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The Camera (Ansel Adams Photography #1)
This is an atrractively priced photography classic made accessible to a wider, new audience. It covers everything from "seeing" the finished photo in advance, to lens choices. It is illustrated with many of Ansel Adams most famous images.
Paperback, 195 pages
Published
June 1st 1995
by Little, Brown and Company
(first published 1980)
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Ansel Adams has a dry and terse style, I think I haven't read technical books with so much content per word, very little is wasted. This book is relatively small, but there is so much information that it must be read carefully.
Much of the book seems out of date, and it is, but even the things most people are very unlikely to ever use (view camera) have very interesting insights into the optics and different possibilities. I had no idea of what was possible to do with a view camera because of the...more
Much of the book seems out of date, and it is, but even the things most people are very unlikely to ever use (view camera) have very interesting insights into the optics and different possibilities. I had no idea of what was possible to do with a view camera because of the...more
Ansel Adam's book, entitled, very simply, "The Camera," is about just that: the camera. However, it is perhaps the most readable, most in-depth exploration of the camera in its many forms I have ever seen. I have learned more over the course of about a week from this book than I did from months of formal classes. Ansel Adams is, if anything, thorough.
He covers, of course, the 35mm camera, perhaps the most popular type of camera on the market, but actually devotes the majority of his space to lar...more
He covers, of course, the 35mm camera, perhaps the most popular type of camera on the market, but actually devotes the majority of his space to lar...more
i realize that adams is something of a cliche in the art world- like white zinfandel to a connoisseur of wine. his photographs are ubiquitous and recognizable, universally praised by the neophyte art-lover as "great photography" and known more often by prints on a calendar than serious academic study. i can not accept that this necessarily disqualifies him as a great artist. i've read of adams that his love of the american west and its landscape powered his art, that his passion for photography...more
Something should be mentioned before you start reading this book which is that it has been published over 20 years ago, and a lot of new technologies have been developed and created since then and you shouldn't expect this book to be up with that.
I wouldn't recommend it to a professional photographer because it basically explains how the shutter works, what camera to choose, films, accessiories.. etc and I assumer a professional already know that. I'd only recomment it for an Amateur Photograph...more
I wouldn't recommend it to a professional photographer because it basically explains how the shutter works, what camera to choose, films, accessiories.. etc and I assumer a professional already know that. I'd only recomment it for an Amateur Photograph...more
This is a very interesting book, but has very little practical application in with the advancement of the SLR camera switching to the digital format. While some of the information is still relevant, you can find the same information elsewhere in a more understandable manner. I did walk away with more knowledge of photography. But, the book left me wanting more practical applications, and only wet my appetite to learn more. I'm disappointed in what little I took away from such a photography geniu...more
Outstanding and timeless. This book was excellent in every way. I get so sick and tired of seeing his name invoked in 95% of the articles written today on landscape photography, but that can't be held against the man himself. He was a brilliant artist, and as this book demonstrates, an exceptionally intelligent student AND teacher of all aspects of the art and science of photography. Some people really do live up to the hype.
Although it may seem that much of the material covered in Ansel Adams' photography series are no longer relevant to the modern photographer, it is important to go back to basics to truly understand the art of photography properly. Adams explains complex terms clearly, and allows you to fully grasp difficult ideas. You will understand those technical concepts much better after reading this book.
Where to begin... Ansel Adams might be my hero. His first book gave me the real information for real photographers looking to make real black and white art with their cameras. Everything you could want to know about the CAMERA, this book will teach you. for any serious black and white photographer. love love love for ansel adams
I'd just like to note that this book was first published not in the 1950s but in 1948. Also, it was the first of a series of five books (not a triad) the last two of which are now out of print, but are called "Natural-Light Photography" and "Artificial-Light Photography".
Oct 12, 2007
Gwen
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
photography enthusiast
Shelves:
photography
Adams talks almost as much about how great a photographer he is in this EXTREMELY informative book on the workings of the camera as he does on the subject matter. I felt that reading this book was a lot like taking a class from most highly skilled professionals. They know why they're teaching the class, and they have the ego to match. If you can get past that (much easier to do in book form than in person) then you can learn so much.
The experiments that Adams demos in the books are sometimes har...more
The experiments that Adams demos in the books are sometimes har...more
An extremely well-written book. Assumes a good deal of technical camera knowledge from the beginning, but explains everything you could possibly want to know about how (non-digital) cameras work. After reading it I really wanted to play around with a 8x10 view camera!
Great technical overview on the history of photographic cameras, their glitches, and the common truth that enables you to know how to operate them. Very good book, falling into the class of "technical bible"
VEry good and useful, even for digital photographers. You need the basics and this is solid advice.
Very very useful information if you're interested in photography. While a lot of the technical information might seem outdated in today's digital camera world, some of it's still useful to know or keep in mind when forming images.
I also have an interest in possibly obtaining an older camera and the chapter on view cameras was possibly my favorite one.
I also have an interest in possibly obtaining an older camera and the chapter on view cameras was possibly my favorite one.
You want to learn from the master? Read these books.
An essential guide the will actually teach you something.
May 19, 2012
Amar
is currently reading it
very excited about the book!
Loved this!
Feb 14, 2013
Michael Klusek
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A Classic
Surprisingly accurate and up to date, it's a must-read for anyone doing photography (film or digital). Learned a lot about the zone system, lens transmission and so on.
I read this book years ago when it seemed the ultimate authority on the instruments used to catch light. It still is.
Ansel was not a humble nor a quiet man, but he was an extraordinary influence in elevating photography to an Art. He speaks with confidence, as among the ultimate authorities on this subject.
St Ansel also wrote about The Negative and The Print. They are also encyclopedic in their scope and accuracy.
Ansel was not a humble nor a quiet man, but he was an extraordinary influence in elevating photography to an Art. He speaks with confidence, as among the ultimate authorities on this subject.
St Ansel also wrote about The Negative and The Print. They are also encyclopedic in their scope and accuracy.
Más allá del tiempo que ha pasado desde que se escribió y los avances tecnológicos entre las herramientas descritas y las actuales, lo realmente importante es que el fundamento fotográfico es el mismo. La óptica es la misma, la base es la misma, los tipos de lentes son los mismos, los accesorios son similares. Lo que importa realmente es que la técnica fotográfica es la misma.
Este es un must que todo fotógrafo serio debería leer.
Este es un must que todo fotógrafo serio debería leer.
Written a few years before his death in 1984, the series ("The Camera," "The Negative," and "The Print") remains a timeless classic. Adams collects a whole lifetime of photographic experience in a few hundred pages. Much of what he explains about cameras and lenses is still relevant today, and his discussion of "pre-visualisation" and composition still holds. A must read for all photographers.
If you're interested in the technical side of cameras, you can do a lot better than this book. And if you're not, then this book has nothing for you. But, if you're interested in hearing 120 film referred to as 2 1/4" and discussions of cameras systems that are pretty much impossible to buy because they've been out of production for 60 years, this is the book for you.
I really love this book! Each page I read only cements my love of photography that much more!
A must read for any photographer. It describes just about every aspect (except of course the principles of a digital camera sensor) of cameras and how to manipulate them for better pictures.
Very, very good--but outdated in parts. It's easy to skip the less-relevant sections. Strongest chapters concern vision, seeing, depth-of-field/focus, and perspective. A definite thumbs up.
Anyone who likes photography can start by this book.
You'll get know the different cameras and lenses very well, depth of field and some about framing.
You'll get know the different cameras and lenses very well, depth of field and some about framing.
Great book for learning about film camera's or camera's in general
A fantastic book that I just finished~!!!!
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Though wilderness and the environment were his grand passions, photography was his calling, his metier, his raison d'etre.
From: Ansel Adams, Photographer
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