Mastery Workshops on DVD Updates and Special Offer New updates are available for all five Mastery Workshops on DVD: 1 – Composition Mastery Workshop on DVD: New Composition Example 2 – Layers Mastery Workshop on DVD: Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom LR4 quickstep updates 3 – Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD: Valiani Matcutter 4 – Personal Style Master Class…Continue reading Alain Briot Mastery Workshops on DVD Limited Time Special Offer
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
Using Color Harmonies in Photography, Part 1 of 9: Monochromatic Color Harmony
Using Color Harmonies in Photography Part 1 of 9: Monochromatic Color Harmony––1 – Introduction: The Nine Color Harmonies In order to create a specific color palette for a photograph, colors need to be organized. This is done by using one of several color arrangements. These different color arrangements are called Color Harmonies. They are called…Continue reading Using Color Harmonies in Photography, Part 1 of 9: Monochromatic Color Harmony
Why Personal Style is Important
Why Personal Style is Important Other essays in this series Just being at a fantastic location at the best time for the light are no longer enough to create unique images. One has to have a personal style. Alain Briot Introduction Millions of new digital cameras, from cell phones to DSLRs to Medium Format digital,…Continue reading Why Personal Style is Important
Alain Briot Personal Style Master Class announcement
Alain Briot Personal Style Master Class announcement I have been working on an extensive tutorial focused on teaching you how to develop a personal style. I have now completed all the audio and video recordings as well as the interface. We are now completing the review and editing stages. . If everything goes as planned, this…Continue reading Alain Briot Personal Style Master Class announcement
Adobe Lightroom 4: Alain Briot first impressions
Adobe Lightroom 4, Alain Briot First Impressions I started using Lightroom 4in April and here are what I consider to be the most exciting new features. New Raw Conversion algorithm and shadow-highlight controls The excting new thing about Lightroom 4 are the new, and much better raw conversion algorithms. Improved Highlight-shadow recovery The second most…Continue reading Adobe Lightroom 4: Alain Briot first impressions
The Alain Briot Personal Style Master Class, first announcement
The Alain Briot Personal Style Master Class, first official announcement I am working on a major tutorial called the ‘Alain Briot Personal Style Master Class’ which will be available for purchase on this site in early summer 2012. The short ‘tips of the month’ included in my free newsletter are vignettes extracted from this…Continue reading The Alain Briot Personal Style Master Class, first announcement
The 12 Advantages and Benefits of The Mastery Workshops on DVD Series
The 12 Advantages and Benefits of The Mastery Workshops on DVD Series Here are the 12 advantages of studying with the Mastery Workshop on DVD Series classes as opposed to learning some other way: 1 – You can study each lesson anywhere you want at your own pace. 2 – You can study each lesson…Continue reading The 12 Advantages and Benefits of The Mastery Workshops on DVD Series
Allocating your resources wisely
Allocating your resources wisely Success relies on a wise allocation of our resources. And while we all want to do ‘everything’ it is rarely feasible to do so. At least not all at once! By focusing our efforts we get more practice and we develop our skills more quickly. But as the old saying goes,…Continue reading Allocating your resources wisely
2012 Photography Curriculum:
2012 Alain Briot Photography Workshops Curriculum Developing a personal style is a process that starts with taking ownership of your artistic license. It continues with making specific aesthetic choices, very much like the technical choices you made when you purchased your camera equipment, software and other gear. The process of developing a personal style culminates…Continue reading 2012 Photography Curriculum:
Artistic License
Artistic License by Alain Briot Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items (often with symbolic significance) in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions and intellect. Wikipedia 1 – Introduction A few years ago I wrote and essay titled Just say Yes. The purpose of this…Continue reading Artistic License