Arcitecture Shots

Marquards, San Francisco, California

Murphy's Hotel, Murphys, California

The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California

Legion f Honor, San Francisco, California

Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California

Ansel Adams Biography

Ansel Adams was born on February 20th in 1902. He was born in San Francisco to older parents and made his first trip to Yosemite when he was young. His father gave him his first camera, a Kodak Brownie and he went back to Yosemite for better pictures a year later and learned to love photography. During the summer he worked part time for a San Francisco photo finisher and learned the basics. Continuing to be interested in photography he went to many exhibits and became a photographer himself. In 1927 he contracted for his first portfolio including some of his photographs of Yosemite and from there he became more well known for his glorious landscapes. He also raised a lot of awareness and conservation for these national parks and was featured in the SF MOMA. He died from a heart attack in Monteray when he was 82 but changed the way a lot of people viewed photography.

 

Chapter 9: Landscapes

Landmarks in Landscape Photography

• Carleton E. Watkins wated to capture the granduer of the American West
• He photographed in California
• One of the first photographers to have his pictures made as art
• Ansel Adams photographed Yosemite Valley to promote conservation

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Photographing the Landscape

• Compostion and viwepoint are very importanat to lanscapes
• Explore all variations of the shot- move around
• Wide ranges of tones can make the photo look more dramatic
• Try to enhance mood through the landscape
• Balance between unity and balance
• Maximun dept of field
• Low Fstop to get a longer shutter speed
• Use tripod to get clear crisp photos
• Photograph just after sunrise and just before sunset
• These times give a warm effect and have very good light
• Use 100 ISO film to capture all details
• Use wide-angle lenses to get more in your shot

The Grand Landscape

• The big view of pictiures, mostly outdoors
• Dont always need beutiful nature settings
• Use rule of thirds
• Emphasize the clouds in the sky, but other times the sky can be overpowering
• Use polarizing yellow filters to make clouds stand out

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Landscape Details

• Focusing on smaller elements of landscpes can be more inviting and less intimidating
• Focus on interesting elemnts of the space like trees or flowers
• Shoot in overcast or cloudy days for these shots
• Use meter to find the medium gray

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Abstract Elements in Landscapes

• Images composed of lines, shapes, value, and texture
• Patterns in nature are good
• Get really close to the subject- macro lens
• Look for interesting shapes and forms

Chapter 8: Architecture and Urban Landscapes

• When taking architectural photography of a space you are taking indirect portraits
• Can be both formal and informal
• Architectural photography and landscapes have a lot in common

Looking Back

• Popular subject because film was slow and buildings are stationary
• Charles Negre was the first to focus entirely on the medium
• Fred Evans was on of the greatest architectural photographers of all time

Photographing the Built Enviorment

• Think artistically
• Use line to lead the viewer's eye
• Consider the buildings surroundings and how that affects the shot
• Pattern strengthens images
• The sharper the better
• Low f stops and ISO
• Black and whites emphasizes value while color emphasizes color and setting
• Use different filters for different lighting
• Use wide angle lenses

The Big View

• Wide angle and overall view
• Be careful of perspective distortion
• Position yourself on the side to get a 3D look
• Shadows can offer cool lines and shapes to your picture

The Detail Shot

• Features individual architectural elements
• Emphasizes the importance of the craftspeople who made them

Interior Shots

• Limited area to place camera
• indirect portrait of peoples presence

In Class Photography Video....

-Illustrated Daily news: first publication with pictures
-Focused on specific stories
-Big seller in the 1920/ tabloid wars
-NY Graphic was the most extreme tabloid
-Photography replaced drawings in publications and advertising
-Photographs were truful opposed to drawings that could be fictional
-Modernest photography peeked in the 1920s
-Popular photographs of media celeberties
-Made sports stars famous
-Pictures started being produced of the sky and space