Ansel Adams part 1

Ansel Adams was born on February 20,1902 and died on April 22, 1984. He was born in the western edition of San Francisco to a wealthy family and was an only child. During his childhood he was never a sports player he was always interested in nature by collecting bugs and going to the beach, which contributed to being an environmental activist as he was later. In school, he never fit in because he was very shy and a bit of a genius, which lead to him loving nature at a young age. He would take long walks on baker beach and hike among the dunes, which influenced his photography years later. When he was fourteen years old he got his first camera and immediately fell in love with photography.

His first photographs that were published came in 1821 for the Sierra Club. In New York 1933 Ansel first met with Alfred Stieglitz who was a famous and respected photographer in New York, he was impressed with Adams and promised him a show in 1936. However, rather than focus on his photography he decided to focus on his newlywed wife and children. He used his skill at photography in order to help make Kings Canyon a national park and met with Johnson, Carter, and ford in order to help conserve national parks. Adams died on April 22, 1984 when he was 82 years old and a year after he died a mountain in Yosemite was dedicated to him and named Mt. Ansel Adams.

Ansel Adams had a unique style of photography that he developed over time. At first he tried to follow other photographers in a pictorial style. However, he decided to create his own style with sharp focus, high contrast, good expose, and working in the darkroom. Ansel Adams was an environmental activist and took pictures of nature. Mostly taking pictures of Yosemite. He was an innovator in the photography world as he developed the zone system. The zone system was a technique where the subject in the photo would be extenuated and clear. The subject would be contracting the negative space. This allowed his photos to created depth and clarity in his phones. His first photograph that showed his individual style was Monolith. Monolith was a picture of half dome where he used a red filter to heighten the contrast and create a dramatic effect.