Digital BW, The Print

I'd go one step further.  Not only did he have vision as to the final image
but he had an enormous understanding of the technical requirements of his
chosen mode of expression.  Witness the interview when he talks about having
to calculate the exposure for that capture.  One must not only have a flair
or taste for what is a good image -  a critic has these qualities.  One must
also have a true understanding of the technical requirements and limitations
involved in bringing that vision to reality.  As he stressed repeatedly,
skill at both is required of a good photographer.


> From: Johnny Eades <jeades1@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:58:15 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] For You Ansel Adams Fans
> 
> This was the skill and genius of Ansel. He saw the finished print
> before making the exposure. Knowing his technique to the degree that
> he could do that is his legacy to the photographic community. Making
> it second nature prepared him for almost any scene encountered. Now I
> know some will jump on me about that statement, but it's a gift to be
> able to envision the finished print and know how to take the existing
> image as captured and turn it into the finished print with
> reproducable abilities time after time. The majority of that Zone
> System can be applied to our digital efforts as well as to film. The
> steps may differ, but they will lead us to the finished print in a
> more predictable manner than point and shoot and then rely on either
> darkroom efforts or computer software efforts to create the print.
> This is only one method we can use, but FOR ME, it is my PERSONAL
> choice.
> 
> Your friend in Photography,
> 
> Johnny