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Being an Artist
Article and Photographs by: Alain Briot
If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you:I am here to live out loud.Emile Zola
Alain Briot is one of the most successful landscape photographers workingin the U.S. today. He was educated at the Ecole des Beaux Art in Paris,has a Masters degree in Fine Art, and is currently working on his Phd. 
1-Introduction
This has to be the most difficult essay I have written so far.  Not to say the previous ones were easy.  Truth is, each essay has become increasingly difficult to write as I progressed towards the end of this series onPhotography and Aestheticsand moved from technical considerations, such asExposure, Film Choiceor evenSeeing Photographicallyto more elusive and personality-based aspects of photography such asSelecting Keepers,Creating a Portfolio, and most recentlyDeveloping a Personal Style. 
As I progressed towards completion of this series I managed to keep in balance...

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Alain Briot creates fine art photographs, teaches workshops and offers DVD tutorials on composition, raw conversion, optimization, printing and marketing. Alain is the author of Mastering Landscape Photography, Mastering Photographic Composition and Marketing Fine Art Photography. All 3 books are available from Alain’s website as well as from most bookstores. You can find more information about Alain's work, writings and tutorials as well as subscribe to Alain’s Free Monthly Newsletter on his <a href="http://www.beautiful-landscape.com/">website</a>. You will receive over 40 essays in PDF format, including chapters from Alain’s books, when you subscribe.
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