I thought long and hard before deciding to respond to this
article. I knew, worked, and studied with Ansel. What makes
a great artist is as much of what you don't see, as what you
do. One negative out of 50 or 100 maybe all that you see from a great photographer, 1 in 10 may hold some interest for going back for a retry, and 9 out of 10 are fatally flawed by either light, composition, exposure, or damage to the negative. Some are pure experimentation in exposure, and
not ever intended for print. None of these glass plates, as they are called, were chosen by Ansel to print.
To print them, would be a grave disservice to Ansel and his
art. They may hold interest, in their existence, an unusual
collection on to themselves, but that should be all, that should be enough. Civility among all parties for Ansel's sake, please....
I thought long and hard before deciding to respond to this
article. I knew, worked, and studied with Ansel. What makes
a great artist is as much of what you don't see, as what you
do. One negative out of 50 or 100 maybe all that you see from a great photographer, 1 in 10 may hold some interest for going back for a retry, and 9 out of 10 are fatally flawed by either light, composition, exposure, or damage to the negative. Some are pure experimentation in exposure, and
not ever intended for print. None of the glass plates, as they are called, were chosen by Ansel to print.
To print them, would be a grave disservice to Ansel and his
art. They may hold interest, in their existence, an unusual
collection on to themselves, but that should be all, that should be enough. Civility among all parties for Ansel's sake, please....
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Ansel Adams lost Glass (Plates) negatives
article. I knew, worked, and studied with Ansel. What makes
a great artist is as much of what you don't see, as what you
do. One negative out of 50 or 100 maybe all that you see from a great photographer, 1 in 10 may hold some interest for going back for a retry, and 9 out of 10 are fatally flawed by either light, composition, exposure, or damage to the negative. Some are pure experimentation in exposure, and
not ever intended for print. None of these glass plates, as they are called, were chosen by Ansel to print.
To print them, would be a grave disservice to Ansel and his
art. They may hold interest, in their existence, an unusual
collection on to themselves, but that should be all, that should be enough. Civility among all parties for Ansel's sake, please....
Ansel Adams lost Glass (Plates) negatives
article. I knew, worked, and studied with Ansel. What makes
a great artist is as much of what you don't see, as what you
do. One negative out of 50 or 100 maybe all that you see from a great photographer, 1 in 10 may hold some interest for going back for a retry, and 9 out of 10 are fatally flawed by either light, composition, exposure, or damage to the negative. Some are pure experimentation in exposure, and
not ever intended for print. None of the glass plates, as they are called, were chosen by Ansel to print.
To print them, would be a grave disservice to Ansel and his
art. They may hold interest, in their existence, an unusual
collection on to themselves, but that should be all, that should be enough. Civility among all parties for Ansel's sake, please....
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