Ansel Adams Photography Quiz

In which year did Ansel Adams take the iconic photo titled 'Monolith, the Face of Half Dome'?

• 1932

• 1927

• 1955

• 1940

Where was Ansel Adams born?

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

• Carmel, California

• Yosemite National Park

Which museum held Ansel Adams' first solo exhibition in 1932?

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• The Museum of Modern Art

• The de Young Museum

• The Getty Center

What did Ansel Adams advocate for throughout his career?

• Dance as a fine art

• Sculpture as a fine art

• Music as a fine art

• Photography as a fine art

What did Ansel Adams refer to as the 'score' and the 'performance'?

• The camera and the lens

• The exposure and the composition

• The subject and the lighting

• The photographic negative and the print

What did Ansel Adams consider as the 'magic' in his photography?

• The natural landscapes

• The editing software

• The dark room

• The camera equipment

What did Ansel Adams compare the photographic negative to?

• A mathematical equation

• A blank canvas

• A written script

• A musical instrument

What did Ansel Adams manipulate in the dark room to bring out what he wanted to see?

• The camera settings

• The exposure time

• The film development process

• The printing process

What did Ansel Adams capture in his photographs that differentiated him from other photographers?

• Abstract art

• Timeless and iconic images

• Human portraits

• Urban landscapes

What did contemporary photographers include in their images that contrasted with Ansel Adams' work?

• Industrial structures

• Abstract patterns

• Wildlife

• Human presence