Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs

the size. This book is about the size of 8x11, so it's not a large coffee table book size. What it lacks in area size, it makes it up in the number of great photos, all 400 of them.

I also own the Yosemite and the Range of Light, one of Ansel Adams most highly acclaimed publication printed back in the 70's. I compared the two books. The 400 uses a whiter paper stock. Many of the photos in the 400 look different from the Range of Light. Some have more contrast, some have less. It is sort of like a slightly different interpretation. I closely compared a couple of the photos, in one case, I found the 400 has more shadow details in the deep shadow area, but the Range of Light counterpart has more emotional impact; the larger size may have to do with the emotional part. In another case,the 400 has less overall contrast, and a lot more shadow information comparing to the Range of Light, and I like the 400 interpretation better.

This book is a must have for Ansel Adams follower.

It's no secret that Ansel Adams is an inspiration to any landscape photographer who loves to be outside, and this book is an excellent addition to my collection of photo/art related books.

Ansel Adams - 400 Photographs is the latest book related to Ansel Adams and this collection was compiled by Andrea Stillman, who worked for Adams in the 70s as his personal assistant. She is intimately familiar with his work, and according to the book, have spent much time contemplating what should be included . Her goal was to present a selection of the best images made by Adams during different periods of time (and images are presented chronologically to help us see the development in Ansel's vision), and after finishing reading and looking through the book, I must say that she succeeded.

In this book you will find many of Ansel's famous images, but what I liked particularly that you will also find many images that you have not seen before, especially from his early days and those that were made with his first cameras. For someone like myself who's still a beginning photographer, I was inspired to see how it all started for this legendary photographer. You also will not see these kinds of rare images at usual Ansel's exhibits.

The presentation of those images in terms of their sizes and how they are placed against the white background is eye pleasing. There is not much writing in the book, and Ansel's work speaks for itself, which I found appropriate for a book with such title. In addition, the quality of paper and printing is excellent, which is always important when it comes to photography books.

Due to the amount of images presented in the book I know I'll be looking through it again and again for inspiration, so the book is well worth it. It'll also be a great book to put on a coffee table, when we finally get one for our living room.

This is a great first Adams book. It gives you a sense of how the photographer grew in his professional life. I find myself looking at the pictures over and over again. Timeless subjects that give texture to the viewer. My only criticism is I wish the pages were larger. My copy arrived with a permanent crease in 10-15 pages from poor packaging on Amazon's behalf. I've noticed over my last 3 shipments a decline in their packing for intl shipments. Heads up.

A textbook on the composition of photographs. From wide open vistas to the single solitary subjects, it is about the composition.

SIMPLY AMAZING! BUT, IT'S ANSEL ADAMS, SO WHAT MORE CAN I SAY! ANYTHING ON ANSEL ADAMS AND HIS PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOTHING BUT 100% WONDERFUL! WITH EACH PAGE, I WAS IN AWE AT THE BEAUTIFUL QUALITY OF THE PAGES OF ANSEL ADAMS PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGHOUT THE MANY, MANY YEARS! I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO EVERYBODY; BUT IF YOU ARE AN ANSEL ADAMS FAN, THIS BOOK IS A MUST TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!