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Summary of Ansel Adams Ansel Adams was the most important American landscape photographer of the 20 th century. Read full biography. Read artistic legacy. Artwork Images. Influences on Artist. Paul Strand. Alfred Stieglitz. Edward Weston. Georgia O'Keeffe. Imogen Cunningham.
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Modern Photography. Environmental Art. Cite article. Correct article. He finally decided on photography when his first portfolio Parmelian Prints of the High Sierra was produced in As a result of this portfolio Adams was introduced to the arts business man Albert Bender.
Bender invited Adams to join the prestigious Roxburghe Club , a group devoted to fine printing and high standards in art book reproduction.
Through the association he learned about printing techniques, design, inks and graphic layout. Adams was able to exhibit his works at this time in the Best studio, which provided ongoing financial support, particularly important in his early career. At this time Adams became friends with the photographer Paul Strand , who, alongside fellow photographers like Alfred Stieglitz , Edward Steichen , , and Edward Weston , helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century.
Strand encouraged Adams to continue his course in creative photography and introduced him to Stieglitz. Adams wrote in his autobiography "Steiglitz taught me what became my first commandment: Art is the affirmation of life. Photography Adams' early photos were primarily Yosemite prints and sold from the Best's studio.
They displayed careful compositions and a tonal sensitivity. He climbed to daring heights of the valleys and mountains braving the elements to photograph dramatic views. By the mid s he had started to experiment with soft focus, bromil process, etching and other pictorial techniques. See also: Art Photography Glossary. He said 'my approach to photography is based on my belief in the aspects of grandeur and minutiae all about us'. At first he emulated the techniques of Stieglitz, a Photo-Secessionist, who strove to reproduce the effects of fine art with photography.
Stieglitz would hand paint photos to give them a painterly effect. Although Adams used a variety of lenses to vary his effects, he stayed clear of retouching effects, eventually rejecting it in favour of Realism. Instead he relied more on heightening contrast, sharpening focus, and precise exposure. At the time, he also took on commercial work, photographing for catalogues and advertising agencies.
It was through his commercial work that he came into contact with contemporary photographer Dorothea Lange - together they collaborated on several magazines including Time and Fortune. See also Lange's fellow documentary photographer Walker Evans The group encouraged the idea of photography which looked like photography, rather than trying to imitate traditional art forms but in reality they still considerably manipulated the results using filters and soft focus lenses.
The group exhibited together at the de Young Museum in , causing much commentary, both positive and negative. The exhibition consisted of 80 photos, including ten by Adams. There are no actual records of what photos were exhibited at the show. Our individual tendencies are encouraged; the Group Exhibits suggest distinctive individual view-points, technical and emotional, achieved without departure from the simplest aspects of straight photographic procedure'.
Due to a variety of reasons, the group dissolved in
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