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Carr Clifton
Carr Clifton is a contemporary photographer and also an accomplished wilderness guide and traveler. He is also a large format landscape photographer most famous for his photos of endangered or wild life landscapes. He began shooting in 1977 when he was inspired by his mentor and friend Phillip Hyde. Carr graduated from Colorado Mountain Springs with a degree in commercial photography. And after began free lancing. His pictures are most famous for certain regions like Alaska and Africa. Many of his pictures are showcased in the magazine "Outdoor Photographer". He has won many recent awards, his pictures are showcased in many museums, and even bought all around the world.


-space
-detail
-color
-pattern
-reflection
-variety and unity

Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams was born on February 20th 1902 and he died on April 22nd 1984. He was born in the great city of San Francisco and is a photographer as well as a environmentalist. He had no formal training in the profession of photography because his family was poor and lacked financial needs. His passion for nature and pictures likely came from the Golden Gate Bridge and other Sf surrounding because he lived close by it. He started off when his parents gave him a Kodak n.1 Brownie Box. He explored Yosemite, went on hikes, nature walks and built his profession and self confidence by himself . Soon after he joined the Sierra Club which he took photos for the daily bulletin. His photos became noticed and soon was discovered by Albert Bender, a patron of the art who immediately jump started his whole career. After Bender helped his career projects were endless for him .
He is best known for his black and white landscape shots, especially in Yosemite National Park. To add to his accomplishments he developed the zone system which determines proper contrast and exposure. With such great photos, he primarily used large format cameras because they ensured sharpness . He confounded the group f/64 and worked with many great masters of photography. But till this day his photos and legacy
still remains especially in his black and white photogra
phs of nature.
Here is an example of some of his greatest pieces



-rule of thirds
-pattern
-value
-the great landscape shot (distance)
-space
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