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what Adams taught dealt with “getting your priorities in order” without becoming distracted by the minutia of dayto-day living.
To Tompkins, this was an experience that touched his soul. Studying with Adams was a “lesson in being spiritually focused on what you’re doing. I don’t even think I realized how important this was to me for a year or two” after completing the workshops.
From Adams, too, Tompkins learned many of the finer points of his craft. His introduction to Adams’ zone system led to a deeper understanding of previsualization and rendering of tones in a print — and the artistic maturation of his work.
Tompkins also discovered that, over time, a photographer “becomes more sensitive and responsive to (the presence) of light” because photography itself is very light sensitive. Referring to one of his photos, the “Church of God of Prophecy” located on U.S. 29 near Warrenton, Tompkins said, “I drove by it for 20 years (almost without seeing it). Then, one day the light was perfect, like God was shining a spotlight on it. I nearly had a wreck.” This photograph exhibits a sharpness and clari
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