Artist Research Week 2: Aperture

Week 2 Aperture Artist Research 


Artist 1
Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams, "Old Faithful" Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1942

Ansel Adams, Road, Nevada Desert, 1960

Ansel Adams was born in 1902. He was a photographer and environmentalist. He was best known for his iconic images of the American West, Ansel had a love for nature and used his work to promote conservation of wilderness area's. Adam's professional breakthrough followed the publication of his first portfolio. "Parmelian Prints of the High Sierra's" Which featured one of his most famous images "Monolith, The face of  Half Dome" This portfolio became a success and lead to a number of commercial assignments. 

Top Image (Old Faithful), I think this image was taken with a Wide Depth of Field as you can see a lot of detail in the clouds and background of the image is sharp and clear.  And would have been taken with a Higher Aperture. 

Bottom Image (Nevada Desert), I also feel this image was taken with a Wide Depth of Field as the whole image is sharp and you can see cars in the distance quit clearly. This image would've also been taken with a Higher Aperture. I really love this image I love how the road looks like it never ends. And the sky looks AMAZING.

Artist 2

Sebastiao Salgado

Sebastiao Salgado, Refugees at the Korem Camp, Ethiopia, 1984

Sebastiao Salgado, Southern Right Whale, Patagonia, Argentina, 2004

Sebastiao Salgado, Workers Replace New Wellhead, Oil Wells, Kuwait, 1991

Sebastiao Salgado was born in 1944. He is an award winning Brazilian photographer best known for his documentations of communities around the world. Salgado started off working as a freelancer for for several major photographic agencies from 1972 - 1974, Traveling the world to document news events, his work appeared in newspapers and magazines around the world. His photography is often focused on effects of hardship, poverty, famine, social inequality, and oppression on people of various cultures. Often taking images in black and white. He has received numerous awards and has twice been named Photographer of the Year by the International Center of Photography. 

The Top Image (1984), I feel this image was taken with a Wide Depth of Field, as you can see the mountains on the right quite clearly and the clouds in the back are quite sharp as well as the people in image. This image would have been taken with a Higher Aperture.   

The Middle Image (2004), This image I think was taken with a Medium Depth of Field, The hills in the background aren't sharp but they're not exactly overly blurred either.  I feel this image would have been taken with a medium Aperture Speed.  

The Bottom Image (1991), I feel this image was taken with a narrow Depth of Field. Your full focus is on the man in front and the background is quite a bit more blurred and because of this the main focus is on the man in front being sharp and clear. I feel this image was taken with a Lower Aperture.