LO1 - Blog Post 4 - Photographer Case Study 3 - Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born in 1902 and died in 1984. Most of his photos were publish into media such as calendars and books. Most of his photographs were taken in black and white but at times he'd photograph in colour. He particularly liked the Yosmite National Park in California, and created a portfolio in which made him popular and he got many assignments.

The visual style of Adams included such styles as 'straight photography'. This means that instead of soft focus and hand treatments, they were just straight photographs, to do this, he used view cameras.

Ansel AdamsGrand Tetons and the Snake River,
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942
16 x 20"

This photograph includes a good range of mountains and also the Snake River. The sky could represent how full his life is by the way the clouds are filling up the sky.











Ansel Adams
Moonrise over Hernandez, NM
October 31, 1941

This photograph is different to the one above as it is taken at night rather than dusk and also in a different part of America which is rare for Adams to do. I think that he likes to take pictures of the moon/sun in particular as they have a certian brightnes that he probably likes.

Ansel Adams

Maroon Bells, Near Aspen,

Colorado, 1951

16 x 20" 

This photograph is taken in Aspen which has many good mountain ranges and which Adams likes to take pictures of rural landscapes.












Source: http://www.andrewsmithgallery.com/exhibitions/anseladams/anseladams/index.htm

Photography Evaluation Write-Up No. 5

Key Photograph No. 5

Section 1: Contact Sheet

The intention for this photograph was to be a screenshot from the film but eventually I got  a better picture so this wasn't needed anymore. I chose to have the school surrounding the sun on the left, bottom and right of the grid and the sun in the centre because with the look it came out with after the editing process it looked like a realistic sun blowing up.






Section 2:

The reason I chose this photograph is because it was just perfect positioning and timing. There are no people which make the photogrph look good and the sunlight is just inbetween the buildings and it shines perfectly across the school.











Section 3: Photoshop Edited Photograph

In this photograph I adjusted the curves to a lower level as well as the brightness and colour balance. It makes the sun look like it will explode.






Section 4: Framed Edited Photograph

Overall I am very pleased with the outcome of the photograph as it looks like an eclipse with the sun expanding as well. The lighting makes the scene look believable.

Photography Evaluation Write Up No. 4

Key Photograph No. 4

Section 1: Contact Sheet

The initial idea for this photograph was to be edited and put into the DVD box on the back cover. I chose to centre the actor at first and the in the final version I put the actor to the left as it looked more successful.

Section 2: Original Photograph

The reason I chose this photograph is because the reaction looks perfect as well as the hand positioning. As you can see above, I did many photos with this idea but this seemed more appropriate with the genre. This was well suited for the DVD as it specifies the action genre.











Section 3: Photoshop Edited Photograph

In this picture i adjusted the curves, brightness contrast and colour balance to a lower level at the picture I was photoshopping myself onto would be dark. I also used a poster edges filter.








Section 4: Framed Edited Photograph

I think this photograph looks very well considering the scene it was going to be put in in the movie was dark and I managed to darken myself as good as possible.







Section 5: Photograph and DVD Box

This contributes to the DVD box as
it shows a scene that happens in the
movie which most DVD boxes contain.