What would Ansel do?
The foreword to the 1981 publication of The Negative, the second volume in The Ansel Adams Photography Series, which outlines the techniques and procedures developed by the renowned photographer over his working life, states:
For Ansel Adams the art of photography and the practice of its craft were integrally linked. The transformation of a visual encounter with the world into a memorable photograph is the essence of what every serious photographer wants to achieve. A successful photograph is the product of a sensitive and receptive mind and a well executed sequence of actions in the field and darkroom.
It’s a message contemporary photographers should take to heart.
Adams is famous for his Zone System, a
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