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| Mastering Landscape Photography: The Luminous Landscape Essays | 
| Author: Alain Briot
Publisher: Rocky Nook
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 61885
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 280
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1933952067
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.936
EAN: 9781933952062
ASIN: 1933952067
Publication Date: December 5, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Mastering Landscape Photography April 14, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I was just starting out in photography when I fortunately discovered Alain's website and his fantastic galleries of images of the southwest.
I started printing these essays as they appeared in the Luminous-Landscape and then decided to attend one of Alain's workshops. The insights, instructions and exercises in this beautifully crafted book can be put into practice to make a great improvement in your photographic style.
As a bonus, the images illustrating the lessons are beautiful. As one reviewer stated, they might not do justice to the original and he is partially right. Order a print of the month, get the master photoshop file copy CD showing how the image was created and you will see why I consider Alain to be a "Master" photographer.
I was in Big Bend National Park last month and chanced to meet an award winning and retired National Geographic photographer. Upon browsing through my copy of this book he stated that Alain is truly a "Master". The way Alain reached this point in his career is completely explained in this book.
Buy the book,attend a workshop, watch your photography improve.
Dedication is optional.
I consider this book a must have for your library.
A contemporary guide to improving your photographic art April 9, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
There is no question that the writings of Alain have aided me in improving the quality of my photographic art. From technical discussions to the more challenging instructional arena of finding one's own personal style, Alain's writings are insightful, inspiring, and practical.
I have employed many of his exercises and found them to be very helpful in developing my own technical expertise as well as finding my own personal style. More importantly, Alain's writing style is extremely positive and inspiring. "Mastering Landscape Photography" is as close to hiring your own personal coach/mentor in the form of a reference book as there is in landscape photography today.
Buy the book for the inspirational and practical writing and enjoy the beautiful photographs as an extra bonus. Personally, I feel that Alain's writings are unique and timely and will be reflected upon for generations to come. Alain references the wisdom of past and present art masters as an aid in helping the reader find their own way in reaching their artistic goals.
Alain's "Mastering Landscape Photography" is unique in the world of landscape photography in that it provides the reader the opportunity to progress from basic technical proficiency to helping define and eventually realize their own artistic goals.
I highly recommend Alain's writings to anyone who seeks to realize their own artistic goals in landscape photography.
Mastering Landscape Photography April 9, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
You've been taking landscape photos all your life. What could you possibly learn from this book? Good question. It depends, I suppose, on your basic knowledge. If you had formal art or photography training, you are probably very comfortable with all the old standards: rule of thirds, converging lines, foreground/background relationships, framing and overlapping. You add composition and seeing photographically, you have a fairly good handle on things.
Briot, in this beautifully illustrated book, reviews the basics and then explores a wide range of subjects: /composition, lenses, light, best "film," best exposure, what to keep, how to create a portfolio, finding your personal style, being an artist, and finally, a bit a psychological cheerleading to motivate the reader/photographer.
A well known contemporary landscape photographer, Briot photographs primarily in the southwestern United States. The book is written in a friendly, conversational style with tips and instructions nicely layered into comments and personal observations.
The lovely illustrations are illustrative of the points Briot is making. In addition, they are wonderful places to rest your eyes while you consider a point.
I hadn't expected to learn anything new, so I was pleasantly surprised to pick up so much useful and easy-to-understand information. On top of that, I was reminded of so much that I hadn't thought about for years.
Photographers love to talk and compare notes. Briot's personality shines through in this book. It's a treat to see his world.
The book contains an excellent balance of technical and anecdotal information. This artful blend, in combination with numerous photographs results in a book that is readable and educational.
 promises much delivers little March 31, 2007
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
It is hard to categorise this book. The title would suggest that it will give an insight into the art of Landscape Photography, but it does not do this. It gives a blow by blow account of how Alain Briot became famous, much of this was due to being in the right place at the right time as it is for many artists, not just photographers. I found most of the images uninspiring, perhaps the reproduction did not do the originals justice, never having seen one of his originals I don't know. Overall I was disappointed with the book, but it is not all dross which is why I have given it 3 stars.
 definitely worthwhile for the intermediate photographer March 23, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book. I would not recommend it for (1) beginning photographers (2) anyone who can't handle a little soapbox diatribe here and there (3) anyone who dislikes occasional mediocre writing.
That said, what I really like about the book are two things. First, it is different than the other photo books I have read. It covers some different ideas, and puts new twists on the usual ones. It covers the usual things like lens selection, point of view, composition and exposure, but in refreshing ways. Then there are many other things.
The other thing I like is that when you are done you feel like you know the author, warts and all. He exposes himself by making some kind of rash statements here and there, but I appreciate the "non-politically-correct" writing. The author reveals himself to be like most people I know - fun, interesting, thoughtful, and a bit flawed.
As far as the content of the book, a look at the table of contents should tell a person what to expect.
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