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Creativity is perceiving something familiar in an utterly new fashion.
Jeffrey S. Kingston
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I ended the first part of this essay by talking about the dichotomy introduced by the influence of the photographers that came before me.  This dichotomy can be stated as such: having to choose between adopting the style of those who came before or creating a new style of our own invention.  The implications of this choice are the subject of this second essay.
It is easy to be influenced by the photographers who came before us, especially when they are famous and their work is shown all over the place. I know because I have been influenced by those who came before me.   How could I not?  A...

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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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