Making a Photograph: An Introduction to Photography by Ansel Adams, 1st Ed., 1935, HC, VG.

Adams, Ansel, and Edward Weston. London: The Studio Publications, 1935.

English, First Edition, Very Good, HC, 8vo, 10" x 7 1/2", [4] 96 pp. 

Blue cloth over board, stamped white lettering to spine, sunning to spine and edges, some foxing, light wear and soiling, slight cocking to spine, previous owner signature in black pen to front pastedown, otherwise, clean, sharp tips, and tightly bound. [4] 96 pp. Includes glossy tipped-in black-and-white photographs and text by American landscape photographer, Ansel Adams (1902-1984), List of Plans and Diagrams, List of Plates, Foreword by Edward Weston, Introduction, Appendix, and six sections: Equipment, Materials, Practical Theory, Aesthetic Considerations, Making a Photograph, and Types of Photography which includes the Conclusion and Bibliography. From the Introduction: "I have intentionally limited my text to the fundamentals of operative technique, to the description of the simplest necessary apparatus, and to s suggestion of the aesthetic rational of the medium...I hope, above all, to indicate in this book the basis of 'straight' photography, and what may be achieved by simple and logical procedure in the production of unmanipulated negatives and prints."