Leah's Digital Photo Blog

 

  Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin 1. The image pictures a store corner 2. I like that you can see beyond the corner of the wall so you can see further in that direction while still having the store building as the focus of the picture 3. Element of Art: Space/Principle of Design: Emphasis 4. He started photographing with a camera he inherited from his father Sebastiao Salgado 1. The image is of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe 2. I like how everything close is extremely focused and bold because of the black and white in contrast to the landscape that's further away 3. Element of Art: Value/Principle of Design: Contrast 4. He is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador      Chris Burkard 1. The photo is of a small building on the water in Iceland 2. I like how the reflection of the green grass on the water in the back makes it look like a gradient from the land into the water 3. Element of Art: Color/Principle of Design: Scale 4. Forbes Award for Top 10 Social Influencer       ...

Where and when was Ansel Adams born? San Francisco 1902, February 20 Was Ansel a good student? no How old was Ansel Adams when he first experienced Yosemite? 14 How long did it take to get to Yosemite from San Francisco?  Today it takes about 3-4 hours. It could take around a couple days Who gave him his first camera and what was it? His father, it was a Kodak #1 Box Brownie Which group did Ansel Adams often hike with? Sierra Club To what President did Adams take his photographs (book project) in order to persuade him to support King's Canyon as a national park? FDR What photograph is probably one of the most famous photographs in the twentieth century? Monolith, The Face of Half Dome He was nearing what age, when the financial security that had eluded him all his life materialized at last? 70 How was Adams honored after he died? section of the Sierra Mountains renamed for him

 

 

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 1. extreme patience with lighting 2. finding complementary natural features around area of focus