresting because it's all black & white. I think it's very unique & I love doing a lot of black & white photos myself. I love the depth & reflection that you don't get with color. I didn't know he was a concert pianist. Fantastic!!

[DMIMAGE]

Mastering the equipment is what sets apart the individual and in the end it's the vision captured that causes emotion.

[erickBUENO2009]

what a down to earth kind of guy

[EVELYNEMIL]

One of the best!!.

[tristramshandy3]

I wish I could post a black and white pic I took last week in the Arizona desert.

I bet if I posted it as an Ansel Adams picture, nobody would know it wasn't.

Viva Montaigne!

[Rangefindergeneral]

Put it on flickr and people will look and tell you if its Adams like.

[mrahonod]

Anyone know how to get a jpeg onto a glass plate negative?

[clustergarde]

@mrahonod

- paint a glass with silver bromid

- expose the image onto the glass

- develop

[mcneil123]

im sure u dont have a glass plate negative

[Rangefindergeneral]

I get it. :-)

but if you really wanted to do it the way I would is with a A/V projector.

[theiconLA]

@mrahonod you could print the image digitally (lightjet, inkjet, etc) and take a photograph of the print, essentially doing copy art

[headiesarefun]

the darkroom is old technology and will soon be taken out for good. Ansel adams is the king though.

[Cryocaustic]

Digital will not replace large format for many years, if at all. The aesthetic of film can not be achieved on digital. Furthermore digital prints do not last nearly as long as archival silver. It's metal not ink my friend. You do not know what your are talking about.

[theiconLA]

@Cryocaustic Unfortunately the new K-3 pigment inks on archival paper are estimated to have an archival life of 300 years, much longer than even the best quality fiber papers. Museums are starting to move that direction with new work.

[sdpudde]

@Cryocaustic Absolutely agree with this. Grain=infinite, Pixels=Finite. Digital cannot acheive this. Don't get me wrong, I have some great digital cameras, D200, D300, D300s and so on but my FM Nikons are still better.

[anticimexxx]

@Cryocaustic

You are talking absolutely nonsense.

[maxpin63]

For all Photoshop junkies:

Try it with film.... then you will see if you are a photographer or not.

Digital is a waste of time. Try to catch the light through a lens,upon film and bring the light back in the darkroom.

[Rangefindergeneral]

Adams, was fascinated by the future of photography and if he had lived longer would be snapping away with 0s & 1s.

He would also still be using 10x8 film too.

[alphaferg]

@Rangefindergeneral the only digital he would ever shoot is the digital that most do not know the phase one backs. i still dont know if he would i am not him he wanted top quality and higest resolution, you can not get as high as even 4x5 with any digital other than the phase one backs.

[Superbeast1980]

@maxpin63 Digital is a waste of time!?!?!? Are yo mad? There's nothing wrong with film, it's beutiful. But to say "digital is a waste of time????"

Go home and listen to Creedence in your 4 track......

[IchigoDoTa]

@maxpin63 So are there specific rules and criteria one has to fulfill in order to be considered a 'photographer'? In today's photography field, the field is so wide. Photography is greater and accessible as ever. Let it be for studio shots, sports, documentary, photojournalism, wild life, still life for adverts etc or even just taking snap shots of family vacations! The digital era has brought to live a dream of every aspiring photographer, and none should have their visions interrupted just

[IchigoDoTa]

@maxpin63 to fulfill your criteria about what makes a photographer. Certainly using film and processing films in a dark room requires a whole lot more skills and technical abilities than using photoshop, but being so narrow minded and to actually call digital a waste of time is very arrogant and rather un-artistic of you. Ansel Adams was looking forward to digital photography, and he even wished to live to experience it. Of course, photo manipulation to the point where reality is distorted

[IchigoDoTa]

@maxpin63 should be avoided and is wrong, but don't be so single minded. A photographer ought to have an open mind to the world around him, to observe and not just look at things from a single perspective. Unfortunately, this is exactly how you are acting.

[stathiszphotography]

MASTER !!

thank you for posting!

[mplayer98]

Does anyone catch what they are talking about 1.24 when the assistant says "i have to use these extreme f stop scale?"

[TopRobbo1970]

He was talking about aperture size. Adams was famous for using f-64, a tiny aperture which results in an incredible depth of field.

[mplayer98]

How does "extreme front f/stop scale" mean "I'm going to use f/64?"

He says then 22/32... I'm thinking this the aperture they are using.

I don't see a reason to use f/64 in a scene liek that there front movements would solve depth of field problems...

[Rangefindergeneral]

Google f64 and you will see.

[Sputnikvi]

Thanks for uploading this! Looove it.

[OPENINGRECEPTION]

His Really Master of Black and White Photography

[modernphotoclub]

Thank you for good video

[rustynasty143]

Photography is all about observation and imagination if you have this, you have the talent.

[ret13yrs]

what an amazing photographer. I saw a couple of his prints not too long ago in an art gallery and they were simply breathtaking. As a photographer, i can only dream of becoming a little as talented as he was.

[jackaltwothree]

Can anyone make out what the interviewer is saying at 5:06 minutes. Something to the effect of "___ ___ says there is a precise moment for taking a photograph." Adams remarks the "he" is an absolute genius at predicting these moments. Who is the "he" they are talking about?

[Rangefindergeneral]

I think they are refering to Henri Cartier-Bresson.

[jackaltwothree]

Thank you for the reply and posting this enlightening video.

[mrbill700]

I will second range finder. I think he says "Cartier-Bresson" as in Henri Cartier-Bresson

[CaHighway1]

Thank you Ansel for you beautiful and inspirational body of work.

[randyp1234567]

always a legend

[studiolionworks]

John Sexton assisting Ansel Adams how perfect. Thank you for this. Wonderful, Wonderful work, a constant inspiration.

[Rangefindergeneral]

I know, how cool to see the Master at work.

[vivalaquincebrigada]

A valuable addition of archive film of this master of B&W large format landscape photography discussing his techniques and work. Adams' books, particularly The Camera, The Negative and The Print are classics which explain how he achieved impressive control from visualisation to the final print values. The quality of his resulting prints remain awesome. Despite his achievements he remained a modest man and worked to promote environmental conservation.

[Rangefindergeneral]

Thank you for your comment, glad you found it interesting, please watch all the clips as there are some wonderful men here, all of whom sadly have since passed away.

[DevonSamson]

Thanks for the upload. This gent is a legend, any budding photographer would do well to study his work.