The Camera (The Ansel Adams Photography Series, No. 1)

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by Ansel Adams and Robert Baker

Bulfinch Press

Due/Published April 1995, 203 pages, paper

ISBN 0821221841

Ansel Adams (1902-1984) produced some of this century's truly memorable photographic images and helped nurture the art of photography through his creative innovations and peerless technical mastery. This handbook--the first volume in Adams' celebrated series of books on photographic techniques--has taught a generation of photographers how to harness the camera's artistic potential.

Along with visualization, image management, Adams' famous Zone System, and other keys to photographic artistry, The Camera covers 35 mm, medium-format, and large-format view cameras and offers detailed advice on camera components such as lenses, shutters, and light meters. Beautifully illustrated with photographs by Adams as well as instructive line drawings, this classic manual belongs on every serious photographer's bookshelf.