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    California, Ansel Easton Adams was the only child of New England parents, Charles Hitchcock and Olive Adams. Adams' father was a businessman, whose company included an insurance agency and chemical plant. Ansel took an interest in music at an early age. He selfly taught himself how to play the piano, and he enjoyed being around the surroundings of nature. Ansel attended both public and private school. At home his father gave him lessons in math and French. 	In 1915 when Ansel was 13, his

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    Ansel Easton Adams, born in 1902 in San Francisco, USA, to Charles and Olive Adams. At the age of twelve, it was obvious that school is not the place for Ansel, the confinement imposed by the classroom and teachers, was a lot more than he could stand, you can say that it was above his threshold. This caused him to deliberately burst in laughter repeatedly in the classroom in an attempt to perhaps undermine the authority that teachers have in the classroom. The repetition of these bursts of laughter

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    enormous influence throughout American society, Ansel Adams preserves the beauty of natural parks by capturing the mood and atmosphere for the public. His role as an enviourentalist as well as photographer has allowed him to represent nature through a non-materialistic, indefinable mystique. Similar to Adams, The Hunt institute concentrations focuses on the characteristics of botany history while providing research and documentation of plant science. Adam used the atmosphere of the natural environment

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    There have been numerous photographers all through history who influenced other artists. Ansel Adams is one them was an inspiring environmentalist and landscape photographer from the 1980's. Adams was known for black and white landscape photographs and using his work to promote conservation of the wilderness. He was born in 1902 in San Francisco, California; Coming from a wealthy family, his grandfather founded a lumber business. The lumber business would then be passed on to Ansel's dad. That would

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    The Impact of Ansel Adams The evolution of photography, from the very beginning to the modern technology we have today, is largely due to a few select specialists that took the matter into their own hands. Many discoveries were made about photography during the late 1800’s and into the 1900’s, but none greater than the discoveries of Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams made a huge impact on photography because of his technological advances, environmental work, and how he won the hearts of many with his

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    Ansel Adams photographer and artist Until the 19th century most artwork was created in a two or three-dimensional media. In England, William Fox discovered a technique that allowed camera images to be captured on paper. This medium has evolved since Fox’s discovery in 1839 to a serious and viable form of art today. Photography allows the artist to capture what he sees. The image produced is reality to the artists eye, it can only be manipulated with light and angles. The photograph is a very powerful

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    The artist portrayed on the altoid tin is Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams was born on February 20, 1902 in Western addition, san Francisco california. Ansel died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey california. Ansel Adams Had gotten his education at Harvard University in 1981 and he had also studied at Yale University. Ansel adams does Photography using his number one piece of equipment his camera as well as his eyes because photography isn’t the photograph it’s the eyes of whos taking the picture as he mainly

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    Ansel Adams Half Dome

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    essay on one of Ansel Adams most famous photographs from his long and successful career titled Half Dome. The photograph of Half Dome medium of the photograph is black and white. Ansel Adams in my opinion is one of the greatest photographers of all time. I believe his photographs are a work of art. Ansel Adams was a true visual genius with a camera, he went to a location set up his camera and the end result was always perfect. When I look at a photograph that was taken by Ansel Adams I feel at ease

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    a photograph, you make it.” - Ansel Adams Ansel Adams was a great man. He was an Environmentalist, Lecturer, Conversationalist and most importantly a Photographer. He has inspired many with his beautiful pictures of nature. He has inspired many to look at nature in a whole new way. Ansel Adams has influenced the way we look at nature. Ansel Easton Adams was born on February 20th, 1902 in San Francisco to high class parents Charles Hitchcock Adams and Olive Bray Adams. His mother Olive was from Maryland

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    Ansel Adams was a famous photographer. He was born on February 20th, 1902, in San Francisco, California. He intended to be a pianist but soon changed his mind, after taking up the hobby of photography. His skills and training in piano helped him develop a career in photography. Adams met his wife on a trip to Yosemite and got married in 1928. They had two children together, Michael and Anne. Adams had a limited education when he was young. He was removed from school when he was 12 and was tutored

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