Emulating Ansel Adams Move Beyond Landscapes
<p>Not all twentieth-century photographers created monochrome works of beauty. Some found common man-made forms to be unique structures that should be admired.</p>
<p>Ansel Adams went from photographing scenic landscapes and, after becoming involved environmental awareness, his eye moved to the city. He considered, as many photographers of that era have, man-made destruction of nature.</p>
<p>Despite this, Adams discovered ways he could manipulate light and shadow to view a displeasing scene in an enlightened way. Though his intent was to depict these compositions as unappealing they turned out to be a compelling record of man-made developments.</p>
<p>After photographers noticed Adams’ images that were not untouched landscapes, other photographers followed, some seeing beauty in the light and shadow of a nontraditional city scene.</p>
<p>I’m one of them. The goal of one of my books was to emulate the twentieth century masters of photography in much of my work.</p>
<p>However, that doesn’t these photographers including me shy away from compelling monochrome landscapes.</p>
<p>Capturing light reflection in black-and-white photography enhances images of both traditional landscapes and nontraditional ones that capture human industrial development.</p>
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