Expressing our Vision or Collecting Gear? Collecting gear or completing projects? There is a sort of obsession in photography and that is the desire to collect camera gear – cameras and lenses- beyond any reasonable quantity. This is particularly interesting today with digital because much of what can be done with various lenses can be…Continue reading Expressing our Vision or Collecting Gear?
Author: Alain Briot
I create fine art photographs, teach workshops and offer DVD tutorials on composition, raw conversion, optimization, printing and marketing. I am the author of Mastering Landscape Photography, Mastering Photographic Composition and Marketing Fine Art Photography and How Photographs are Sold. All 4 books are available from Alain’s website as well as from most bookstores. You can find more information about my workshops and subscribe to my Free Monthly Newsletter on my website at http://www.beautiful-landscape.com. You will receive over 40 essays in PDF format, including free chapters from my books, when you subscribe. You can also email me at alain@beautiful-landscape.com
Proust, Art and Photography
Proust, Art and Photography Thanks to art, instead of seeing one world only, our own, we see that world multiply itself and we have at our disposal as many worlds as there are original artists. Marcel Proust 1 – Introduction I recently spent time reading Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, his most famous…Continue reading Proust, Art and Photography
Happy Holidays from Alain and Natalie Briot
Happy Holidays from Alain and Natalie Briot. May 2013 be filled with the creation of fantastic photographs and the completion of exciting projects! Alain Briot http://www.beautiful-landscape.com Subscribe to Reflections: Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Grand Canyon posters by Alain Briot
I have 2 different Grand Canyon posters available: 1- The Bright Angel Trail Grand Canyon Poster 2 – The Yavapai Point at Sunset Grand Canyon Poster. Both posters are available at this link: http://beautiful-landscape.com/Poster-list.html A special offer is available as well. Alain Briot http://www.beautiful-landscape.com
Why I Photograph Cars
Why I Photograph Cars by Alain Briot Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal –a commitment to excellence- that will enable you to attain the success you seek. Mario Andretti 1 – Introduction My primary photographic subject is landscape photography. I came to…Continue reading Why I Photograph Cars
New Car Photography eBook
Latest News: New Ebook on Car Photography by Alain Briot November 27th A new eBook is available. It is titled Car Photography by Alain Briot. For a limited time this new eBook is offered at a special offer price 20% lower than the regular price. Plus, you receive the new Car Photography eFolio, featuring 85 pages…Continue reading New Car Photography eBook
Composition notes #1/6
Composition Notes #1/6 1 – About Photographers A great photographer has, above everything else, a great eye. Camera gear is important, but secondary. Great photographs are the result of acute seeing abilities. If anything, the best gear is the one that frees the photographer from thinking about technique and lets him free to concentrate on…Continue reading Composition notes #1/6
Art, equipment and professionalism
Art, equipment and Professionalism Most art collectors cannot tell an Epson 9880 from a 9900. They buy the image, not the printer. Alain Briot An important step in the personal development of a photographer into an artist is to step away from considering the equipment first and the work second. The minute the work comes…Continue reading Art, equipment and professionalism
Workshop Openings Update
Here are our current workshop openings: 1 – Our fall 2012 Workshops are sold out except for the Death Valley Workshop: http://beautiful-landscape.com/Workshop-Death-Valley-Fall-12.html 2 – Our 2013 workshops are filling out quickly. Here is the link to all of them: http://beautiful-landscape.com/Workshop-home.html Email alain@beautiful-landscape.com with any questions or to register. Pricing and detailed information are available…Continue reading Workshop Openings Update
Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail Poster by Alain Briot
Bright Angel Trail poster, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona 20″ x 39″ $35 only – Free Shipping I received your print today and just want to say: WOW! Yes, it is breathtaking. I get some ooohs and ahhs from some of the work I printbut your print was awesome. Keep up the good work. Thanks…Continue reading Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail Poster by Alain Briot