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2012 Year-End Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/span><\/strong>
\nThis is a summary of my 2012 photographic activities. \u00a0This summary is organized by categories. \u00a0I have not offered a year-end summary before so this is something new to me. \u00a0I decided to do so this year because I believe it is interesting to take a look back at the most significant ‘happenings’ of 2012.<\/p>\n

Print sales<\/span><\/strong>
\n2012 marked an increase in number of print sales over 2011.\u00a0 Both individual prints and Portfolios went through several price increases in 2012, as we do each year, guaranteeing a continued increase in investment value to collectors of my work.<\/p>\n

We decided to increase portfolio prices by $1000 each time a copy is sold.\u00a0 This caused portfolios to reach their highest price point so far.<\/p>\n

Investment value<\/strong><\/span>
\nOur regular price increases mean that all prints, Folios and Portfolios purchases increase in value regularly. \u00a0If you purchased a print, a Folio or a Portfolio from us the value of your investment has already increased. If you plan to purchase prints, Folios or Portfolios in the future the value of your investment will increase as well because our prices will continue to increase regularly.<\/p>\n

You can see my print prices\u00a0at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Folios and Portfolios update<\/strong><\/span>
\nFolios and Portfolios are released in Limited Editions of 50 copies only.\u00a0As of January 2013\u00a0only 3 copies of the Navajoland Portfolio remain available.\u00a0The White Sands Folio sold out and is no longer available.<\/p>\n

Folios and Portfolios are available in the Print of the month collection at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Publishing<\/strong><\/span>
\nIn 2012 I published the 5th<\/sup> Mastery Workshop on DVD: The Personal Style Master Class workshop on DVD. \u00a0<\/em>This is an important release because this tutorial is completely different than the other 4 mastery DVDs.\u00a0 It is also part 1 of a 2 part series, with part 2 scheduled for release this year, in 2013. \u00a0You can see the Mastery Workshop on DVD series at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n

I published over 20 essays in 2012 on my website and blog as well as on Luminous-Landscape.com where Michael Reichmann publishes Briot’s View,\u00a0<\/em>my monthly column, on Naturephotographers.net where I am a Contributing Writer, on NatureScapes.net where I am \u00a0a Contributing Editor\u00a0and on other websites. \u00a0These publications are in addition to the more than 75 essays written for the Personal Style Master Class Workshop on DVD series.<\/p>\n

Consulting<\/span><\/strong>
\n2012 saw a significant increase in demand for my consulting program. So much so that I had to limit how many students I accept in this program to maintain the personalized attention and high standards I set for this program. \u00a0Details of my consulting program are available at this link<\/a> for studio consulting and at this link<\/a> for phone consulting.<\/p>\n

Workshops<\/strong><\/span>
\nAll our workshops sold out including the 9th Annual Fine Art Summit which was held in Zion this year. As an aside the first 3 workshops for 2013 are already sold out. \u00a0We have not cancelled a single workshop since we started our workshop program 10 years ago. \u00a0A full listing of our 2013 workshop program is available at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Teaching Focus<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe focus of our 2012 workshop program was Personal Style<\/em>.\u00a0 This focus complemented the new Personal Style Master Class Workshop on DVD and was very popular with our students, many of them working and developing a personal style.<\/p>\n

The focus of our 2013 workshop program is Vision<\/em>.\u00a0 This new focus builds onto our 2012 focus, Personal Style, while expanding into a wider field of creative exploration.\u00a0 More information will be available as the year goes on during our workshops, starting with the White Sands Workshop this March. \u00a0Stay tuned !<\/p>\n

Student Achievements<\/span><\/strong>
\nWe saw a noticeable increase in image quality from our students’ work. \u00a0Composition is where we saw the most increase. \u00a0Print quality is still one of the most challenging aspects of fine art photography.<\/p>\n

A record number of students completed personal photography projects in 2012. \u00a0These include folios, portfolios, eBooks and self published books. \u00a0A number of these projects were completed in the context of my consulting program. \u00a0Many were started during our workshops and seminars.<\/p>\n

Students in Business<\/span><\/strong>
\nA record number of students started selling their work in 2012. \u00a0At a recent show in Scottsdale, Arizona 3 of my students were selling their work at the same show. \u00a0Besides Arizona, our students are also selling their work in many states and countries.<\/p>\n

This is no doubt due to the popularity of my book\u00a0Marketing Fine Art Photography. \u00a0<\/em>Each time I check the book listing on Amazon.com, it is in the top 10 books on Professional Photography. \u00a0Sales of the eBook<\/a> version, which is available only on my website, also rank high. \u00a0It is also due to the support I provide through my Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD<\/a>, my 1 on 1 consulting program and my Advanced Marketing Seminar<\/em> which took place in Spring 2012. \u00a0This seminar was organized at our Country Club, Blackstone, in Peoria, Arizona and it was a wonderful event.<\/p>\n

About Alain Briot<\/strong><\/span>
\nAlain 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 available on as printed books Amazon.com and as eBooks on Alain\u2019s website at this link:\u00a0http:\/\/beautiful-landscape.com\/Ebooks-Books-1-2-3.html<\/a><\/p>\n

You can find more information about Alain’s work, writings and tutorials as well as subscribe to Alain\u2019s Free Monthly Newsletter on his website at http:\/\/www.beautiful-landscape.com To subscribe simply go to\u00a0http:\/\/www.beautiful-landscape.com<\/a>\u00a0and click on the Subscribe link at the top of the page. You will receive information on downloading the table of contents, plus over 40 free essays by Alain, immediately after subscribing. Alain welcomes your comments on this essay as well as on his other essays available. You can reach Alain directly by emailing him at\u00a0alain@beautiful-landscape.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alain Briot
\nVistancia, Arizona
\nJanuary 2013<\/p>\n


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