INTRO TO PHOTO DO NOW: Bring your binder, a pen and your chair to the front board!
MACRO & Landscape
PHOTOGRAPHY The work of Edward Weston & & Ansel Adams 1930s
Who is Edward Weston? • InfluenMal American Photographer of the early – mid 20th century. • Known for sharply composed images of close ups, natural forms, food, rocks, shells and nudes.
How does Weston set up this photo shoot?
Edward Weston, “Toadstool”
How does Weston frame the shot?
Edward Weston, “Shell”
How does the image change when you get up REALLY close? Edward Weston, “ArMchoke”
What type of aperture setting does he use? How does this affect the photo’s D.O.F? Edward Weston, “Pepper”
Edward Weston, “Cabbage Leaf”
Who is Ansel Adams? • InfluenMal American Photographer of the 20th century • Known for his landscapes of the WESTERN porMon of the United States: State parks, California, New Mexico • Developed the DODGE/ BURN darkroom techniques
“Boulder Dam, 1942”
“Near Death Valley”
“Grand Canyon, N.Rim”
“Snake River”
Space & Light • Describe the unique sense of SPACE in Ansel Adam’s photography. • How does BOTH Edward Weston and Ansel Adams treat the “Quality of Light” in their photography?