Analog Development in Black and White

Overview

“Ansel Adams' work has impacted me by the perfection of his photos, the shape and his system of areas with impeccable blacks and whites. On the other hand I have been captivated by the black and white work of Arnold Newman, Herb Ritts and Helmut Newton, the contrast of styles and results so varied, were the things that led me to try various development techniques obtaining different results and define more my style ”

In this video lesson Carlos Rodriguez Garrido addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Analog Development in Black and White. Rediscover photography with a handcrafted process and scan your negatives to be retouched in Photoshop.

Partial transcription of the video

“I told you a little about me and now we will talk about photographers who have influenced me. One of the photographers that influenced me was Ansel Adams. He operated the zone system, which means that from zone zero to nine, that it was from white without detail to black without detail and going through the gray scale, in his photographs, managed to have all that gray scale, have pure blacks, medium gray, white with information, and that made all the photographs had a appearance with exquisite gradients. Next I will show some photos of Ansel Adams. In this case we can see how the skies, for...”

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Course summary for: Analog Development in Black and White

• Level: Beginner
• 93% positive reviews (57)
• 1797 students
• 4 units
• 10 lessons (1h 7m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Areas

  Film Photography, Fine Arts, Photography