f/64

Group f/64 was formed in the 20th century by some photographers in San Francisco, who all shared the same photographic style. They formed to oppose the pictorials photographic style that took over during the 1900s. The group was first formed during the time that America was suffering with the great depression, and there are only 11 photographers included. The photographers wanted to promote the more modern style of photography that looked at perfectly exposed shots of natural forms. The name of the group comes from the photographic lens and is used to signify the quality of the photographers work along with the wide range of ability. F/64 put on their first show in 1932 and three years later the group had dis-formed.

One artist that was a member of this group was Ansel Adams, an American Photogrpaher and Enviromentalist, best known for his balck and white landscape photographs.

This first photograph taken by Ansel Adams draws the viewer in by using perspective via the road infront of him. However due to the rising and falling of the ground, there is an interesting shape made. Either side of the road very littel detail can be seen and this is most probably because Adams wanted the viewer to focus upon the road and where it is leading them.The end of the road points to a set of mountains, also very dark and underexposed. But from here your attention is directed up to the very angry looking sky. Despite areas being underexposed, the entire image is in focus and is very sharp. Overall the photograph is very effective and eye catching.

This ariel view of a highway some where in America is very interesting due to the vast ammount of lines that be seen. Each different line lead the eye to a different point in the photograph. You get a very mixed mood from the image, some areas are very busy, other seem peaceful. There is a wide range in tones thrughout the image, highlighting the key features. I think a very fast shutter speed will have been used due to the sharpness, especially where moving traffic can be seen.

This image is very calm and relaing to look at, the reflection in the water is clear and full of detail despite being slightly out of focus, however i think this was meant as the rest of the image surrounding it is perfectly sharp. I like the fact that there is a foreground before the water and the image is not entirely seperated by just a border between land and water. The range of tones is vast and there is a good high contrast within the picture.

A second artist that was a member of the f/64 group is Imogen Cunningham, most commonly known for her photographs of botanicals, nudes and industry.

This image by Imogen s very calm and peaceful, this mood is created by the petals surrounding the middle of the flower. With a mixture of textures throughout, the subject has been well photogrpahed. The lighting is only soft which keeps the calm atmosphere. There is alot of detail present and even though the back has been slightly over exposed, it is all in focus.

The subject of this photograph is unusual and i am unsure as to what it is. I do however like the composition of the picture, and the texture within the subject. The photograph appears to have been slightly under exposed but it seems to work well and the photograph doesnt suffer for it. the image seems to have a soft layer over it despite the entirity being in focus.

The subject of this photograph is a cactus i think has clearly been lit from the back, therefore only the outside of the object has any detail in, The inside is a pure black silhouette with no detail in at all. Light also bounces off the back of the image, creating a nice glow around the image. It has been well composed using the rule of thirds, the bulk of the object has been situated on the right hand side. Generally a very interesting image with a good range of tones and textures throughout.