Marc Silber Visits Ansel Adams' Home and Darkroom

[zeitguide]

Adam's book "The Print" explains his enlarger...built from studio view cameras. He adopted banks of fluorescent lights very early on...and his last edition of The Print mentions using a laser collimeter to align the planes of the negative, the lens, and the paper, as I recall. Adams was a Nerd Sensei in all technology relating to film photography.

I just set up an Omega D2 darkroom, and this was pretty cool to see the continuity of the craft over the better part of a century....

[protelboy]

That darkroom is awe inspiring!

[bobsoltys]

Thank you for posting this ... film is STILL having its days.

[bobsoltys]

Thank you for posting this ...

[suitking]

Amazing video! Thanks so much for sharing this!

[marcsilber]

@suitking glad you liked it, it was amazing to be at AAs house

[newyorkhypnosis]

This was phenomenal. Ansel Adams was a hero to me in my early photographic career. My NYC sink was my darkroom. I sincerely miss the days of film.

This rare video insight of Ansel's home and his darkroom was amazing. I thank you for this. It brought back so many personal memories of myself, my nikons, my pentax 6x7, ilford and tri-x film. Thanks again ... Great interview.

[marcsilber]

@newyorkhypnosis my pleasure to be able to bring Ansle to you. He was my hero too and I have those exact same memories. Thanks for watching.

[leicaman]

Ansel's photos changed me, and I've been a pro since 1985, in large part because of Yosemite and the Range of Light. (Autographed!)

[heratus007]

thank you

[ryfter]

This is very fascinating. Thank you very much for posting this.

[ZDP189HK]

Ansel Adams microwaved his prints? (12:54)

[leicaman]

@ZDP189HK Yes, but only his test prints. Final prints were not microwaved.

[klumka]

Fascinating. He was amazing.

[marcsilber]

@klumka thanks it was wonderful to visit there