The print
contact printing and enlarging.
by Ansel Adams · first published 1950
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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) produced some of the 20th century's most iconic photographic images and helped nurture the art of photography through his creative innovations and peerless technical mastery. The Print--the third volume in Adams' celebrated series of books on photographic techniques--has taught generations of photographers how to explore the artistic possibilities of printmaking. Examples of Adams' own work clarify the principles discussed. This classic handbook distills the knowledge gained through a lifetime in photography and remains as vital today as when it was first published.
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on “Photography for Geeks” ↗…photography, because there is not all that much technical skill to learn. Only if you take a relatively shallow, digital-oriented approach. Ansel Adams' legendary trilogy (The Camera, The Negative and The Print) are still essential reading if you truly want to understand the photographic process. I broadly agree with your main point - most of the images on that site are trite and uninspired.
on “Photo School” ↗…page sums it up. There are concerns: 1) "Wow" is what teaches? There seem to be two major paths to learning from experts: If they are dead there are books. Review: The Camera, The Negative, and The Print by Ansel Adams. Highly technical from a master who had a nervous breakdown after putting everything into his art to for a showing. Still not a great starting point for the novice. They are fantastic books…
on “Show HN: The Bastards Book of Photography” ↗Check out Ansel Adams’ series of books on photography, particularly “The Print”
on “Does Someone Know My Name?” ↗…reduce-contrast-so-the-picture-looks-like-a-bad-pollution-day filter that's popular everywhere, but it's not inauthentic. No more than upping the saturation on landscape photos is inauthentic. Even Ansel Adams applied a lot of post-processing to his (analog) prints, as I found out when I read "The Print." The actual 3D printing project is pretty interesting, though.
on “3D Printed Camera” ↗+1 for "environment matters". Ansel Adams has a little section in his book The Print where talks about how the environment matters for prints and how one of his best shows was at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum where the color of walls was a bit darker than most galleries.…
on “Ending the Color Theme Debate” ↗