Corn Field at Sunrise Quite frequently various magazines and photo blogs are discussing the topic of post-processing and whether it is healthy or not, and how much of it. There are usually strong opinions on both sides.

Often, these same places will go on guessing what certain famous photographers of the past would do now had they still been alive. Ansel Adams comes up quite a bit.

The book I am reading now, Looking at Ansel Adams, The Photographs and The Man by Andrea G. Stillman, has a quote directly by Ansel Adams:

"I do not mean that the subject is of no importance; rather, what is done with the subject as an expression of emotional and aesthetic ideas is of vastly greater importance than the mere recording of a scene or of an object."

..... Camera Craft magazine, 1933

The book itself is a great read filled with great photography. It does not provide the technical details behind each photo but it does provide a story of how it came to be and many times several different versions. Sometimes, they are just different compositions taken on the same occasion, other times they're the same subject matter years apart. Often, Ansel's opinions and reasoning is included. Very inspiring to say the least.

Have fun reading your favorite photo book!