Finding Inspiration

October 17, 2013 ·

Alain Briot

by Alain Briot

This essay is the first of a 4 parts series titled as follows:

1- Finding Inspiration

2 - Exercising your Creativity

3 - Developing your Vision

4 - Achieving your Personal Style

Together these four essays are represent, first, an exploration of the too-rarely discussed subject of inspiration and creativity,
and second a road map towards the development of a vision and the achievement of a personal style unique to you.
Each essay features a set ofSkill Enhancement Exercisesthat allow you to practice and develop your skills on your own
Finding Inspiration
by Alain Briot
I learned... that inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving,
but it comes into us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day
give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness.
Brenda Ueland

1 - Introduction
How do you find inspiration? This question, which may seem ben...

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Alain Briot

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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 website. You will receive over 40 essays in PDF format, including chapters from Alain’s books, when you subscribe.