Benjamin Trubert - Photography

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title: About me
author: Benjamin Trubert
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description: My background as a photographer.
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## How it started

I started photography back in 2012 with my first camera capable of manual shooting : a Fujifilm x10. I've learnt composition rules, how to manage apperture, shutter speed and ISO. But most importly, how to capture moments of the familly vacation, to keep memories and tell stories.

 ![](/uploads/IMG_5ff46c1b38ff00.96798854.webp "Lac d'Amour") 
_Summer vacation, Beaufortain - lac d'Amour. 2013_ 

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When I mov,ed in Finland in 2016, I decided to bring with me my first  _DSLR_ , to bring back lots of [souvenirs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlOG9x8cakU "Souvenirs - Timelapse in Finland") when I come back home. With my new Nikon D750, I chose a 24 and a 50mm, and later on a 14 and 85mm, to cover most of situations for landscape photography.

 ![](/uploads/IMG_5ff46bf0224e51.29328112.webp "Autoportrait") 
_Winter autoportrait. 2016_

I chose prime lenses because of their quality and faster apperture, but also for the challenge to move around your subject to find the right angle and composition.

 ![](/uploads/IMG_5ff46c0842cd57.34835103.webp "Sunset on a frozen lake") 
_Winter sunset on a frozen lake. 2017_

In Finland, I had the change to see many sunrises and sunsets, full of warm colours which contrast with the cold winter in this country.

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## Switzerland

After I graduated, I moved in Switzerland. Landscapes change from coastline to snowy mountains which I instantly fall in love with.

 ![](/uploads/IMG_5ff46c3b795557.53009762.webp "Glacier") 
_Glacier seen from Gornergrat. 2018_

To really enjoy the swiss mountains I spent my weekends bivouacking, with nice moments around a fire to cook and warm up during cold nights.

 ![](/uploads/IMG_5ff46c8e665c53.61140197.webp "Fire bivouac") 
_Fire during a bivouac. Winter, 2018_

Also, during my stay in Switzerland, I acquired a 300mm lens and started birds photography. Using a longer lens requires new skills, such as patience and a good reactivity to find the bird in the viewfinder, adjust the shutter speed and finally don't forget about the composition :-). I practiced a lot close to the Leman lake where birds are used to people and tourists in summer.

 ![](/uploads/IMG_5ff46cae7dd651.96591818.webp "Bird of prey") 
 _Unexpected encounter, Lausanne university campus._

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## Britanny

I came back to Britanny, far from mountains but close to the ocean with its birds, storm and lovely sunset over the sea.

 ![](/uploads/IMG_5ff46bd0d3bdc4.81577557.webp "Sunset of mars") 
_Sunset in march. 2014_

You can find more of my photos in the  [gallery](https://benjamintrubert.fr/en/gallerie ) section.