Sunrise, Joshua Tree National Park, California The photograph above was taken during our Joshua Tree workshop this May. It is a single capture. Because of the dynamic range of the Phase One back that I use, and because of my processing technique, I was able to get details both in the shadows and highlights. I…Continue reading Sunrise, Joshua Tree NP: How it was done
Category: Art
White Sands Gallery
White Sands & Bosque del Apache Gallery About Alain Briot Alain Briot creates fine art photographs, teaches workshops and offers DVD tutorials on composition, image conversion, optimization, printing and marketing. Alain is the author of Mastering Landscape Photography. Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity and Personal Style and Marketing Fine Art Photography. All 3 books are…Continue reading White Sands Gallery
Sunrise Reflections, Bosque del Apache – How I created this photograph
Sunrise Reflections, Bosque del Apache – How I created this photograph 1 – How this photograph was created Each time I visit Bosque del Apache I set it as a goal to take photographs without any birds. This was the first photograph I took that morning. When I created it I believed it would be…Continue reading Sunrise Reflections, Bosque del Apache – How I created this photograph
Creativity Top 12
Creativity Top 12 How to stand out from the crowd Introduction Standing out among the ever-increasing number of photographers is becoming more and more difficult. Gear and software are getting better and better. Prices for photography hardware, software are consumables are getting more and more affordable. Technical training is readily available. Information about locations that…Continue reading Creativity Top 12
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
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
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
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
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
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