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July 2009 Print of the Month
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July 4th
Beauty, Passion and Inspiration Drawing
The winner of the first Beauty, Passion and Inspiration drawing is John Motzi from Downingtown, Pennsylvania. You can see the details of this unique drawing at this link.
A new drawing will be announced shortly. In the meantime every order placed now is automatically entered in the next drawing.
Natalie and I wish a safe and happy 4th of July to everyone!
July 2nd
July Print of the Month
The July Print of the Month is titled Moonlight Wash Reflections. You can read more about it and place your order at this link.
All purchases qualify for our Beauty, Passion and Inspiration Drawing
July 1st
Beauty, Passion and Inspiration drawing
Our first Beauty, Passion and Inspiration drawing is now completed. The winner will be announced shortly.
A new drawing will be announced shortly. Every order placed after July 1st will automatically be entered in this new drawing.
June 25th
New Book Final Table of contents available in PDF format
The final table of contents for the book, in PDF format, is available on the Book's Latest News Page. Other important news regarding this new book are available on the same page.
The book's publication date is still scheduled for August 15th.
The pre-announcement list for this new book remains open. Be sure to sign up for the pre-announcement list now so you are among those who are first notified. Several special offers limited to the first 40 orders will be announced to the pre-release list members the minute the book is available. Joining the list is easy: simply email alain@beautiful-landscape.com with Mastering Photographic Composition in the subject line. There is no obligation to buy, you will simply be first to be notified and you will have the unique opportunity to benefit from these exciting special offers.
New Home Page Photograph
A new photograph, taken in Slickhorn Canyon, in the San Juan River area of Southern Utah, now graces the home page. This photograph is also featured in my 2009 Online Gallery.
June 10th
1 on 1 in-studio consulting special offer
A limited time special offer for in-studio, one one one consulting is available. If personalized instruction is what you are looking for, be sure to take advantage of this unique offer. All the details are available at the link above.
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June 8th:
The table of contents of my second book Mastering Composition, Creativity andPersonal Style is now available.
An update to the publishing date of the book is also available. Both table of contents and update are available on the book's Latest news Page
June 5th
Workshop Testimonial from Steve Ehrich
Steve attended our Antelope Canyon Workshop this May and sent us his testimonial yesterday:
June 6, 2009 It was my pleasure to attend the Antelope Canyon workshop in Page, Arizona in May 2009. This recommendation is a result of my reflections of the workshop while returning to Texas. Students at the Workshop: I was most impressed with the quality of students attending the workshop. All were pleasant, capable photographers who demonstrated a willingness to help others. This help was demonstrated by helping this old man over some of the harder walks to photo sites, discussing shooting angles, processing tips in P.S., and their personal shooting experiences which could be useful. One would assume that much of this helpfulness had to come from the personalities of Natalie and Alain Briot. Photographic Opportunities: The workshop provided seven sites for shooting landscapes each based on light, number of others in the area and length of travel and walking to site. I had never been to northern Arizona so this, to me, was a most interesting and productive part of the workshop. Alain and Natalie were most helpful in providing ideas, information while allowing students to shoot as their artistic instincts directed. At one point in a shoot I was having difficulty framing a shot and Alain suggested how he would view that shot. This experience was very helpful without being pedantic or stiff. Over the course of five days I took about 500 images which will provide me with a solid base for work on a portfolio. Bang for the Buck: This workshop was my third (first with Alain and Natalie Briot) and without questions the best of the three. I am so impressed with the quality and instruction I have decided to attend the Steve Ehrich |
You can see photographs taken by Steve during the workshop, as well as by other workshop participants, on the Student Gallery. If you attended one of our workshops send us some of your photographs and we will add them to the gallery.
June 4th:
The June 2009 Print of the Month is available.
May 29th: Only 1 day left to save $100 off your Summit Registration
The deadline to receive $100 off the registration fee for the Summit ends on May 31st (which is tomorrow). Call or email NOW to register and save.
Out Guest Presenter and Teacher this year, in addition to Uwe Steinmueller and myself, is Mac Holbert, co-founder of Nash Editions and printer extraordinaire. If you find image processing, image optimization and printing challenging, if Lightroom, CS4 and other image software seem daunting to you, come to the Summit and we will teach you how to develop an efficient image processing workflow. The Summit is designed to help you become a master printer, and Uwe, myself and Mac will help you with your personal printing and processing challenges.
We reserved a block of 45 rooms at the Zion Best Western for Summit participants. Otherwise all hotels are sold out because Fall is the peak season in Zion. You benefit from an exclusive low room rate at the Zion Best Western as a Summit Participant. We email you all the information you need to make your reservations and get your special rate after you register.
The detailed description of the Summit is at this link. Don't delay, sign up now.
May 28th
Mono Lake Workshop update: only 1 seat left
We have only 1 seat left for the Mono Lake Workshop this fall. This workshop is offered only once a year, so if it is on your list this is decision time. This last seat can be yours, but you must act now or miss the opportunity to study photography with Natalie and I in one of the most photogenic locations anywhere.
Our field workshops feature lectures, print reviews, presentations and teaching sessions daily. While we take you to the finest locations at the best time possible for the light, we also teach you composition, light, personal style, etc. In all our workshops you receive a course syllabus, a detailed itinerary, handouts, skill enhancement exercises, viewing aides and more.
Keep in mind that all purchases, including workshops, qualify for entry in our Beauty, Passion and Inspiration contest through which you can win a 22x28 matted and signed fine art print of Mesa Sunset. All the details are at this link.
May 27th
A new Online Video Print Review is available. In this new review I critique and comment upon a photograph by Susan Silberberg Peirce
May 18th
A new update (the second one this month) was posted to the Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD Owners Updates page. This update provides you with answers to the following questions:
1 - What is the percentage of prints I can expect to sell for each size?
2 - Do these percentages change depending on the venue?
3 - What percentage of prints can I expect to sell depending on the presentation, ie. paper, canvas, art cards, post card etc. ?
4 - What percentage of framed versus unframed prints can I expect to sell?
5 - What Inventory do I need to carry when I start to sell my work?
6 - How many prints of each size should I carry?
7 - What should I produce myself and what do you recommend I have done by a subcontractor (i.e. scanning, large printing, framing, etc.) ?
8 - What is a good profit margin?
9 - How do you recommend I print small prints (smaller than 16x20 or 10x15)?
10 - Have you noticed a preference for canvas prints versus paper prints?
Our Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD special offer is still ongoing. You can save 20% by purchasing this tutorial now. The Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD features all the materials I cover during my two-days Marketin Mastery Seminar and more. The advantage of the Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD compared to the seminar is that you can study anywhere you like, as often as you like, and you do not have to absorb everything in 2 days which is a very short time for that much information (over 40 hrs of audio and video, hundreds of PDF and text files, photographs, etc.).
May 17th
The Beauty, Passion and Inspiration Drawing deadline has been extended until June 30th. We wanted to make sure you have plenty of time to enter this drawing, and this mis why we decided to push the deadline a little bit. The rules of this drawing are simple: purchase one of our fine products from this website, or sign up for a workshop or consulting, and you are automatically entered in the drawing. Plus, you are entered again each time you place a new purchase. There is no limit as to how many times your name can be entered, and of course the more time you are entered, the more chances you have of winning this fine art print. All the details are at this link.
May 12th
The 16x20 mat size prints (10x15 print size) is now discontinued and is no longer available in our Fine Art Price List. This size remains available only for some of the images in the Print of the Month Collection. Our smallest print size is now 22x28 matted (16x20 print size).
The reason for this change is that 22x28 is currently our most popular size. This size works very well for home decor being neither too small nor overly large. This size also does justice to the very high level of details in my work, especially for images created with large format (4x5) or medium format digital (Phase One Digital Backs)
May 11th
The May 2009 print of the month
is now available
May 9th
Natalie and I returned from our Spring Navajoland workshop yesterday night. We spend a few days on our properties in Northern Arizona after the workshop relaxing and enjoying ourselves. This is my first post since we returned. Here are news of immediate importance:
1-Zion Summit - $100 off special offer extented until May 31
Why are we doing this? For several reasons. First, this site experienced technical problems and access was not available for most of the day on May 1st, the day of the original deadline. Second, we had to leave for our Navajoland Workshop also on May 1st and we did not come back until today, making it impossible to people to register until today. Therefore, to give an equal chance to everyone to get take advantage of this offer, Uwe and I decided to extend it until the end of the month.
Click here to read the Summit description and to see the complete list of presentations scheduled for this unique event. This new deadline is it. It will not be extended again.
2-May Print of the Month:
The may print of the month will be available shortly. It will be offered in 22x28 mat size (16x20 print size). This size is our most popular size. It shows more detail of the high resolution images than smaller sizes and it is more adequate for the current home decor trend which is to feature larger artwork. The 16x20 print size will no longer be offered except for previous print of the month. The 16x20 mat size will be removed from my regular price list. The curent print of the month remains available at the first month price until the May Print of the month is announced.
3-Grand Prix Racing
It's Pole Day at Indy and Helio Castroneves is on temporary pole as I type. The Spanish F1 Grand Prix of Catalunya is tomorrow morning (at least for those of us who live in the USA) and Jenson Button is on pole. Can't wait to see the unfolding of both! In fact, I will retun to watching Indy qualifying after these news are posted. Go Penske, Go Brawn.
April 30th
1 - Technical issues
This site experienced technical issues earlier today and was unavailable for part of the day. These issues have now been fixed and all is back to normal.
Some emails may have been lost during theses interruptions. If you emailed me and did not get a response, please resend your email. I have now answered all emails received, so if I did not answer yours it is because it has been lost.
2 - 2009 Zion Fine Art Printing Summit
Register before May 1st and receive $100 off the registration fee
The 2009 Summit takes place in Zion National Park. Our guest presenter and teacher this year is Mac Holbert. Mac is joining myself and Uwe Steinmueller for this event. Mac is one of the most experienced fine art digital printers and is the co-founder of Nash Editions with Graham Nash. We are very pleased he his joining us for this event and we know that you will find Mac's help a tremendous asset in helping you reach the next level of printing quality for your work.
We offer you $100 off when you register for the Summit before May 1st. There are only a couple days left, so don't delay any longer.
Click here to read the Summit description and to see the complete list of presentations scheduled for this unique event.
April 28th
We currently have three RSS feeds available. Subscribing to these feeds will keep you updated on all the latest news, workshops, special offers and more:
1-Newsletters RSS Feed
2-Podcast RSS Feed + itunes
3-What's NewRSS Feed
April 27th
1-Podcast
Technical issues prevented the podcast to be available on iTunes last week. These issues (bad RSS feed) have now been fixed and the podcast is listed on iTunes as it was before. Here is the link to the Podcast page. The lastest installment is the Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD "current economic environment" update.
2-Workshops
Bob Fields attended our Antelope Canyon workshop earlier this month. You can see the Photographs Bob created during the workshop at this link.
Here is Bob's testimonial about this workshop:
I recently attended a photography workshop in Page Arizona with Alain and Natalie Briot. We visited various slot canyons, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell and the surrounding countryside to study and photograph the magical rock formations and unique lighting. If you are interested in improving your photography and learning more about art in general, I highly recommend you check out Alain's website and his workshop schedule. This is my 4th workshop with Alain and Natalie. I highly recommend their professional, valuable and fun approach to informative and creative photography. Bob Fields, San Antonio, Texas |
A photograph taken during our April Antelope Canyon workshop now graces this site opening page. It is also displayed in my 2009 Online Gallery.
April 26th update: You can now see a "View at print size" crop from a 40x50 print of this image at this link
The audio description
of the Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD update and Special Offer is now available
April 17th
Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD update and Special Offer
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April 8th
1-Gallery Page posted
We just completed the furnishing and arrangement of our new home gallery and we now have a page on this site dedicated to the gallery. You can find it at this link.
2-Upcoming Marketing Mastery DVD update
Natalie and I are in the process of recording a series of tutorials on what to do and not do when selling your work plus how to continue selling your work and doing well in challengin economic times. This update will be provided free to Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD owners. I will announce this update here when it is available. If you do not have the Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD yet, take a look at the wealth of help and tutorials it contains by visiting this link.
3-Discover our Gallery
April 3rd
1-New Special Offer
A Special offer for the Portfolio CD, Portfolio Toolkit and Hand Made Portfolio Case package is available. This package contains everything you need to create your own fine art portfolio. This special offer saves you over 20% compared to ordering at the regular retail price.
2-New Online Print Review
A new online video print review was published today. The image I selected for this review is a black and white photograph by Daniel Rice. My video print review is available for immediate viewing at this link.
April 1st
I selected Dusk Moonrise at Mono Lake for the April 2009 Print of the Month. Here is the link to the Print of the Month page with a description of how this photograph was created.
March 28th
My March 2009 Newsletter was sent Saturday. If you did not receive it you can read it online by clicking here now.
You can also read my two previous newsletters, January and February 2009, at this link.
If you are not subscribed to this newsletter, you can do so now by clicking on the Subscribe Link at the top of this page. You will receive over 20 free essays by myself, in PDF format, when you subscribe. Plus, you will benefit from special offers, exclusive announcement and up-to-the-minute news not available otherwise. Take a moment to subscribe and get your free essays. You can unsubscribe at any time and your information is not shared with anybody.
March 22nd
I am pleased to announce the upcoming publication of my second book: Mastering Photographic Composition, Inspiration and Personal Style.
The book is currently going through final editing. The publication date is set for June. The publisher is Rocky Nook, who also published my first book: Mastering Landscape Photography. The foreword is written by Tony Sweet.
This new book is the result of my reseach, teaching, writing and personal photographic work over the past 3 years. It focuses on composition but with an unconventional approach. Instead of looking at composition as being solely the positioning of objects in the frame, I approach composition as consisting also of light, color, contrast and much more.
A table of contents and sample chapters will be available shortly on this new page dedicated to the book.
At this time I am opening a pre-annoucement list, as I do with all my important releases. A special offer will be available to members of the pre-annoucement list, as well as a special limited edition set of prints. Joining this list and benefiting from the limited special offer is simple: simply email me at alain@beautiful-landscape.com with Mastering Composition book in the subject line. There is no obligation to purchase, you will simply be first notified when the book is available.
And of course, all purchases qualify as entries in our Beauty, Passion and Inspiration Drawing.
March 20th
New Summit Sponsors
Several new Sponsors joined the summit. Click here to see who will be providing gifts and support during our annual event in Zion this fall.
Death Valley Workshop
We returned from our Death Valley Workshop yesterday. The workshop was fantastic and Natalie and I say "Thank you" to all the participants who joined us for 5 exciting days of photography. Death Valley in the Spring is fantastic and I will have photographs taken during the workshop shortly.
Upcoming announcement
An important announcement will be featured on this page in the coming days. Be sure to come back so you do not miss it.
March 11th
On the Occasion of our 12th Year in Business Anniversary (March 1997 - March 2009) we are giving you the opportunity to win a 22x30 matted print of Mesa Sunset, the February 2009 Print of the month. All the details are at this link.
March 10th
The Nature of Glass
Natalie and I went to see Chihuly's The Nature of Glass show at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix a few days ago. If you are in Phoenix, I strongly recommend seeing this show. If you are not, the next best thing is to click here to visit my Chihuly Glass Photographs Gallery.
All the photographs in this gallery were taken with a Canyon G9 and all are straight conversions from the Raw files (I just clicked on "convert" in Lightroom without making any adjustments and exported the images straight to jpegs). Enjoy.
March 9th
Facebook
Click here to visit my Facebook page and add me to your friends list.
I looked at your new Phase One P45 portfolio and it is truly amazing. I can see how you have been changing your selections over the years. I am so glad that I met you and Natalie. I've learned so much. I can't wait until the next time we meet. Larry |
March 8th
Alain's Marketing CD available free to Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD owners
The Marketing CD is now available by download to all Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD owners. Simply log on the the Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD updates page with your username and password and you will be able to download it immediately.
Updates were made to the Online Portfolios page and to the 1 on 1 consulting page - an updated photograph of our home gallery was posted to this page.
March 7th
Alain Briot online store changes
Changes were made to our online store today:
1 - A link to the posters page was added and posters no longer available were removed. Prices for single and both posters have also been lowered.
2- The Tutorial CDs and DVDs page was updated. The Composition CD and the Marketing CD are now no longer available separately. They are now available only with the Composition Mastery Workshop on DVD and the Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD, respectively.
important: the price of the Composition Mastery Workshop on DVD and the Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD did not go up. You are simply getting more for your money since you now receive the Composition CD and Marketing CD at no extra cost with your order.
The reason for this change is that the information available on the CDs is also available on the DVDs. This new approach prevents redundancy between these two tutorials. The other tutorial CDs --Briot's View 1 to 4 , Briot Speaks and the Portfolio CD-- remain available separately.
If you own or are planning to order the Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD or the Composition Mastery Workshop on DVD, you will find the Composition and the Marketing CD, respectively, available in the Online Owners Update area for each DVD. The Marketing CD will be made available on Monday. The Composition CD is already available.
The Mastery Workshop on DVD series is very much in demand right now. I will have an essay on how this extensive and comprehensive tutorial series can help you study photography while saving you time and money shortly.
If your interest in in learning how to Market and sell your photographs profitably and professionally, please know that I will also have an update on Marketing and selling art during the economic recession. This update will be made available to Mastery Marketing Workshop on DVD owners by download in the Mastery Marketing Workshop on DVD updates area. As you know I do Marketing consulting one on one with many students, and I have my finger on the pulse of the market because of my personal involvement both teaching marketing and selling my own work. I therefore want to share my insights and knowledge of the current market conditions with you so that you can avoid the pitfalls and serious problems faced by many photographers right now. I will be attending an art show today, and visit with several artists and photographers that I know personally, and my report on what I will learn today will be featured in this upcoming essay. Not to be missed if your interest is to sell your work or start your photography business.
Again, this essay will be available to Marketing DVD owners in the Owners online updates area.
You can visit our online store and see all these changes now by clicking here: Alain Briot online store
March 6th
Phase One P45 Online Portfolio
A new online portfolio is available. This new portfolio features a selection of my favorite and most popular images created with my Phase One P45 digital back. Click here to see this new online portfolio.
March 3rd
March 2009 Print of the Month
The March 2009 Print of the Month is now available. Click here to read how I created this image and to place your order.
February 26th
Rock Art Perspective Show in Bend, Oregon
Five of my large format rock art fine art prints are featured in the show Rock Art Perspectives: Pictographs and Petroglyphs at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon. Detailed information about this show is available on the High Desert Museum website.
The show runs until May 31st, 2009. It opened on
February 13th and the official reception is on April 2nd.
Three photographers are featured in this show: Alain Briot, David Muench and Michael Frye. Artwork by Native American artists and findings by archeologists are also part of this show.
A new online portfolio featuring my photographs from this show is now available.
February 24th
The 2009 Fine Art Printing Summit
Use Steinmueller and Alain Briot are proud to annouce the 2009 Fine Art Printing Summit. This year the Fine Art Printing Summit takes place in Zion, Utah, one of the most exciting locations anywhere. Our guest intructor and presenter is expert printer Mac Holbert. This is the seventh year we are offering this event.
Registration is now open -- you can find all the details of this exciting event on the Summit Page:
February 17th
New Online Print Review
A new online print review is now available. Click here to find out which image I selected for review this month and to watch the review on your computer.
Also, keep in mind that you can submit your own work for review. The instructions on how to do so are available at this link.
February 14th
New Master Files CD-1, 2 and 3 special offer
Our Master Files CD tutorial offer has been extended and expanded! You can now order any or all three Master Files CDs at an extraordinary price.
The Master Files CDs 1 and 2 have not been offered at this price when they were introduced two years, and one year ago.
Our very best offer --all three Master File CDs at a price you have to see-- is available for 5 orders only. Do not delay. Here is the link
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I have completed the first 5 of the 32 steps in the Composition Mastery Workshop on DVD and I amextremely pleased and impressed with the material. Having purchased and looked through hundreds of books, and after taking a few online courses I can say with certainty that I have not found this information anywhere else,especially in this detail. This workshop on DVD is everything I had hoped for, and I've barely scratched the surface. I particularly like the multi media approach that covers the same material in written form as well as audio andvisual. The three approaches together insure retention of the material. Thank you for producing such a high quality product! I will update you in afew weeks as I delve deeper. Glenn Gilchrist Southern Pines, NC |
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I just listened to your review of the Jason Keefe photograph and you did a wonderful job explaining the important things to consider, aspects that create a stronger composition, a stronger image and what to think of when photographing in the field. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, making them easily accessible and free. |
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