Recommended Books reviews by london wolfe
The Camera (Ansel Adams Photography, Book 1)
Ansel Adams, Robert Baker (Contributor)
Reprint edition (June 1995)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
ISBN: 0821221841 The three books in this series - The Camera, The Negative, and The Print - are a logical and lucid explanation of the photographic process. The first book covers the equipment used in photography, the mechanical tools of the trade - that is, the camera and its individual parts, the shutter, viewfinder and lens. This is where a photographer begins, by picking up a camera and learning how it works - aperture settings, shutter speeds, depth of field. For large format photographers, there's swings, shifts and tilts. Understanding the physical nature of the equipment and the optical laws involved is the first step towards mastering photography. The Camera lays the foundation. The Negative (Ansel Adams Photography, Book 2)
Ansel Adams, Robert Baker (Contributor)
Reprint edition (June 1995)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
ISBN: 0821221868 The Negative is the second book in the series by Adams and primarily deals with chemistry and light. For some, like myself, this is where the magic begins. Capturing a snapshot of reality onto a material we know of as film. How this done, and how one can control its outcomes, are perhaps the two things that guided Ansel Adams' life. He is the pioneer of a technique called the Zone System, which is currently used in one way or another by countless photographers around the world. Even if you don't like Adams' photography, you should still study his thought. The Negative is a classic. | |
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