2024 First-Class Forever Stamp,Photographs by Ansel Adams: Road & Fog, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach, California 1964
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US #5854f
2024 Road and Fog, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach, California, 1964 – Ansel Adams
• Part of the set honoring influential 20th century American photographer Ansel Adams and marks the 40th anniversary of his death
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Ansel Adams
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 15, 2024
First Day City: Yosemite National Park, California
Quantity Issued: 20,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Phosphor, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate Ansel Adams and the huge impact his photography had on the art world and environmentalism in the United States.
About the stamp design: Shows a black-and-white photograph taken by Adams in 1964. Pictures a foggy road winding through the Del Monte Forest in Pebble Beach, California.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park, California.
History the stamps represent: Not only did Ansel Adams give us countless thousands of beautiful photographs, he also developed pioneering techniques photographers still use today.
While teaching at the Art Center School in Los Angeles in 1939 and 1940, Adams and Fred Archer developed the Zone System. The system consists of an 11-point brightness scale from Zone 0 (black) to Zone X (white) with shades of gray in between. Adams took light readings of important parts of the scene before him and then consulted his Zone System chart to decide how the film would need to be exposed, developed, and printed, to get the photo to look how he wanted. Some of the zones even specified for which objects they worked best. For instance, Zone IV was good for dark foliage, dark stone, and landscape shadows.
Getting the lighting right was an important part of what Adams called “visualization.” Adams could see the final image in his “mind’s eye” before taking the photo. As he described it, “We must explore what lies before our eyes for its significance, substance, shape, texture, and the relationship of tonal values. We must teach our eyes to become more perceptive.” Adams’s goal was to get people looking at his photos to experience the same feeling of wonder he had while exploring the wilds of America.
US #5854f
2024 Road and Fog, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach, California, 1964 – Ansel Adams
• Part of the set honoring influential 20th century American photographer Ansel Adams and marks the 40th anniversary of his death
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Ansel Adams
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 15, 2024
First Day City: Yosemite National Park, California
Quantity Issued: 20,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Phosphor, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate Ansel Adams and the huge impact his photography had on the art world and environmentalism in the United States.
About the stamp design: Shows a black-and-white photograph taken by Adams in 1964. Pictures a foggy road winding through the Del Monte Forest in Pebble Beach, California.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park, California.
History the stamps represent: Not only did Ansel Adams give us countless thousands of beautiful photographs, he also developed pioneering techniques photographers still use today.
While teaching at the Art Center School in Los Angeles in 1939 and 1940, Adams and Fred Archer developed the Zone System. The system consists of an 11-point brightness scale from Zone 0 (black) to Zone X (white) with shades of gray in between. Adams took light readings of important parts of the scene before him and then consulted his Zone System chart to decide how the film would need to be exposed, developed, and printed, to get the photo to look how he wanted. Some of the zones even specified for which objects they worked best. For instance, Zone IV was good for dark foliage, dark stone, and landscape shadows.
Getting the lighting right was an important part of what Adams called “visualization.” Adams could see the final image in his “mind’s eye” before taking the photo. As he described it, “We must explore what lies before our eyes for its significance, substance, shape, texture, and the relationship of tonal values. We must teach our eyes to become more perceptive.” Adams’s goal was to get people looking at his photos to experience the same feeling of wonder he had while exploring the wilds of America.