The most important aspect of photography is not the gear you own or the techniques you use. The most important aspect of photography is light.
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
A few words on perseverance
It takes great time and effort to create world-class photographs. When I started photography my results were far from being what they are today. In fact, my first photographs were quite disappointing, even though I had great expectation for them. Until I had the film developed that is. It was then, by looking at my…Continue reading A few words on perseverance
Light
Fine art landscape photography is about natural light In Fine Art Landscape Photography, we photograph the light first and the subject second. This is because the best subject in poor light will not look good. Think about how many photographs of the Grand Canyon taken at noon you have seen. None of them look very…Continue reading Light
The best kept Secret
There is a best kept secret in Fine Art Photography marketing and it is that a poor quality photograph well marketed with always outsell a good photograph poorly marketed. This is because good art and good business don’t go hand in hand. The two exist on different planes. In art, a good artist will prevail.…Continue reading The best kept Secret
Art and Technique
A Fine Art Photograph demonstrates technical mastery and artistic inspiration Do not forget to work on both the art and the technique of your Fine Art Photographs and not only on one or the other! Fine Art Photography is not “Art” if there is no artistic content, and it is not “Fine” if you do…Continue reading Art and Technique