Vision – Part Two
Vision – Part Three Vision – Part Four
Vision – Part Five
Vision – Part Six
Vision – Part Seven
Color Harmonies :
Using Color Harmonies in Photography: Part 1
Photography and Art :
Why Personal Style is Important
Artistic License
Photographic Examples Series
IndexPage
Photoshop CS6 – Alain Briot’s Favourite Features
Understanding Criticism:
Composition:
Reflections on Photography and Art:
An Introduction to the Series
About Alain Briot
Alain Briot lives and works in the heart of the Southwestern Luminous Landscape. After spending 7 years in Chinle, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation, Alain moved to Peoria, Arizona, in January 2003. This location allows him access to the Sonoran Desert and to new photographic opportunities. Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly and the Grand Canyon are his backyard, and he explores them in depth with an artist’s eye.
Born and educated in France, Alain has made the U.S. his home since 1986. He has studied painting and drawing at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Paris, and photography at the American Center also in Paris. After moving to the U.S. Alainreceived his Bachelor and Masters degrees fromNorthern Arizona Universityin Flagstaff, Arizona, and worked on his PhD atMichigan Technological Universityin Houghton, Michigan.
Today Alain creates Fine Art photographs, teaches photography workshops and Seminars, and offers DVD tutorials. Alain authored 3 books:Mastering Landscape Photography, Mastering Composition, Creativity and Personal Style,andMarketing Fine Art Photography. Information on all these are available onAlain’s website.
A small portfolio of Alain’s work can be foundon this site. Alain may be contacted directly by clickinghere. You should also visit his personalweb sitefor a look at more of this master photographer’s work. There is also a featured interview with Alain inVol. 1, #1of theLuminous Landscape Video Journal.
Alain is a regular contributor theThe Luminous Landscape.
Aesthetics and Photography
An Eleven Part Tutorial Series
How to Select the Best “film” for a Specific Image with both Film and Digital Capture
Previous Articles by Alain Briot
Briot’s Books – On Photographers
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