Name: The Negative: Exposure and Development
Author: Ansel Adams
ISBN: 9780821207178

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The Negative: Exposure and Development

Photographer
Ansel Adams
Publisher

New York Graphic Society
ISBN

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Publication Year

1968
Edition

New Revised Edition

Hardcover English 120 pages 6 x 9 inches 0.9 lbs

Description

Ansel Adams’ “The Negative” is widely regarded as the “bible” of black-and-white film photography. In this 1968 New Revised Edition, Adams refines his instructions on how to translate the emotional-aesthetic experience of a scene into a technically superior negative. Covering film characteristics, exposure meters, and specialized development formulas, the book teaches photographers how to achieve total control over their medium. It remains a foundational text for anyone seeking to understand the craft of traditional silver-halide photography.

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