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Étienne Gagné canada
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New York City
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entry description
New York City is beautiful whatever the weather. A grey day gave this Flat Iron shot a very classical feel reminding of the early black in white pictures of this iconic New York building, while a sunny day really brings out the colors and the beautiful reflections on the skyscraper's windows.about the photographer
Étienne Gagné (Photorizon) is a young photographer raised by a family with a great talent for photography that he inherited from his father and uncle. His favorite subjects are landscape and architecture while he also enjoys taking portraits of women. His technique for taking pictures is to simply walk outside, point and shoot. The choice of the angles and framing is instinctive. His formation in a renowned photography school gave him self-confidence and a better understanding of his tools. The post-production treatment is surreal on the color pictures and very constrasted in the black and whites. Étienne often uses HDR to produce his pictures, but he seldomly uses Photoshop, prefering to keep his subjects as they are. His creativity is used when developping in Lightroom, giving his pictures an artistic and personnal touch.His influences range from the classic masters like Edward Burtynsky and Ansel Adams to contemporary photoshop wizards like Benjamin Von Wong and Renee Robyn.back to gallery