The Print (Ansel Adams Photography)

A must read if you are capable of understanding the details of photography.

The trilogy of Ansel Adams (The Camera, The Negative and The Print) are simply the bible of photographic technique. Although it was written in a time where digital wasn't even dreamed about, all the concepts that really matters to produce high quality photographies are there, independently of the employed technology.

I had this book back in college when I was a photography major - this is a classic text that just belongs in all photographers' library's. just because. 5-stars

That Adams' "The Print" is a landmark in photographic processing instruction is indisputable. But while the visual objectives that Adams illustrates are as valid today as ever the bulk of this book is strictly for film printers. Digital photographers will go very hungry looking for any genuinely practical and useful tips here. For them, I recommend looking at the several excellent books on digital b&w printing that are available today. The best embody precisely the same visual objectives but present the solutions in terms of contemporary digital tools and techniques.

Enjoyed the history of Ansel's process getting to a good b&w print, and all the elements he considered along the way. The importance of paper types and how different ones can bring out important qualities of a photo to take a photo to another level. Since I no longer do my own developing and printing, and instead use programs like Photoshop, keeping an eye on just what aspect and tonal range of a picture is still necessary. Also enjoyed seeing more of Ansel's photos.

If you long for the days when photography, real photography, was black and white on film, then you will love this book. Of commercial necessity it has been years since I maintained my own darkroom and printed my own prints . . but how I miss the magic! This book brings it all back and in so doing opens some new creative channels in my mind as to how to get beautiful prints in the digital age. If you're a purist, you will love this book. If you are a pragmatist you will find ways to correlate traditional methods to digital processing and printing (even though the book does not address the topic of digital at all.) If you are serious about b/w get this book then work with your own shots and in your own workflow until you can emulate the look of this master.

Great book by a great photographer...enjoyed the read, great for anyone into photography...

The information in this book while directed toward prints made from film is still relevant to the digital age .

Excellent for the price I payed.

Surprisingly good picture quality almost as the original edition.

Excelente, uma obra de referência para quem quer conhecer o processo de impressão e a história da fotografia.

go to book for every photoenthusiast

It always bemuses me that some people regard photos on film and subsequently printed as in some way more "real" as representations of the world than digital/photoshop images. Adams was the master of darkroom post production and its a real shame that he didn't live to see the digital photography revolution - he'd have loved it. That much is plain from reading this excellent book and while I'm very glad to not have to spend hours in the dark room any more - just in front of a computer - I have huge admiration for Adams and the way he worked If you love his photographs you'll probably like learning how he made then - and made them is right