History of Photographers 3 & 4

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams is an American photographer mostly known for his black and white photographs of landscapes. He is one of the inventors of the Zone System which allows one to be able to determine a well fit exposure of the final print of their photos. He mostly used large-format cameras. Adams influenced many artists with his use of landscapes and his legacy lives on through many of his admirers.

This photograph is titled "The Tentons and the Snake River." I like looking at this image because of the light that reflects off of the river and the clouds near the mountains that cover the sun. It's a very pretty picture but very simple at the same time. Nothing extraordinary makes this picture pretty, it's simple the beauty that nature reflects and that Adam's happened to catch on his camera. 

This photograph is called "Evening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park". This is one of my favorite photos by Ansel Adams. There is so much light in this picture and the water clearly reflects the mountains giving the photo a foggy effect. Adams defiantly captured the essence of beauty in this photo. 

This photograph is called "Moon and  Half Bowl" and is another pone of my favorite photographs done by Ansel Adams. Any photo that has to do with the moon attracts my attention right away, because it's hard to catch the true beauty of the moon, the light that reflects off of it from the sun. Adams has ways of capturing the light in ways that give his photos a magical quality.

Imogene Cunningham 

Cunningham was most famous for her outdoor photographs and her industrial landscapes. Since she was eighteen and first got her very own camera, Cunningham has been taking magnificent photographs. As she developed as an artist she became more interested in taking photos of flowers and plants. For some time Cunningham was also fascinated with human features including hands and faces.

This is a photo of a succulent plant taken by Cunningham. I don't like this picture very much, mainly because the plant doesn't look pretty or appealing to the eye. It looks more like some creature than a plant. The black and white does not flatter the plant and the whole image seems off to me. Maybe this was the point of the photo but I did not enjoy this photograph.

This photo taken by Cunningham is called simply "Dream" and it is dreamlike indeed. The light around the girl makes her look almost ghost-like which makes the photo creepy but intriguing. The black and white compliments the photo making the light parts look more dramatic having a dream essence. I enjoy this photograph a lot.

 

This photo called "Mather and Western" is one of my favorites because the picture can be interpreted in many different ways. The man's face can be thought of as blank, unfeeling or angry and it makes you question what he thinks of this sleeping girl; what is the story behind this photograph? It leaves the person admiring this photo wondering, just what exactly does this photo mean? What is it trying to show us? It has an air of mystery that I admire.