Introduction In my previous essay, Why I use Selective Color in my Photographic Work, I mentioned a new process that I titled the Selective Color Process. This essay describes the logic behind the naming of this process. Artists have used specific processes in their work for millennia. The reason for that is because art is about…Continue reading The Selective Color Process
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Why I use Selective Color for my photographic work
If there is one specific aspect of processing I am known for it is my use of Selective Color. Selective Color is to me what oil paint was to Vermeer or marble to Michael Angelo. I love Selective Color. I use it on all my images. I recommend that all other photographers use it. I…Continue reading Why I use Selective Color for my photographic work
Eastern Sierra and Mono Lake Workshop with Alain Briot
Alain Briot Eastern Sierra and Mono Lake workshop, Fall 2019. Study landscape photography with Alain Briot, get your work reviewed and explore the Eastern Sierra Nevada, one of the most beautiful area in the American Southwest.
One opening for the 2019 Eastern Sierra and Mono Lake Workshop
Due to a cancellation we have one opening for the 2019 Eastern Sierra and Mono Lake Workshop. Mono Lake at Dusk, one of the locations we will explore and photograph during the 2019 Eastern Sierra and Mono Lake Workshop.
2019 Alumni Rendez-Vous annoucement
Registration for the 2019 Rendez Vous is open by invitation. If you have attended one of our workshops and you want to attend the 2019 Rendez Vous email us at alain@beautiful-landscape.com. The Rendez Vous is already partially filled but we do have seats available as of today. If you are not familiar with the Rendez…Continue reading 2019 Alumni Rendez-Vous annoucement
Workshop participants photographing Death Valley
Workshop participants photographing the Playa during the 2018 Death Valley Workshop Click here or on the image to see our current workshops listing
Happy New Year 2018
Natalie and Alain Briot wish you a Happy New Year 2018! Look for an essay to be published shortly on this site about Getting your Photography Started in Style this Year. Happy New Year from Natalie and Alain Briot
Blue Dawn at White Sands: How it was done
This photograph was taken at dawn, at the blue hour that precedes sunrise. The sky was clear and still not tinted red by the sun. The light on the dunes was only from the blue sky. The white sand dunes, being neutral in color, took on the color of the sky. While the sand was…Continue reading Blue Dawn at White Sands: How it was done
Eclipse
Eclipse This photograph was created during the 2012 Eclipse of the Sun. The photograph was taken from the Island in the Sky viewpoing in Canyonlands National Park, not that it matters since you cannot tell from the photo where it was taken. I used a 250mm lens on my medium format digital camera. The image…Continue reading Eclipse
The 2017 Zion Fine Art Summit
The 2017 Zion Fine Art Photography Summit You can register for this event now by clicking here Sunrise, Zion National Park Introduction Each year for the past 15 years we have offered an event called the Fine Art Photography Summit. This event used to be organized jointly by Uwe Steinmueller and myself. When Uwe passed…Continue reading The 2017 Zion Fine Art Summit