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American Photographer and Environmentalist
Born: February 20, 1902
Died: April 22, 1984 American
photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West
An environmentalist and photographer. Best known for black & white landscapes Founded ƒ64 with Dorothea Lange &
Edward Weston. Invented the zone system with Fred
Archer. Defined the sky in photographs
ƒ64 refers to a very small aperture.
Focused on fine detail in landscape photography.
Lifted photography to the status of fine art.
Control every tone level from dark to light.
Zones are from 0 to X.
Zone 5 is middle gray.
Eye sees 15 zones. Digital capture
range is 5 zones.
Dark sky adds overall contrast to photograph.
Increases detail in the clouds.
Includes foreground, middle ground, & background.
Vanishing point is present.
Horizon line may be present