About

Ansel Easton Adams was born in February 20th 1902 and passed on April 22nd 1984,Adams was a highly influential American photogrhper  and also an environmentalist which you can see throughout his very nature based images.He is most famous for his black and white landscapes he would hike and take in the American west, these are now widely produced as calendars and see  through the Internet.Adams is probably most famous for his discovery and invention of ‘the zone system’ this is a way In which to determine proper exposure and how to adjust a contrast of a final print while taking the photo itself. This produces a proper exposure and a clear adjustment and depth within his character filled  photos. His work was primary on a large format camera due to this is contributed towards his sharpness within the final print.

Adams was also a founded photographers  as well known group of fellow photographers who also capture very landscape based pieces of art. Himself and his family were migrants form within England to follow a business of his fathers. He was Laos a lumberjack with is one of the persons that inspired himself to be very indulged in nature itself and preventing it to be cut down of forgotten.

His technique

His work once agin inspired his development of ‘The zone system’ this is photograph  technique to determine the optimal film exposure, it is the basis of the sensitometry  system which develops who a scene should be processed t look in its best manner and come across in the most appealing light and texture.  Adams described the Zone System as “not an invention of mine; it is a codification of the principles of sensitometry ,he is said to provide a relationship between the way a photographer is visual and the subject itself. its ids also applicable to film and also digital cameras of today time. The image below is how the tones are numbered and put into a systematic order of the development of all the colours around the image separately to create an effective composition.

An Example of his work

In this  image you can clearly see his line of frame  and all the difference within colour and tone to achieve all of the very lights to darks and accomplish a successful piece.