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200 Pages·1984·25.5 MB·English

by  Ansel Adams

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How did you make this photograph?" This is the
question that Ansel Adams has been asked repeatedly
during the more than fifty years he has been creating
masterworks of photography.
In Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs, Adams
shares the circumstances surrounding the making of
many of his most celebrated photographs. Each of the
40photographs, superbly reproduced in duotone, isac-
companied by an entertaining and informative narra-
tive that combines reminiscencesofpeople and places
with precise recall of technical details and aesthetic
considerations. General readers will be fascinated by
the personal side of the text, which includes a great
deal of history and anecdote, including cameo appear-
ances by Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward
Weston, and manyothers. Readingtheseessayscan be
compared only to what it might have been like to
stand by Ansel Adams' side during some of the most
profound and important creative moments of his life
—
in photography a master class with this legendary
photographer.
Adams states in the introduction, "I have no secretsof
craft; I answer as best I can inquiries on equipment,
methods, and relevant situations." The specific tech-
nical information on camera and lens, filters, exposure
times, developing and printing provided in each ex-
ample illustrates his approach and methods and will
assist amateurand professional photographers alike in
learning the craft. Through this case study approach,
Adams' philosophy of craft and creativity unfolds; his
credos of visualization, image management, and the
Zone System are demonstrated; and the colorful story
ot .1 lifetime devoted to photography is revealed.
"As he talks about his work, you'll findAnsel the most
informative andentertaining ofguides whose insights
shed light on the ultimately mysterious process by
which creativity andcraftsmanship fuse toproduce a
work ofart.
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Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs

ADAMS
ANSEL
The Making
Examples:
of 40 Photographs
A New York Graphic Society Book
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY BOSTON
FOR WILLIAM TURNAGE Copyright © 1985 by the Trustees of the Ansel
Adams Publishing Rights Trust
With Affection andAppreciation
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be
reprodueed in any form or by any electronic or
mechanical means including information storage
and retrieval systems without permission in
writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer
who may quote brief passages in a review
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Adams, Ansel, 1902-
Examplcs, the making of 40 photographs.
"A New York Graphic Society book."
1. Photography, Artistic. 2. Adams, Ansel,
1902- . I. Title.
TR642.A2S 198} 770'.92*4 8vi49CM
ISBN 0-8212-issi-S
First Edition, 1983
New York Graphic Society books are published by
Little, Brown and Company. Published
simultaneously in Canada by Little, Brown and
Company (Canada) Limited.
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Contents
Introduction vii Rock and Surf 86
Saint Francis Church, Ranchos de
Monolith, The Face of Half Dome 2 Taos 90
Alfred Stieglitz, An American Place 6 Farm Family 94
Silverton 98
Frozen Lake and Cliffs 10
Clearing Winter Storm 102
Base of Upper Yosennte Fall 14
Arches, North Court, Mission San
The Golden Gate before the Bridge 1
Xavier del Bac 107
Surf Sequence 22
Still Life 1 1
Boards and Thistles 28
Jacques Henri Lartigue 1 1
Rose and Driftwood 32
Nevada Fall 120
Carolyn Anspacher 36
The Black Sun 124
Moonrise 40
White House Ruin 127
El Capitan, Winter Sunrise 44
Moon and Half Dome 32
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Lodgepole Pines 48
Church and Road 136
Early Morning, Merced River,
Autumn Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn 140
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Edward Weston 144
Sand Dunes, Sunrise 56
Sand Dune 148
Aspens 60
Mount Williamson 65 Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox 152
Martha Porter 70 Old Water Tower 158
Mount McKinley and Wonder Winter Sunrise 162
Lake 74 Graffiti, Abandoned Military
Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain 78 Installation 166
Buddhist Grave Markers and
Rainbow 82 Glossary 170
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