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Étienne Gagné canada
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Bridges of New York
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entry description
The 2 most iconc bridges in the city. While both shows angle already seen, the treatment give this images a very unique feel. Also, they all were shot in handheld HDR which increases a lot the difficulty level of taking such shots. Especially on the Brooklyn Bridge at 5AM.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