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My Current Approach To Landscape Photography Artists do not discriminate art on the basis of the tools used to create the work. Alain Briot It used to be that I would take hours to get to a location, set up my gear and get the shot.  Back then, which is not that long ago, I could reach the location at my leisure, carrying a 40 lb. backpack filled with lenses, multiple camera bodies, accessories, batteries, cables, and more.  I could take my time setting up my tripod, installing the camera on it, composing the image, trying different lenses, comparing different angles of view, and setting up everything to my heart’s content. I would then wait for the light to be perfect and for the colors to ...

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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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