Not teaching from the Book It’s always been upsetting to me to take a class from a teacher who did nothing else but teach from the book. I’ve always thought “what’s the point? I can read the book myself! Why take a class just to have him read his book to me?” So when…Continue reading Not teaching from the Book
Tag: fine art photography
2012 Workshops first announcement
We have had numerous requests for the dates of our Spring 2012 Workshops, so here they are. Please note that several of these have already started filling up so if you are interested we do recommend you contact us now. I know these are still a long ways away, but some participants need to make…Continue reading 2012 Workshops first announcement
Maintaining and repairing your Gitzo tripod
Maintaining and repairing your Gitzo tripod Tripods are put to hard use and eventually they need some maintenance. For example, when the plastic bushings inside the legs wear out it it impossible to tighten the legs. The solution is to replace the bushings with new ones. You can either send your tripod to Gitzo and…Continue reading Maintaining and repairing your Gitzo tripod
Marketing Your Photography Today
Marketing Your Photography Today Market yourself In today’s publishing world, photographers are expected to do a lot of work when it comes to marketing their photography. You cannot rely on others to do this for you. It is simply not going to happen. You have to do the marketing yourself. This means learning what is…Continue reading Marketing Your Photography Today
First Fine Art Marketing Book has arrived in Arizona
The first copy of Marketing Fine Art Photography has arrived in the US, Arizona, today from Korea. Here are some photographs taken as I opened the package: You can order the book at this link:
Of Cakes and Plugins
White Sands Black & White I recently published a short essay about the photograph above on Luminous-Landscape.com (you can read the essay at this link). This essay brought a question about which plugin I used to convert this photograph to black and white. Fact is, I don’t use any ‘creative’ plugins. When it comes to the…Continue reading Of Cakes and Plugins
Marketing Book Pre-Order Opportunity
Alain Briot Marketing Book Pre-Order Opportunity My third book, Marketing Fine Art Photography, is being printed. We expect it to be available in June. Because of the very high level of interest for this book I am offering a pre-order opportunity. Here is the link: http://www.beautiful-landscape.com/Articles-Books-3-Marketing.html You can download the table of contents at this…Continue reading Marketing Book Pre-Order Opportunity
Lensbaby Composer
These photographs were taken with the Lensbaby Composer at the Speedworld Dragstrip in Surprise, Arizona. I used the f/8 Aperture ring for all of them. Alain Briot April 2011 Subscribe to Reflections: Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Cars Photography as Hobby
Car Photography as Hobby When your hobby becomes your profession you need a new hobby. For me, photography was a hobby. Until I started my business that is. Then, it became a profession. Don’t get me wrong, I love photography. If I didn’t I wouldn’t have made it my profession. But regardless of how much…Continue reading Cars Photography as Hobby
Financial Management Top 12 for Artists
Financial Management Top 12 for artists 1 – Do not get in debt – Pay off our debt – Collect interest, don’t pay interest – Not paying interest is the fastest way of saving money 2 – Live below your means – That’s the only way to get ahead financially – Otherwise we’re living day…Continue reading Financial Management Top 12 for Artists