In Class Lecture (Jan. 19):

3 Main types:

• The Grand Landscape
• Details
• Abstract
• Study the natural world without the presence of humans

Landscape Photography

• Composition is crucial - edges of the frame and focus are key
• Rule of Thirds
• Lighting either warm/cool, and shooting at specific times of day will improve images
• 100 ISO will help give you more details
• Tripods

Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984)

• Black and whites
• Yosemite National Park
• founded group f/64 with Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham
• Lead to the Museum of Modern Arts Photography Department
• Born in SF
• Kodak Brownie (first camera!)
• Small apertures and long exposures
• "Pure Photography" - relying on the art and form of photorgaphy, not attempting to manipulate other art forms
• Commissioned by Jimmy Carter to take the first portrait of a president using a photograph

Timothy O'Sullivan (1840 - 1882)

• Documenting the Civil War
• Provided initial photographs of Grand Canyon, Death Valley, and Colorado River
• Responsible for "New Topographics"

11 Tips for Great Landscapes:

• Maximize depth of field
• Tripod
• Focal point
• Think foregrounds
• Consider the sky
• Lines
• Capture movement
• Work with the weather
• Work the golden hours
• Think about horizons
• Change your point of view