go to: www.anseladams.com
Answer all of the following:
1. What was his first camera?
go to "virtual exhibits" - Ansel Adams
2. Describe plates #1 thru #5
go to "the artists" - Ansel Adams
3. President Jimmy Carter gave Ansel Adams which honor?
4. How did President Carter describe him? (give at least 5 adjectives)
go to his biography
5. What happened to him when he was 4? How?
6. What kind of kid was he in school? Why? (give 3 reasons)
7. What did he discover as a result of his childhood?
8. What did he become really good at when he was 12? How did it influence his photography?
9. What was his favorite place?
10. Why was 1927 a pivotal year for him?
11. What is "straight photography"?
12. In 1927, he met photographer ____?____ and founded ___?___.
13. Name 5 of his commercial photography clients.
14. Was he a wealthy man?
15. Ansel developed the ________ system.
16. He was an activist for what causes?
17. He was criticized for failing to include what in his landscapes?
18. Write 1 paragraph describing what you think was his greatest impact on the world.