Black & White

These are my four strongest black and white photos.

 

I think this one is probably the strongest out of the four.

Ansel Adams

Created the averaging of middle grey, which led to the auto settings on the camera. Averaging the middle grey a little to the left (pure black) or right (pure white) on the grey scale will give you a less flat photograph, rather than completely flat with middle grey.

Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist best known for his black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West, especially Yosemite National Park.^[1]

With Fred Archer, Adams developed the Zone System as a way to determine proper exposure and adjust the contrast of the final print. The resulting clarity and depth characterized his photographs and the work of those to whom he taught the system. Adams primarily used large-format cameras despite their size, weight, setup time, and film cost, because their high resolution helped ensure sharpness in his images.

Photos for Assignment 1

I picked the images below because they all match the criteria of a "good" black and white photo: directional lighting, nice dark areas, nice bright areas, and strong dynamic contrast. I also picked the images below because of how compositionally interesting they are.

 

 

This one is my favorite because of how the directional contrast makes such a great contrast between the dark and bright areas.

This one is the weakest to me because it doesn't have dark enough dark areas.

A Little About Me

Hey!!

My name is Kayla McKenzie and I am a senior here at Bethel University.

I am majoring in Art with a minor in English.

I graduate in May!! :)