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American Photographer and Environmentalist

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<ul><li>Born: February 20, 1902 </li></ul><ul><li>Died: April 22, 1984 </li></ul><ul><li>American photographer and environmentalist , best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West </li></ul>

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<ul><li>An environmentalist and photographer. </li></ul><ul><li>Best known for black & white landscapes </li></ul><ul><li>Founded ƒ64 with Dorothea Lange & Edward Weston. </li></ul><ul><li>Invented the zone system with Fred Archer. </li></ul><ul><li>Defined the sky in photographs </li></ul>

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<ul><li>ƒ64 refers to a very small aperture. </li></ul><ul><li>Focused on fine detail in landscape photography. </li></ul><ul><li>Lifted photography to the status of fine art. </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Control every tone level from dark to light. </li></ul><ul><li>Zones are from 0 to X. </li></ul><ul><li>Zone 5 is middle gray. </li></ul><ul><li>Eye sees 15 zones. </li></ul><ul><li>Digital capture range is 5 zones. </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Dark sky adds overall contrast to photograph. </li></ul><ul><li>Increases detail in the clouds. </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Includes foreground, middle ground, & background. </li></ul><ul><li>Vanishing point is present. </li></ul><ul><li>Horizon line may be present </li></ul>