Deceased
from Virginia Beach, VA
…With Fred Archer, Adams developed the Zone System as a way to determine proper exposure and adjust the contrast of the final print. The resulting clarity and depth characterized his photographs and the work of those to whom he taught the system. Adams primarily used large-format cameras desp...
Fred Archer (1915 1999) was an English farmer and author. He was born on Bredon Hill in Worcestershire. Archer's literary career began following a talk he gave
Cite book Ansel Adams went out of his way to give Archer equal credit for the Zone System: " I take this opportunity to restate that the Zone System is not an invention of mine; it is a codification of the principles of sensitometry, worked out by Fred Archer and myself at the Art Center School in Los Angeles, around 1939-40....
Photography
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American photographer • Cinema • Celebration