WEEK 2 CAMERA USE APERTURE RESEARCH/CAMERA USE

What is Aperture?

Aperture is one of the three pillars of photography, the other two being ISO and Shutter Speed. Without a doubt, it is the most talked about subject, because aperture either adds a dimension to a photograph by blurring the background, or magically brings everything in focus.

Research Artist

Artist 1

Ansel Adams

Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist. His black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West, especially Yosemite National Park, have been widely reproduced on calendars, posters, and books.Ansel Adams was a visionary figure in nature photography and wilderness preservation. He is seen as an environmental folk hero and a symbol of the American West, especially of Yosemite National Park. Adams' dedication to wilderness preservation, his commitment to the Sierra Club, and of course, his signature black-and-white photographs inspire an appreciation for natural beauty and a strong conservation ethic.

The Tetons and the Snake River (1942)

I think this image was taken with a wide depth of field and higher aperture because you can see alot of details here you can see the river the clear clouds,mountains and the dense forestry.

Yosemite Valley Bridge by Ansel Adams

This is also photographed in a wide depth of field with a higher aperture priority.Becasue everything is in clear view.I really love the reflection of the mountain and the pine trees it is a beautiful piece.

Artist 2

Sebastiao Salgado

Sebastião Salgado is one of the most widely-respected of contemporary photojournalists. His in-depth bodies of work document the lives of people the world over, finding beauty, strength and hope even in those in the bleakest of circumstances.

Sebastiao Salgado, Workers Replace New Wellhead, Oil Wells, Kuwait, 1991

This is shot in a narrow depth field with with a lower aperture.The guy in front is in full focus while the man behind is out of focus.

Sebastiao Salgado - Regards

This is photographed in a wide depth of field with a higher aperture. You can see the ending of the photo and right to the first person in the line.Very detailed you can also view the clouds and the mountains.

Reference:
http://www.anseladams.com/

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/may/18/sebastiao-salgado-photo-london-photography

Books:

Masters of Photography: Classic Photographic Artists of Our Time

by Reuel Golden

Paperback, 256 pages

Published March 6th 2012 by Carlton Books (first published March 3rd 2008)

PG 18-19
Ansel Adams
An Autobiography
By: Ansel Adams, Mary Street Alinder