Olivier Gounot
Photographer
Paris – France
olivier.gounot@laposte.net
Biography
Goon's photos are a dance in three steps:
initial position:
be born in Bordeaux in 1978, study computers at engineering college, work in finance, make do with a few holiday snaps.
first step back:
buy a small compact digital camera mid-2003, take shots of any old thing to see what it looks like, no real technical or artistic pretentions.
second step forward:
open a photoblog mid-2004 on http://goonblog.free.fr, get mixed up with the online community, get the bug, invest in a digital reflex camera, find out that you particularly like reflections, transparency, shadows and light.
third step to the side:
meet up with the bloggers of paris-carnet, try writing and putting the writing with photos, visit the photo competition sites and win three distinctions, one of which from photofriday.com.
The only step that does not exist yet is the big step forward towards being a professional photographer.
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