Ansel Adams Presentation Transcript
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Good afternoon Mrs. Weinert and class, today I will be talking about Ansel Adams life and analysing the photographs of Ansel Adams. I will then talk about how these photos will influence me on creating my major work.
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Ansel Adams is an American photographer born in San Francisco, California on February 2, 1902.
He attended multiple schools during his young childhood but was dismissed from them due to bad behaviour, he was educated by private tutors and family members from the age of 12. He did not attend any schools or universities for photography, However, when he was 14, his father gifted him with a season pass to the Yosemite National Park exposition. He developed his love for photography just like he developed film and read photography magazines to better himself in the field.
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Ansel Adams had an audience of many people, so there was never really one set audience. Many critics have commented on his photographs as he was and still is a very well-known photographer in the black and white film community.
Ansel Adams was easily and clearly accepted by the audience, critics and other photographers of the time. This is because he was often invited to important events, won many prizes and opened up his art gallery.
People like Imogen Cunningham and Willard Van Dyke were colleagues of Ansel Adams, however they were also influenced by his work in the same way Adam’s was influenced by them, they were also very competitive meaning new and great shots were born
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These are my favourite artworks by Ansel Adams
Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, Navajo Indians, Canyon De Chelly, Arizona and Native American Indian Dance,
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Photograph 1:
The mountain photographed in the picture is centered in the middle allowing for immediate direction of the eyes towards the subject. Due to the photograph being in B&W attributable to circumstances in that era, the contrast is quite high making the tone of the image seem night time when in fact it was clear day. Ansel used a red filter to make the blue sky dark.
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Photograph 2:
This image is structured with foreground being the town houses, the middle ground being the clouds and the background being the moon and stars. The contrast of the moon against the sky really brings it out, it also seems that the moon is shining bright over the houses. As an audience member, I am quite inspired by this image because it has a lot to show for being a relatively simple image with the moon, clouds, house, fields and mountains.
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I really like this image by Ansel Adams because I really think it shows the true state of these Navajo Indians. Ansel Adams spent a lot of time in New Mexico and Mexico, that it made sense he took an image of the native Americans. Our eyes are immediately directed to the centre of the image where the mother and the baby are already staring down to us, symbolising that they are bigger than us. This brings a strong emotional connection with me allowing me to connect more.
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I also really like this image due to the way the lines of the stair going up leads our eyes to the people walking down, it is a really effective way of getting us to analyse the entire image. The simple contrast between the shapes of the shadows against the wall allows for a simple image, yet all the detail is contained in the Native Indian dancers.
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These images with inspire my photography because I will use the same contrast techniques that Ansel Adams uses in this photo, it allows the photo to be separated from the background and makes the photo pop to the viewer. In this photo I will use the way Adams uses 60:10:30, however in my own way, representing the way he uses 60% in the houses and fields, 10 in the clouds and 30 in the sky. Within the 3rd photo I will utilise the way Adams creates an intriguing portrait by making the subject dress up to tell the story of the photo and look down into the camera to make the photograph more intimidating. Finally, I will integrate parts of this fourth photo with the major work that I do by using motion to capture the image in an extraordinary way which will allow the image to have even more emotion and meaning behind the photograph.
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In conclusion, Ansel Adams is a great photographer who is well known in the photography and art community due to certain factors. He has worked with many famous photographers, expanding his audience while making awesome new colleagues and friends. The images I chose to analyse draw an emotional connection with me and some an objective connection. This is because Ansel Adams is able to photograph them in such a way that they trigger my emotions.
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Thank you for listening.
Good afternoon Mrs. Weinert and class, today I will be talking about Ansel Adams life and analysing the photographs of Ansel Adams. I will then talk about how these photos will influence me on creating my major work.
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Ansel Adams is an American photographer born in San Francisco, California on February 2, 1902.
He attended multiple schools during his young childhood but was dismissed from them due to bad behaviour, he was educated by private tutors and family members from the age of 12. He did not attend any schools or universities for photography, However, when he was 14, his father gifted him with a season pass to the Yosemite National Park exposition. He developed his love for photography just like he developed film and read photography magazines to better himself in the field.
SLIDE 3
Ansel Adams had an audience of many people, so there was never really one set audience. Many critics have commented on his photographs as he was and still is a very well-known photographer in the black and white film community.
Ansel Adams was easily and clearly accepted by the audience, critics and other photographers of the time. This is because he was often invited to important events, won many prizes and opened up his art gallery.
People like Imogen Cunningham and Willard Van Dyke were colleagues of Ansel Adams, however they were also influenced by his work in the same way Adam’s was influenced by them, they were also very competitive meaning new and great shots were born
SLIDE 4
These are my favourite artworks by Ansel Adams
Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, Navajo Indians, Canyon De Chelly, Arizona and Native American Indian Dance,
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Photograph 1:
The mountain photographed in the picture is centered in the middle allowing for immediate direction of the eyes towards the subject. Due to the photograph being in B&W attributable to circumstances in that era, the contrast is quite high making the tone of the image seem night time when in fact it was clear day. Ansel used a red filter to make the blue sky dark.
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Photograph 2:
This image is structured with foreground being the town houses, the middle ground being the clouds and the background being the moon and stars. The contrast of the moon against the sky really brings it out, it also seems that the moon is shining bright over the houses. As an audience member, I am quite inspired by this image because it has a lot to show for being a relatively simple image with the moon, clouds, house, fields and mountains.
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I really like this image by Ansel Adams because I really think it shows the true state of these Navajo Indians. Ansel Adams spent a lot of time in New Mexico and Mexico, that it made sense he took an image of the native Americans. Our eyes are immediately directed to the centre of the image where the mother and the baby are already staring down to us, symbolising that they are bigger than us. This brings a strong emotional connection with me allowing me to connect more.
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I also really like this image due to the way the lines of the stair going up leads our eyes to the people walking down, it is a really effective way of getting us to analyse the entire image. The simple contrast between the shapes of the shadows against the wall allows for a simple image, yet all the detail is contained in the Native Indian dancers.
SLIDE 9
These images with inspire my photography because I will use the same contrast techniques that Ansel Adams uses in this photo, it allows the photo to be separated from the background and makes the photo pop to the viewer. In this photo I will use the way Adams uses 60:10:30, however in my own way, representing the way he uses 60% in the houses and fields, 10 in the clouds and 30 in the sky. Within the 3rd photo I will utilise the way Adams creates an intriguing portrait by making the subject dress up to tell the story of the photo and look down into the camera to make the photograph more intimidating. Finally, I will integrate parts of this fourth photo with the major work that I do by using motion to capture the image in an extraordinary way which will allow the image to have even more emotion and meaning behind the photograph.
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In conclusion, Ansel Adams is a great photographer who is well known in the photography and art community due to certain factors. He has worked with many famous photographers, expanding his audience while making awesome new colleagues and friends. The images I chose to analyse draw an emotional connection with me and some an objective connection. This is because Ansel Adams is able to photograph them in such a way that they trigger my emotions.
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Thank you for listening.
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