Fine art prints are by definition modified versions of what the camera captured. The concept of creating a “straight fine art print” from a negative, a transparency or a Raw file is a myth. A legend. A dream. It was so the darkroom age, it is still so in the digital age. It’s just not…Continue reading Fine Art Printing and “manipulation”
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
Rejection
More people are going to say no than are going to say yes. Ignore it and keep going. Listen to yes-sayers, not no-sayers. Alain Briot http://www.beautiful-landscape.com Subscribe to Reflections: Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner target=”_blank”>FeedBurner</a></form>
Alain on Facebook
I have over 4000 friends on my Facebook page. If you have not visited me on facebook you can do so now. I regularly post news, quotes, photographs, videos and more there. Just click on this link: Visit Alain Briot Facebook Page Alain Briot http://www.beautiful-landscape.com Subscribe to Reflections: Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
White Sands Folio on iPad
The White Sands Folio, the May 2010 Print of the Month, now ships with a PDF version compatible with Mac, PCs and iPad. This version is free with all Folio purchases. If you already placed your order, you will receive a link to download your iPad version shortly. If you have not placed your order we…Continue reading White Sands Folio on iPad
Resizing Photographs for the iPad
The iPad has a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels at 132 pixels per inch (ppi). Therefore to prepare your photographs for display on the iPad you need to resize them to that size. That way you will minimize the file size and maximize the number of photographs you can store on your iPad. After…Continue reading Resizing Photographs for the iPad
Podcast
You can listen and watch the 50+ installments of my podcast on our Podcast Home Page at this link: http://beautiful-landscape.com/Podcast-home.html The podcast is available directly from the link above, and on Apple iTunes. Alain Briot http://www.beautiful-landscape.com Subscribe to Reflections: Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Welcome to Reflections
I recently felt the need to add a “blog,” for lack of a better term, to my website. A “blog” offers something that a website does not offer. First, it offers the possibility for readers to post comments, making it an interactive environment. Second, it offers the opportunity to post short entries instead of full-size…Continue reading Welcome to Reflections
Mastery DVD study order question
Alain – having purchased both the Composition and Layers DVD, do you have a recommendation as to which of the two I study first? Or are they sufficiently different that it does not make a difference? Hi Richard, The two tutorials are really very different, so in a way it doesn’t really matter which one…Continue reading Mastery DVD study order question
The iPad
We got an iPad. I wasn’t sure if I wanted one, so I did not pre order it. But when April 3rd rolled in I felt the irresistible urge to go to the closest Apple Store and get one. I checked that my website, and Reflections, loaded properly on it (they do) and I purchased…Continue reading The iPad
Workshop openings update
Here are our current workshop openings: 1 – 2010 Summit – Registration is open The 2010 Summit is open for registration. Our guest speaker this year is Mac Holbert. Uwe Steinmueller, myself and Mac will each give 3 new presentations. The Summit location is Moab, Utah. Moab is a photographers paradise, with Arches and Canyonlands…Continue reading Workshop openings update