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PARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY lilinl: I i I I I'llllililllllllllllllllll ADAMS NSEL 31111G08644674 » Exa< mples The Making of 40 Photographs " , Examples The Making of 40 Photographs How did you make this photograph?" This is the question that Ansel Adams has been asked repeatedly during the more than fifty years he has been creating masterworks of photography. In Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs, Adams shares the circumstances surrounding the making of many of his most celebrated photographs. Each of the 40photographs, superbly reproduced in duotone, isac- companied by an entertaining and informative narrative that combines reminiscencesofpeople and places with precise recall of technical details and aesthetic considerations. General readers will be fascinated by the personal side of the text, which includes a great deal of history and anecdote, including cameo appear- ances by Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Weston, and manyothers. Readingtheseessayscan be compared only to what it might have been like to stand by Ansel Adams' side during some of the most profound and important creative moments of his life — in photography a master class with this legendary photographer. Adams states in the introduction, "I have no secretsof craft; I answer as best I can inquiries on equipment, methods, and relevant situations." The specific technical information on camera and lens, filters, exposure times, developing and printing provided in each ex- ample illustrates his approach and methods and will assist amateurand professional photographers alike in learning the craft. Through this case study approach, Adams' philosophy of craft and creativity unfolds; his credos of visualization, image management, and the Zone System are demonstrated; and the colorful story ot .1 lifetime devoted to photography is revealed. "As he talks about his work, you'll findAnsel the most informative andentertaining ofguides whose insights shed light on the ultimately mysterious process by which creativity andcraftsmanship fuse toproduce a work ofart. — Popular Photography .400 1 CIVIC CENTER 111 00864 4674 ^, DATE DUE JIIHil 99 1 00 JUL '97 m APR 1 1998 £J993J 3 1999 - i MAR 3 20 MiT1tti T \iXXL UUu/. — 'IS Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs ADAMS ANSEL The Making Examples: of 40 Photographs A New York Graphic Society Book LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY BOSTON FOR WILLIAM TURNAGE Copyright © 1985 by the Trustees of the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust With Affection andAppreciation All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprodueed in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Adams, Ansel, 1902- Examplcs, the making of 40 photographs. "A New York Graphic Society book." 1. Photography, Artistic. 2. Adams, Ansel, 1902- . I. Title. TR642.A2S 198} 770'.92*4 8vi49CM ISBN 0-8212-issi-S First Edition, 1983 New York Graphic Society books are published by Little, Brown and Company. Published simultaneously in Canada by Little, Brown and Company (Canada) Limited. 8 2 6 Contents Introduction vii Rock and Surf 86 Saint Francis Church, Ranchos de Monolith, The Face of Half Dome 2 Taos 90 Alfred Stieglitz, An American Place 6 Farm Family 94 Silverton 98 Frozen Lake and Cliffs 10 Clearing Winter Storm 102 Base of Upper Yosennte Fall 14 Arches, North Court, Mission San The Golden Gate before the Bridge 1 Xavier del Bac 107 Surf Sequence 22 Still Life 1 1 Boards and Thistles 28 Jacques Henri Lartigue 1 1 Rose and Driftwood 32 Nevada Fall 120 Carolyn Anspacher 36 The Black Sun 124 Moonrise 40 White House Ruin 127 El Capitan, Winter Sunrise 44 Moon and Half Dome 32 1 Lodgepole Pines 48 Church and Road 136 Early Morning, Merced River, Autumn Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn 140 52 Edward Weston 144 Sand Dunes, Sunrise 56 Sand Dune 148 Aspens 60 Mount Williamson 65 Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox 152 Martha Porter 70 Old Water Tower 158 Mount McKinley and Wonder Winter Sunrise 162 Lake 74 Graffiti, Abandoned Military Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain 78 Installation 166 Buddhist Grave Markers and Rainbow 82 Glossary 170 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2011 in http://www.archive.org/details/examplesmakingofOOadam

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Each of Adams 40 photographs presented here is accompanied by an engaging narrative that explores the technical and aesthetic problems presented by the subject and includes reminiscences of the places and people involved.