I'm glad to see the younger generation appreciating the brilliance of Ansel Adams. He was not only extremely technically proficient but a true artist. His photos will live on for a long time. Ars longa, vita brevis
@anthonymilner1851
Жыл бұрын
Well said sir. I've had my copies of all 3 books for more than 30 years - and I still refer to them today.
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to finishing the other two
@rogerwalton8160
Жыл бұрын
Me too.
@developingtank
Жыл бұрын
I've been getting heavily into black and white photography lately, so this hit for me in regard to Adams and picking up loads of new information about photography. Trying to find smaller channels with similar content to mine that are doing cool stuff. Nice work. Keep going!
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@joeschlicht
Жыл бұрын
Yup, fantastic _essential_ resource (all three).
@donaldlampert331
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for great info!!
@HR-wd6cw
11 ай бұрын
They should really read the first two. The first is the most important, but the second is also important, especially for new photographers. The third is probably important but relates mostly to printing. But Adams does talk about the mind's eye and working with the end result (visualization) which is important and I think (but can't remember) he carries this through all three books, but it's bought up for sure in the first book when discussing the camera and basic camera/photography concepts. I have these books and really enjoyed reading them (still trying to get through The Print, although have been dragging my feet on it -- a chapter every other week basically at this point).
@randallstewart1224
Жыл бұрын
I am happy to see that some one is stepping over the low quality information base available to would-be film photographers on YT today and is going to serious sources. I applaud Kevin launching into the Adams series of books, however his warning should be noted. The technical level of the information presented in these books is so complete but complex that many are more likely to be put off film photography if they decide that they must absorb everything presented or fail. To correct a couple of notions presented in the video, the Adams book series was first published sometime in the 1950s, with similar publications going back into the 1940s. There are actually five books in the series, but the last two volumes focus on artificial lighting and print preparation and presentation. Those subject are just as valid today, but few folks are going to be interested in them. These books have been updated to appear more modern and to illustrate with more current materials and equipment, but the concepts remain the same. Note that there are other, less weighty publications from the 1970s, more or less, which can educate a launch into film photography while being a lot more friendly if also more basic. (David Vestal had several excellent introductory books for beginners, incl, "The Craft of Photography". Check on Amazon.) Subscribing here now, since this looks like it is going to take a very interesting ride.
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! Much appreciated
@ulfjonsson2122
Жыл бұрын
Great video. I bought "The Camera" book 1 in the new A.A. photography series in Chicago 1982. Then I got as gifts and bought book 2, "The Negative", and book 3 "The Print". I consider the three books as necessary for all photography, anaqlog or didital..
@paullacotta5645
Жыл бұрын
Great video and well done👍❤️
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
Thank you !
@cameraprepper7938
Жыл бұрын
In the 1980´s I read the Ansel Adams book The Camera several times, I also read The Negative and The Print by Ansel Adams. But I also read a lot of other autors books about Photography, fx John Hedgecoe The Art of Colour Photography.
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
I’ll have to check this out, thank you for the recommendation!
@bredburySK6
Жыл бұрын
I was fortunate to be introduced to the work of Angel Adams by my photography teacher in the late 1970s, and he often used Adams’ books to introduce and explain many concepts we were to explore. From using a 20x30 ft classroom as a pinhole camera, through to use of sheet film, and black and white prints, we had a good grounding in techniques that are still relevant today.
@justindavisphotography
Жыл бұрын
The Camera is a good book but of the three I feel the Negative has some of the most value because it is focusing on properly exposing your image. Without that you don’t really have anything.
@besperus4475
Жыл бұрын
Ansel Adams. I met him once. He was at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Nice guy. He understood the car I drove, a Saab 96. Few people do. I recently picked up a book of his color photographs. In the later years he used a Hasselblad because it was lighter weight. Yes, he saw a photo before he made the exposure. He knew what he needed to do to get the results he was after in the darkroom.
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
Wow, really cool that you met him! I think a hasselblad is in my future, eventually…
@souchivy
Жыл бұрын
Hey Kevin, the color grading and quality of your video is so good. Do you mind sharing your set up and how to achieve the quality (video and sound) of your KZitem video?
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! I really try to keep my production simple so that others can do it themselves. Audio is straight forward. I use a rode video micro on top of my camera. Probably the best $50 I've ever spent as far as making videos goes. I don't edit the sound. All I do is adjust the gain to get make my voice stay around -12 to -6 dB. It really helps that I'm speaking very close to the mic though. Video is less straight forward. My "key light" is a paper lantern with an Aperture Accent B7c hanging from the ceiling. I also have a window in front of me for ambient room light. This is by no means the best way to light a video. The light changes a lot and means more work in post. I use a sony a7iv, usually shooting 10-bit 4k in S-cinetone. I don't know what optimal settings are, these are just what I'm used to. If you're looking to learn more about color grading the best thing you can do is go watch the DaVinci Resolve color grading tutorials. It'll be on the blackmagicdesign website - something like "DaVinci Resolve 18 training." Seriously, skip all the KZitem videos and just put a couple hours into those. I did it maybe a month ago. It helped me get better at color grading and made the workflow much more manageable. Oh and even if you don't edit in DaVinci Resolve, it's free! So I think its worth downloading and doing the tutorials regardless. Cheers
@souchivy
Жыл бұрын
@@KevinCockerline Thank you for your response. That helps a lot. Good luck with your KZitem journey!
@petehopkins6191
Жыл бұрын
good stuff kevin! gonna pick up a copy asap. thanks! P
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
Enjoy :)
@jbaxter007
4 ай бұрын
I`ve got the same book, shooting film for more than 25 years, i find you need a degree in photography to get the best out of this book. Roger Hicks a freelance photo journalist has some good books on Colour and Black and white photography. Reading his stuff for many years,, he sadly past away a few years ago bless his soul.
@m-baka
11 ай бұрын
I had a history professor who thought Ansel Adam photographs were proof of an absent God, and was horrified people hung them in their homes. I agree with him.
@KevinCockerline
11 ай бұрын
Prof sounds lame as hell
@antonroux6737
Жыл бұрын
excellent video
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@Philbo_Baggins_67
Жыл бұрын
yer instagram link on your website doesnt work just a heads up.!
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
I’ll fix this…eventually
@harryquinnc
Жыл бұрын
Ordering it now
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
I hope you like it as much as I did!
@59TeddyBoy
Жыл бұрын
Well done... I love the fact that you get right to the point... Very informative... I've been photographing for 40 years, we should never stop learning...
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@thedarkslide
Жыл бұрын
Amen. There is so much misconception and BS on KZitem and other corners of the Internet from so called experts, influencers and so on. My favorite pile of BS is people claiming that longer focal lengths "distort perspective". It's so easy to point them to this book and exactly where it's explained - it's kind of funny to see some still contradicting Ansel Adams and it's fun asking them: hey, you think you're right and Ansel Adams is wrong about this? Seriously? :)
@steveb7477
Жыл бұрын
Ansel also published another book about Polaroid photohraphy that is interesting. It's title is Polaroid Land Photohgraphy.
@KevinCockerline
Жыл бұрын
I’ll have to check this out! I didn’t expect him to speak so highly of Polaroid
@anta40
Жыл бұрын
I think AA's biggest contribution to photography is how he approach photography like a scientist, from pre-visualising the image until making the print. Just read his 3 classic volumes: The Camera, The Negative, and The Print.
@transgirl420
Жыл бұрын
You inspired me to order this book, can't wait to read it!
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