I too was drawn to the panoramic format, though my love for it actually started before I ever picked up a camera. As soon as I started taking pictures, my eye just sought out panoramic compositions. It was my self-described style. As Mr. Briot explains:
“When I created this image the most important aspect of it for me was the panoramic composition. Certainly, the light was important and I was aware that the light made the image. However, it was the panoramic format that I thought was going to define my style.”
But, just like Mr. Briot, I quickly discovered it wasn’t exactly the panoramic format that defined my style. It was the quality of the light I chased (currently dark and moody). It was the sweeping, enveloping feeling of the scenes I was after. Those things currently define my style.
I think.
Who knows though. Maybe I’ll look down some day soon and discover my spots have changed yet again.
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