Part Three of Nine Aesthetics and Photography
Article and Photographs by: Alain Briot
Alain Briot is one of the most successful landscape photographers working in the U.S. today. He was educated at the Ecole des Beaux Art in Paris, has a Masters degree in Fine Art, and is currently working on his Phd.
This article is the third in a series of nine essays focused on the aesthetic aspects of photography. The overall goal of this series is to help you create a photograph which is aesthetically pleasing: a beautiful photograph.
This series of essays is related to my (2003-2004) Workshop Series. These new workshops will focus upon implementing in the field and through exercises, the concepts, techniques and approaches discussed in my essays. Together they provide a strong foundation on which to build and refine your photographic skills.
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Alain Briot creates fine art photographs, teaches workshops and offers DVD tutorials on composition, raw conversion, optimization, printing and marketing. Alain is the author of Mastering Landscape Photography, Mastering Photographic Composition and Marketing Fine Art Photography. All 3 books are available from Alain’s website as well as from most bookstores.
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