Photography Podcast with Alain and Natalie Briot

This is an overview description of the upcoming Artistic Color Mastery Workshop on USB. This new course features my current workflow, including all the changes I made to my processing since publishing the Selective Color and HSL Mastery Workshop on USB. This announcement also includes information on signing up for the pre-announcement list. To sign up simply email Alain at alain@beautiful-landscape.com with Artistic Color Mastery in the subject line of your email. After you join the pre-announcement list you will be first notified when this new Mastery tutorial is released. You will also benefit for a special offer price, which will save you over 20% of the regular price. You will also qualify for a free gift and free shipping worldwide.

Natalie and I discuss the subject of perfection in photography and art. We talk about how seeking perfection is not only futile but also detrimental to the development of a personal style. We also cover many other aspects of perfection in art.

In The Principles of Art Natalie and Alain Briot discuss the principles of art as they apply to photography. These are the foundation on the basis of which fine art photographs are created. This Podcast is a continuation of the previous episode about Beginners.The reason being that beginners often have not yet learned the principles of art and so create art without a strong artistic foundation. This new podcast episode is available on the Podcast Page

Titled Beginners this podcast focuses on what characterizes a beginning fine art landscape photographer. This is an important episode because we all start as beginners and we move forward through our study and practice of photography. This episode define a path for this journey.

Titled After the Pandemic this podcast episode presents our pandemic activities. Natalie and I talk about the different things we have been doing, why we had to interrupt our 2020 workshop program, and how we are starting to teach workshops again in 2021. This is our first new podcast episode in over a year.

This is the announcement of the upcoming Selective Color and HSL Mastery Workshop on USB and DVD. In this announcement Alain Briot goes over the contents of this new Mastery course. Alain also talks about the teaching approach he followed when creating the contents of the course, in particular the video tutorials. This announcement also includes information on registering signing up for the pre-announcement list To register simply email Alain at alain@beautiful-landscape.com with Selective Color in the subject line of your email. After you join the pre-announcement list you will be first notified when this new Mastery tutorial is released. You will also benefit for a special offer price, which will save you over 20% of the regular price. You will also qualify for free gifts and other advantages including free shipping worldwide. Alain Briot

In this new podcast Alain presents the new Artistic Lightroom Mastery Workshop on DVD and describes the advantages and unique aspects of this new Lightroom tutorial.

Alain and Natalie continue discussing the changes they witnessed in the fine art market from the late 1990s to 2018. This is part 2 of a 2 parts episode series focused on the subject of selling fine art photography.

This episode focuses on the subject of selling fine art photography. Alain and Natalie discuss the changes that they witnessed in the fine art market since they started selling fine art photographs. Specifically, they talk talk about the changes that the fine art selling environment went through from the late 1990s to 2018.

In this episode, Alain and Natalie present the 2018 Arches & Canyonlands Fine Art Photography Summit which takes place in Moab, Utah. They talk about the schedule of the Summit, the locations you will photograph and the contents of the seminar presentations by Alain Briot and Jeff Schewe. They also talk about the Limited Edition print of the Summit and the free photo coffee mug that early registrants receive as a gift.

This episode focuses on Antelope Canyon in Arizona, one of the most beautiful photographic locations in the world. Alain and Natalie talk about their experience photographing there from the first time they went there in 1986 until now. They talk about the changes that they have witnessed and how these have impacted the way they photograph the canyon.

In this episode Alain and Natalie talk about the 2018 Rendez Vous that they just taught in Chinle, Arizona, the home of Canyon de Chelly. The Rendez Vous is a gathering of alumni, Students who have previously attended a workshop with Alain and Natalie. ALain and Natalie describe what the Rendez Vous consists of and which unique activities are part of this event. These include the Print Exchange, the Personal Print Presentation and the photography field trips to Little Known areas of Navajoland. For those interested in participating, the Rendez Vous will take place again in 2019, this time in Bluff, Utah with a schedule just as exciting as this year.

In this episode Alain and Natalie talk about our new Master Class workshop and discuss the main aspects of this exciting event. This is an advanced workshop designed for students who want to reach the next step with their work. The goal of the workshop is to help you turn your dreams into goals and reality.

This is part four of a four part series focused on the story of Alain and Natalie's podcast. Starting with their first episode, Alain and Natalie look back at their journey and talk about why they started their podcast, what their goals were, what motivated them to continue, how they find ideas for new episodes and more. As they go over the past 87 episodes they recall memories and play excerpts of selected recordings. This series is much more than a rewind of the podcast. It is the opportunity to look back at over 10 years worth of podcast episodes as well as a chance to talk about things that they never talk about before.

This is part three of a four part series focused on the story of Alain and Natalie's podcast. Starting with their first episode, Alain and Natalie look back at their journey and talk about why they started their podcast, what their goals were, what motivated them to continue, how they find ideas for new episodes and more. As they go over the past 87 episodes they recall memories and play excerpts of selected recordings. This series is much more than a rewind of the podcast. It is the opportunity to look back at over 10 years worth of podcast episodes as well as a chance to talk about things that they never talk about before.

This is part two of a four part series focused on the story of Alain and Natalie's podcast. Starting with their first episode, Alain and Natalie look back at their journey and talk about why they started their podcast, what their goals were, what motivated them to continue, how they find ideas for new episodes and more. As they go over the past 87 episodes they recall memories and play excerpts of selected recordings. This series is much more than a rewind of the podcast. It is the opportunity to look back at over 10 years worth of podcast episodes as well as a chance to talk about things that they never talk about before.

This is part one of a four part series focused on the story of Alain and Natalie's podcast. Starting with their first episode, Alain and Natalie look back at their journey and talk about why they started their podcast, what their goals were, what motivated them to continue, how they find ideas for new episodes and more. As they go over the past 87 episodes they recall memories and play excerpts of selected recordings. This series is much more than a rewind of the podcast. It is the opportunity to look back at over 10 years worth of podcast episodes as well as a chance to talk about things that they never talk about before.

This slideshow features photographs taken by the participants of the 2016 Antelope Canyon Fine Art Photography Summit. It also features photographs of Alain Briot, Natalie Briot, Jeff Schewe and of many Summit Participants. The music is from the CD Navajoland by Travis Terry (it's available on iTunes if you want to get it). This Slideshow presents the many different aspects of the 2016 Fine Art Photography Summit that took place in Page, Arizona. It also shows the locations we photographed during the Vision Field Workshop following the Summit. The Native American flute music is by Travis Terry. For those of you who attended the 2016 Summit, this will bring back memories of this unique event. For those of you who could not join us, it will give you a good idea of what the Summit consists of. You can see this slideshow by clicking on this link.Thank you to Jeff Schewe who created this slideshow.

This slideshow features photographs taken by the participants of the 2015 Death Valley Fine Art Photography Summit. It also features photographs of Alain Briot, Natalie Briot, Jeff Schewe and of many Summit Participants. The music is from the CD Navajoland by Travis Terry (it's available on iTunes if you want to get it). This Slideshow presents the many different aspects of the 2015 Fine Art Photography Summit that took place in Page, Arizona. It also shows the locations we photographed during the Vision Field Workshop following the Summit. The Native American flute music is by Travis Terry. For those of you who attended the 2015 Summit, this will bring back memories of this unique event. For those of you who could not join us, it will give you a good idea of what the Summit consists of. You can see this slideshow by clicking on this link. Thank you to Jeff Schewe who created the slideshow.

In part three of this three-parts episode Alain and Natalie finish talking about what is art using a list of 17 art definitions written by Natalie's Navajo students. Part three covers definitions thirteen to to Seventeen. After reading each definition Alain and Natalie talk about what they mean to them, how they relate to them, and what they make them think of. Alain and Natalie end this three parts series of episodes focused on 'what is art?' by talking about what is coming next on their podcast and discussing several ideas for future episodes.

In part two of this three-parts episode Alain and Natalie continue talking about what is art using a list of 17 art definitions written by Natalie's Navajo students. Part two covers definitions eight to to twelve. After reading each definition Alain and Natalie talk about what they mean to them, how they relate to them, and what they make them think of.

In part one of this episode Alain and Natalie talk about what is art using a list of 17 art definitions written by Natalie's Navajo students. Part one covers definitions one to seven. After reading each definition Alain and Natalie talk about what they mean to them, how they relate to them, and what they make them think of.

In this episode Alain and Natalie discuss the Marketing Success Seminar Series. Part 1 was taught in 2016, Part 2 in 2017 and Part 3 will be taught in 2018. This is a 2 day seminar that takes place in Phoenix Arizona in April. You can see the full description, and register, on the Workshops page at http://www.beautiful-landscape.com/Workshop-home.html

In this episode Alain and Natalie talk about their Little Known workshops. These are advanced workshops which take participants to little known places and focus on advanced fine art photography techniques. The little known Workshops are open to previous workshop participants and are offered by invitation only. If you are interested in participating email us to let us know. my email is on my website at www.alainbriot.com

In this episode Natalie and Alain talk about the different aspects of the 2017 Fine Art Summit that takes place in Zion National Park in November. The Fine Art Summit is a yearly event organized in a different location each year. We always invite a guest teacher and presenter. This year our guest presenter is Jeff Schewe. Jeff and Alain will both give 4 presentations on Photoshop and Lightroom. They will also work one on one with the participants. The Summit is a combination of classroom presentations and field photography. During the Summit we photograph at sunrise and sunset then meet in the classroom during the day for processing and printing sessions. After the summit we offer a three-days Summit Vision Field workshop which takes you from Zion to Bryce Canyon, Escalante Grand Staircase and Capitol Reef. Join us for this uniquely exciting workshop! The registration details and a full description are on my website at http://www.beautiful-landscape.com

This episode is the first announcement for the new Advanced Advancement Layers Mastery Workshop on DVD or USB card. This announcement features a detailed recording of the goals of this new tutorial plus information on how to join the pre-announcement list. The Advanced Advancement Layers Mastery Workshop on DVD or USB is the update to the original Adjustment Layers Mastery Workshop which was released about 4 years ago. The focus of this Mastery Tutorial is how to process your photographs to fine art standards by converting them in Lightroom and then processing and optimizing them in Photoshop using adjustment layers. The table of contents of this new Mastery Tutorial is available on my site, the link is on my home page at beautiful-landscape.com Alain Briot

This episode is about the 2016 Antelope Canyon Workshop. It focuses on the highlights of the workshop and on what makes photographing Antelope Canyon, and other slot canyons, so unique and exciting.

In this episode Alain and Natalie talk about their experience teaching the 2016 Marketing Success Seminar which took place over two days in Phoenix, Arizona. Alain and Natalie talk about the most important aspects of selling your fine art photography successfully so that you avoid the pitfalls that plague inexperienced photographers. The goal is to teach you how to be successful selling your photography.

This episode consists of an interview I did with Paul Griffith in September 2015. During this interview Paul and I discuss what motivated me to get started selling my work, the artistic aspects of photography, the business of photography and how to get started, my fine art work, my workshops and more.

This podcast episode focuses on Navajo Humor. In this conversation Alain and Natalie Briot talk about the Navajo's sense of humor and why it is important to have a sense of humor. They expand into the importance of using humor and of having fun when doing your photography work. Finally, they discuss the role that humor plays in being creative and in exploring new ideas. This is the sixth episode of Alain and Natalie's series about Living on Navajoland. Alain and Natalie lived in Canyon de Chelly from 1995 to 2002. This series focuses on their 7 years experience living and photographing in Navajoland.

In this podcast episode Alain and Natalie Briot talk about the Fine Art Photography Summit now in its 14th year. They also talk about their series of Little Known Workshops which offer the opportunity to photograph little known or unknown locations in a small group setting. Topics discussed cover a description of the Fine Art Summit, of the Little Known Workshops, and of Alain one on one consulting program. A comparison of these different learning opportunities as well as anecdotes related to Alain and Natalie experience make this podcast one that you do not want to miss.

In this podcast episode Alain and Natalie Briot talk about their Fine Art Photography Workshops. Topics cover frequently asked questions, what makes their workshops unique, the locations they visit, the importance of a print review and much more.

This is the 5th episode of Alain and Natalie's series on Living and Photographing in Navajoland. In this episode Alain and Natalie Briot talk about their experiences hiking in Navajoland. They discuss how they explored areas of Navajoland where non-Navajos never go and what happened when they went there and photographed these unknown but beautiful and extremely photogenic locations.

This is the 4th episode of Alain and Natalie's series on Living and Photographing in Navajoland. This episode is part 2 of 2 of the Non judgmental aspects of Navajo Culture. Natalie and Alain continue to discuss how living in Navajoland influenced their creativity and help them start their journey to business success.

This is the 3rd episode of Alain and Natalie's series on Living and Photographing in Navajoland. This episode is part 1 of a 2 parts series titled The Non Judgmental Aspects of Navajo Culture. In this conversation Natalie and Alain discuss how this aspect of Navajo Culture influenced their creativity and why it helped them start their photography business.

This Slideshow presents the many different aspects of the 2013 FIne Art Photography Summit that took place in Page, Arizona. It also shows the locations we photographed during the Vision Field Workshop following the Summit. The Native American flute music is by Travis Terry. For those of you who attended the 2013 Summit, this will bring back memories of this unique event. For those of you who could not join us, it will give you a good idea of what the Summit consists of. You can see this slideshow by clicking on this link. Enjoy! This slideshow is in movie format.

In this Podcast episode, Alain is interviewed by Gordon Lewis and talks about his book: Marketing Fine Art Photography

This is the 2nd episode of Alain and Natalie's series on Living and Photographing in Navajoland. In this episode Alain and Natalie explain how they started selling Alain's photographs at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The discussion focuses on how they went from selling just a few pieces to selling so much they could not keep up with the demand. This podcast features valuable marketing knowledge and tips. Learn how to sell your photographs by listening to Alain and Natalie's talk about their years of experience selling fine art photographs in a world-class venue.

This is the first episode of a new podcast series by Alain and Natalie Briot titled 'Living and Photographing in Navajoland'. Alain and Natalie spent 7 years living and photographing in Navajoland. The focus of this new series is to present the range of experiences they went through during this time. A variety of topics will be covered including living, working and photographing in Navajoland plus many more.

In this podcast presentation Alain and Natalie Briot talk about their new tutorial: the Advanced Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD. This new tutorial focuses on selling fine art photographs in a post, or pre-post, recession environment. Many selling techniques that worked before the recession are no longer effective. They are outdated and need to be replaced with new marketing techniques adapted to the new selling environment. Similarly, customers today are much more demanding in regards to what they are willing to buy than they were before the recession. While before the recession customers looked for excess and were willing to buy artwork on a whim, they now demand value and are only willing to buy items of proven value and quality. In this presentation Alain and Natalie expand on these concepts and also cover the following: - buyer objections - the importance of limited editions - how to price your work, how to manage your time and money - how to run your business - how to take care of your own destiny and much more. The Advanced Marketing Mastery Workshop on DVD Table of contents is available free for download at this link: http://beautiful-landscape.com/Articles-DVD-Marketing-Advanced-SPO.html Alain and Natalie Briot

In this video episode the Native American Flute music of Travis terry plays to beautiful scenes of Antelope Canyon in Arizona. Travis Terry's music is available on iTunes at this link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/travis-terry/id139479729 Alain Briot

This episode is a video sampler of the Composition Mastery Workshop on DVD. This is part 2 of 2. In this episode Alain continues to describe the contents of this unique tutorial on Photographic Composition and explains how it will help you reach the next step with your work.

This episode is a video sampler for the Composition Mastery Workshop on DVD. This is part 1 of 2. In this episode Alain describes the contents of this unique tutorial on Photographic Composition and explains how it will help you reach the next step with your work.

This episode is a video sampler of the Adjustment Layers Mastery Workshop on DVD. A special offer for this new tutorial is available at this link: http://beautiful-landscape.com/Articles-DVD-Adjustment-Layers-Mastery.html This offer is for the first 40 orders only. Hurry and place your order now before it is too late.

In this episode Alain and Natalie talk about the importance that passion plays in creating successful fine art photographs. Alain and Natalie discuss the concept of 'passion in, passion out' and explain how your passion for photography will, in turn generate an equally passionate response in your audience.

In this episode Alain explains why having a personal style is important and how you can develop your own personal style. Alain also introduces his new tutorial, the Personal Style Master Class.

This episode is a video discussion between Peter Urban and Alain Briot. The discussion focuses on the publication of Alain's new book: Marketing Fine Art Photography. Alain and Peter talk about the importance of marketing your photography, and the most successful ways of selling your work. This discussion takes place in the context of Peter Urban's Smibs TV Fine Art Photography Review. You can see this interview at this link: http://beautiful-landscape.com/Reflections/?p=1991

In this episode Alain and Natalie Briot answer the most often asked questions about their field workshops and seminars. Alain and Natalie also talk about their approach to teaching and discuss the most important aspects of learning photography.

In this episode Alain and Natalie Briot talk about their home gallery, what led them to open it, how it is set up and how it is working for them. http://www.beautiful-landscape.com/podcast/55-Home%20Gallery.mp3

In this episode Alain and Natalie Briot talk about Alain's new book: Marketing Fine Art Photography. Their discussion covers the contents of the book, and how it applies both to photographers who are selling their work and to photographers who are not selling their work. An enjoyable discussion on a subject that is rarely addressed by photographers.

In this episode Alain and Natalie Briot present the 2011 Beaux Arts Photography Summit which takes place in Death Valley, California, in November 2011. This is the first time that we offer this yearly event in Death Valley. Plus, the field workshops after the summit take us to the Easter Sierra Nevada and to Mono lake, making this event a once in a lifetime opportunity to study photography, and to create a superb collection of images from some of the most beautiful locations on Earth. Our presenters and teachers this year are Alain Briot, Natalie Briot, Mark Nelson and Tony Sweet. A biography of all teachers and presenters is at the Summit link at: http://beautiful-landscape.com/Workshop-Summit-11.html A detailed description of the Summit and field workshops is also at the same link. Be sure to listen to the podcast and visit the Summit page!