Ansel
Adams (1902-1984), whose photographs of the western United
States landscape, particularly those of the magnificent
Yosemite Valley, have been etched into the consciousness
of several generations. But, as with many great artists,
his work has perhaps been overexposed, reaching that condition
where familiarity tends to dilute its impact. And, too,
at a time when taste in art runs to edgier styles and
urban angst, rather than to more traditional landscape
or (dare it be said?) spiritual content, Adams' work is
ripe for reassessment.
He is a true artist and not simply a photographer. He
would spend a whole day at a time perfecting one of his
images through the printing process. It is not sufficient
to claim that he only captured what he could see with
his eye, but through his dodging and burning techniques
he could see a landscape in front of him and know to what
degree it would need manipulation in the dark room. Today,
many people involved in video refer to this technique
as shooting to edit.
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