American Experience - Ansel Adams (DVD, 2004)
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Description: The timeless photographs of Ansel Adams have made him one of the most recognized and admired names in art. A staunch environmentalist, the pictures that Adams took reflected a larger world view the photographer held to strongly. This int...
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Highly recommeded AdamsReview created: 04/05/09
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This documentary, like nearly all PBS documentaries, is very well made and researched. Most people know Ansel's heroic landscapes, but what is revealed about Adams is that he was also an incredibly driven mountaineer and an accomplished concert pianist, and a founding member of Group F64. This group that first exhibited at the De Young Museum in San Francisco included Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Alma Lavenson, Willard VanDyke, Peter Stackpole, to mention a few. This group would make photographic history, collectively and separately, ushering in modernism and “straight photography.” We also learn that Adams' work was praised by Alfred Stieglitz who exhibited Ansel's photos in his New York Gallery. This documentary lets the viewer get to know the real Ansel Adams, a complex, creative, caring spirit that the world owes a debt of gratitude for his contributions to nature conservation and art.
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Thank you for voting. If your vote meets our Great Biography of a Great American PhotographerReview created: 08/04/06
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This isn't for everyone, a biography of a photographer can be just as boring as a trip to the museum for some. And it's not much as a collection of his work, though there are more than a few great photos through the course of the 100 minute film. For photographers looking to better understand photography, or teachers looking to enlighten students that photographs can make a difference ... this film can be an invaluable tool.
This DVD is from the American Experience series on PBS, so the production is quality. With histories of some of his more memorable images told in fascinating detail. Although they do employ the cropped-panning of photographs, it does help tell a better story and serves the medium in which it's presented. If you want to reflect on a the evanescence of an Ansel Adams print there seem to be calanders of his every year and there are plenty of books filled cover to cover with his work.
He's also written The Camera, The Negative, and The Print, three books on photographic technique. Though with the advent of digital photography the relevancy of those lessons in practical photography are diminished. Much of that focus on specific technique is left out, apparently in order to attract a wider audience.
For more information:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/a
This DVD is from the American Experience series on PBS, so the production is quality. With histories of some of his more memorable images told in fascinating detail. Although they do employ the cropped-panning of photographs, it does help tell a better story and serves the medium in which it's presented. If you want to reflect on a the evanescence of an Ansel Adams print there seem to be calanders of his every year and there are plenty of books filled cover to cover with his work.
He's also written The Camera, The Negative, and The Print, three books on photographic technique. Though with the advent of digital photography the relevancy of those lessons in practical photography are diminished. Much of that focus on specific technique is left out, apparently in order to attract a wider audience.
For more information:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/a
Review ID: 10000000001507991
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