Landscape photography Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Chapters: Landscape photographers, Panorama photography, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Dave Currey, Cedric Wright, Raghubir Singh, Wynn Bullock, Panoramic photography, Eric Nguyen, Nick Brandt, Bill Brandt, Per Bak Jensen, Peter Lik, Leipzig Panometer, Golden hour, Nick Meers, Seneca Ray Stoddard, Route panorama, ActionShot, Equirectangular projection, Dresden Panometer, Benjamin Brecknell Turner, Microsoft Research Image Composite Editor, Panoramic tripod head, Panorama of London, Rolph Gobits, Panorama portraits, Charlie Waite, Cirkut, Cameron Hansen, Shinzo Maeda, Panomorph, International Association of Panoramic Photographers. Excerpt: Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 - April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West, especially in Yosemite National Park. With Fred Archer, Adams developed the Zone System as a way to determine proper exposure and adjust the contrast of the final print. The resulting clarity and depth characterized his photographs and the work of those to whom he taught the system. Adams primarily used large-format cameras despite their size, weight, setup time, and film cost, because their high resolution helped ensure sharpness in his images. Adams founded the Group f/64 along with fellow photographers Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, which in turn created the Museum of Modern Art's department of photography. Adams's photographs are reproduced on calendars, posters, and in books, making his photographs widely distributed. Adams was born in the Western Addition of San Francisco, California, to distinctly upper-class parents Charles Hitchcock Adams and Olive Bray Adams. He was an only child and was named after his uncle Ansel Easton. His mother's family came from Baltimore and his maternal grandfather had a successful freight-hauling business, but squandered his wealth in failed mining and real estate vent [...] Autor: Source: Wikipedia Wydawnictwo: Books LLC, Reference Series Rok wydania: 2013 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 50 Wymiary: 24.6 x 18.9 x 0.6 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9781158206391