Latest News: New Ebook on Car Photography by Alain Briot November 27th A new eBook is available. It is titled Car Photography by Alain Briot. For a limited time this new eBook is offered at a special offer price 20% lower than the regular price. Plus, you receive the new Car Photography eFolio, featuring 85 pages…Continue reading New Car Photography eBook
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Composition notes #1/6
Composition Notes #1/6 1 – About Photographers A great photographer has, above everything else, a great eye. Camera gear is important, but secondary. Great photographs are the result of acute seeing abilities. If anything, the best gear is the one that frees the photographer from thinking about technique and lets him free to concentrate on…Continue reading Composition notes #1/6
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
Workshop Openings Update
Here are our current workshop openings: 1 – Our fall 2012 Workshops are sold out except for the Death Valley Workshop: http://beautiful-landscape.com/Workshop-Death-Valley-Fall-12.html 2 – Our 2013 workshops are filling out quickly. Here is the link to all of them: http://beautiful-landscape.com/Workshop-home.html Email alain@beautiful-landscape.com with any questions or to register. Pricing and detailed information are available…Continue reading Workshop Openings Update
Alain Briot Mastery Workshops on DVD Limited Time Special Offer
Mastery Workshops on DVD Updates and Special Offer New updates are available for all five Mastery Workshops on DVD: 1 – Composition Mastery Workshop on DVD: New Composition Example 2 – Layers Mastery Workshop on DVD: Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom LR4 quickstep updates 3 – Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD: Valiani Matcutter 4 – Personal Style Master Class…Continue reading Alain Briot Mastery Workshops on DVD Limited Time Special Offer
Using Color Harmonies in Photography, Part 1 of 9: Monochromatic Color Harmony
Using Color Harmonies in Photography Part 1 of 9: Monochromatic Color Harmony––1 – Introduction: The Nine Color Harmonies In order to create a specific color palette for a photograph, colors need to be organized. This is done by using one of several color arrangements. These different color arrangements are called Color Harmonies. They are called…Continue reading Using Color Harmonies in Photography, Part 1 of 9: Monochromatic Color Harmony
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
Alain Briot Personal Style Master Class announcement
Alain Briot Personal Style Master Class announcement I have been working on an extensive tutorial focused on teaching you how to develop a personal style. I have now completed all the audio and video recordings as well as the interface. We are now completing the review and editing stages. . If everything goes as planned, this…Continue reading Alain Briot Personal Style Master Class announcement
Adobe Lightroom 4: Alain Briot first impressions
Adobe Lightroom 4, Alain Briot First Impressions I started using Lightroom 4in April and here are what I consider to be the most exciting new features. New Raw Conversion algorithm and shadow-highlight controls The excting new thing about Lightroom 4 are the new, and much better raw conversion algorithms. Improved Highlight-shadow recovery The second most…Continue reading Adobe Lightroom 4: Alain Briot first impressions
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