Alain Briot Fine Art Photography

Backyard Project #17
August 2020 Print of the Month

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August 4th
The August Print of the Month is available. This month I selected one of my favorite photographs from the Backyard Project. This print is available at a 20% discount until the end of the month.

July 27th
A new Online Portfolio is available. Titled The Backyard Project this portfolio features the photographs I created this year during the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic and associated social distancing. Unable to visit faraway destinations I focused my attention on a nearby subject: my backyard. You can see the outcome of my efforts in this new online gallery.

July 2nd
The July Print of the Month is available. This month I selected a particularly colorful photograph to contrast with the black and white image I selected for June. This print is available at a 20% discount until the end of the month.

June 1st
The June Print of the Month is available. Just like last month, I am making the Artist Proof available at the same price as the open edition print. The catch is there's just one so whoever claims it first gets it. There will be no announcement when it sells. We'll keep this as quiet as this image ;-)

The June 2020 Print of the Month

May 2nd
The May Print of the Month is available. Just like last month, I am making the Artist Proof available at the same price as the open edition print. The catch is there's just one so whoever claims it first gets it. There will be no announcement when it sells. We'll keep this as quiet as this image ;-)

April 16th
My eBooks are a safe and inexpensive way to study Fine Art Landscape Photography during these days of social distancing. You get a significant discount if you order several at the same time. Check out my eBook collection on the eBooks page.

April 13th
The April Print of the Month is available. Visit this link to see which images I selected for April and to place your order.

The Artist Proof for this image is available. I made only one Artist Proof and it is numbered 1/1. I was going to make this Artist Proof available during our April Workshops but since we had to postpone them I am making it available online.

I normally price Artist Proofs higher than open edition prints but I am making this one available at the 20% Print of the Month open edition price. Shipping is included and if you live out of state (meaning not in Arizona) there is no sales tax so you only pay the flat 20% off Print of the Month price. A unique opportunity to invest in a unique print!

March 25th
The current Corona Virus situation is affecting all of us forcing us to postpone workshops and causing us to stay home. On a positive note this is a good time to process photographs because this is something we can do at home without exposing us to unnecessary risks. For this reason we are making all our Mastery Workshops on USB/DVD available at a 20% or higher discount, depending on how many you order at the same time. All the details of this offer are at this link.

March18th
The White Sands Workshop was a success with fantastic weather and great light. Thank you to all the workshop participants whose passion for photography made this workshop a success. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Corona Virus workshop policy update
An update to our workshop policy was posted to each 2020 Workshop Description page. If you registered or plan to register for a 2020 workshop please visit the description page for your workshop to see this update.

March 2nd
The Very Little Known Abiquiu Master Class was announced last night and was sold out by the time we woke up this morning. This is our most exclusive workshop, open to only 3 participants, and the class that offers the highest level of instruction and support. If you are curious about it you can find out the details on the 2021 Very Little Known Abiquiu Master Class page. You can even let us know you are interested in the 2022 Master Class :-)

Near Abiquiu, New Mexico,location of the 2021 Very Little Known Master Class

February 22nd
We just announced new workshops for 2021. You can see them all on the Workshops Page.

February 5th
The February 2020 Print of the Month is available.

February 4th
The Online Portfolios section was updated with new Portfolios. Take time to peruse these new collections of images which include not only my personal work but also photographs of Natalie and I and photographs taken during our workshops. If you attended a workshop with us last year you may see yourself in one of these new photographs :-

2020 Online Portfolios

January 25th
I added an 11th online gallery to the 2020 portfolios. It features photographs from the Arizona car auctions we attended last week. If you follow my social media pages (Facebook and Instagram) you already saw some of these photographs. If you do not you can discover them now on the Portfolio Galleries page.

This gallery is organized in the chronological order we visited the car auctions. However a secondary organization system is used. I created a number of black and white photographs that are intended to be expressive rather than descriptive or souvenirs. These are placed first in each auction section.

January 22nd
The Online Portfolios section was updated today with 11 new Portfolios. Take time to peruse these new collections of images which include not only my personal work but also photographs of Natalie and I and photographs taken during our workshops. If you attended a workshop with us last year you may see yourself in one of these new photographs :-)

January 21st
Our 2020 Start the Year Style Special Offer is now over. We extended it an extra 5 days because last week was 'Car Show Week' in Arizona and we attended all the car auctions. However the best things have to end someday and so yesterday was the last day. Thank you to all who took advantage of our offers. We look forward to seeing you on our workshops this year!

January 14th
The January 2020 Print of the Month is available.

January 4th, 2020
Our Start the year in Style is live! Save 20 to 50% on our Field Workshops, the Fine Art Summit and my Mastery Workshops on DVD series:

The 2020 Page Fine Art Summit

The Mastery Workshops on DVD series

The Spring 2020 Antelope Canyon Workshop

The Fall 2020 Navajoland Workshop

January 1st, 2020
Natalie and I wish all of you a Happy New Year!

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Trevor Lundstrom

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