Alain Twelve Master Files CD-3



Complete list of contents of the Twelve Master Files CD-3:

A -Why Master Files are important
As a professional fine art photographer I work very hard at optimizing my photographs so that the resulting prints are as close to my original vision as possible.

This optimization can take hours, or days and even sometimes weeks. Because of the work involved it is important to preserve all the changes I make to the original file, be it the raw conversion or the film scan.

I save these changes in adjustment layers in Photoshop. Each layer represent a single change to the image. Each image, after the adjustments are completed, contains 10 layers or more, depending on the exact changes made to that image.

No matter how carefully the photograph was composed and captured, and regardless of what equipment was used, including the finest cameras, lenses, filters, films, etc., all photographs require adjustments. This was true in the darkroom (neither the transparency nor the negative was the final image. The prints made from these were always adjusted) and it is still true today in the digital darkroom. In fact, we can do much more today to improve the final appearance of a photograph, making adjustments that much more important.

However, seeing which adjustments a specific photographer made is not easy. Photographers do not share their Master files any more than they listed each modification they made in the Darkroom. To help you learn and visualize which adjustments I made to my images, I am making my Master files available on this CD. What you see on the various layers included with each Master File is the exact process I followed to go from the Raw file, or the film scan, to the final print file. Nothing is hidden. You see exactly what I did to each image, and you learn how you can do the same with your images.

B - Twelve Master Files, as follows:
Each master file contains, on average, about 10 layers or more. If you are not familiar with the concept of Master File make sure to read my essay titled "The Master File".

1 - Sabrina Lake Sunrise
7 - Death Valley Flowers
2 - Escalante Canyon
8 - Escalante Sunrise
3 - Mono Lake
9 - Devil's Garden
4 - Bristlecone Pine Detail
10 - Horseshoe Bend panorama
5 - Zion Fall
11 - Blurred Trees
6 - Sierra Fall
12 - Sand Dune Panorama

C - The Lightroom presets for all 12 master Files
Lightroom presets are files containing all the adjustments made to an image in Photoshop. I saved each of the 12 presets used to convert the files and I am including them on the Master Files CD-3.

You can import these presets in Lightroom and see exactly how I adjusted each setting when I converted these 12 photographs.

D - Two detailed tutorial Movies
These movies show, first, my image processing workflow in Lightroom and, second, my optimization workflow in Photoshop:


Click on the image above to watch a sample from the Lightroom and Photoshop tutorial movies.
This sample is a only a few minutes long. The actual movies are over 2 hours long.


I have found with the 'Printing Mastery Workshop on DVD and my two prints from you, Zabriske Point and Sabino Trees, that the included Master Files with all your adjustment layers have been the single most valuable learning tool I have used. So, when you announced the 12 Master Files CD I was very excited. Thanks for sharing as much as you do about the art of photography.

Leo Dejan,  Santa Fe, New Mexico


E - A companion print of Sierra Fall
Your order comes with a companion print of Sierra Aspens at no extra charge. This Companion print is signed and matted to 8x10. It is ready to frame. The print quality of this image is superb.The printing, mouting, matting and all other aspects of this fine art print are done to the same world-class standards as all my Fine Art Prints.

I am including this print with the Master Files CD3 so you can compare the master file to the actual print. There is no other way to make an accurate comparison between what you see on screen and what the print actually looks like.

Sierra Fall is number 70 in the Print of the Month Collection.

If you already have this print, or if you want a different print, you can choose any photograph in the Print of the Month Collection. Just let me know which one you want when you order:alain@beautiful-landscape.com

F - Free Shipping
Shipping costs are included in each order. You do not pay extra for shipping no matter where you live in the world. Each order is carefully packed. Shipping is via US air mail and is insured and trackable worldwide.

Alain 12 Master Files CD-3

12 Master files from my most popular images.
Plus 2 hrs of video tutorials.
Plus a companion print of Sierra Fall.

 $600


You can also order by phone at 1-800-949-7983 in the US and 928-252-2466 Internationally
You can also order by email at alain@beautiful-landscape.com
Sierra Fall
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