Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: Dusk on Seattle Skyline viewed from Kerry Park, Seattle, WA
- Aperture: f/7.1
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 5 s
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Camera: NIKON D300
For this week’s facebook cover photo, we are travelling all the way to the west coast to the beautiful city of Seattle, Washington State. I had the pleasure to visit the city for 24h on my last roadtrip from San Francisco to Vancouver. This specific picture was taken from Kerry Park, at the blue hour…
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Exploring Montreal: In the heart of the city, A new Jewel of Contemporary Architecture; the 2-22 building
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1/2 s
- Focal Length: 24mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
Once known as the red light district in Montreal, the corner of Ste-Catherine and St-Laurent is now the home of the “quartier des spectacles” (or entertainment district). Within this square kilometer of the city, one can find over 80 cultural venues, including 30 performance halls with almost 28,000 seats. For this week’s blog topic of “Exploring…
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Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: Blue Hour on Mont Boron Skyline, Nice, France
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 400
- Shutter Speed: 1 s
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
For this week’s facebook cover photo, we are travelling all the way to south of France, in the French Riviera to one of the sunniest cities of Europe, Nice. Nice is the fifth largest city of France and became part of the country definitively only in 1860. It was known as Nicaea oppidum as early as the first…
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Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: A Stunning Sunset over Statue of Liberty from Manhattan, New York City
- Aperture: f/8
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 1/125 s
- Focal Length: 200mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
Today’s location for our weekly facebook cover photo is a special one, and features an amazing landmark offered by France to the US at the turn of last century: the statue of Liberty, New York! Shining a new light and showing a different perspective on one of the world’s wonders is quite the challenge. For…
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Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: blue hour reflections on Gent, Belgium
- Aperture: f/7.1
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 3 s
- Focal Length: 18mm
- Camera: NIKON D300
For this week’s facebook cover photo, we are travelling to one of the most magnificent cities of Belgium, Gent. This town is one of the oldest of Belgium, its history starts in the year 630. From the year 1000 to around 1550, Ghent was one of the most important cities in Europe. It was bigger than…
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Just Off the Press: A first cover for Montreal Home Magazine … and simple steps to getting your pictures ready for press!
A few months ago, I was contacted by the editorial team of Montreal Home Magazine through my Photoshelter website and asked if I’d be interested in shooting homes for them. Considering that shooting architecture and beautiful interiors has always been a passion and I was thrilled to be part of this new adventure. Working as…
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Top DJs: Armin Van Buuren at Bal En Blanc 18 in Montreal
- Aperture: f/2.8
- ISO: 1600
- Shutter Speed: 1/500 s
- Focal Length: 38mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
Organized since 1995 and now reaching its majority with its 18th Edition, Bal en Blanc has become a real institution in the north american electronic music scene. With more than 15.000 people attending the event year after year, the 14h long Easter event is one not to be missed if you’re an electronic music lover. This year,…
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Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: Tour EDF, La Défense, Paris
- Aperture: f/5
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 1/30 s
- Focal Length: 70mm
- Camera: NIKON D300
So for this week’s facebook cover picture we’re going directly west of Paris at La Defense financial district in Puteaux. Built in 2001 by architects Pei Cobb Freed & Partners,Roger Saubot and Jean Rouit, EDF building iconic skyscraper of 24 stories one of the highest of La Defense at  a 165m high. To capture this scene, A Nikon…
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Pro Tips: How to create a simple low key dramatic portrait
- Aperture: f/11
- ISO: 200
- Shutter Speed: 1/250 s
- Focal Length: 135mm
- Camera: NIKON D700
Looking to create a dramatic portrait using simple lighting? look no further… This week’, we’ll be exploring how to create just that using a simple lighting setup…. enjoy! 1. Light Setup This light setup is pretty straightforward. Background is a black seamless and the talent, Olivier, stands about 4-5 feet in front of it….
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Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: Lost Humans in the Valley Of Gods, Death Valley, California
- Aperture: f/6.3
- ISO: 100
- Shutter Speed: 1/60 s
- Focal Length: 31mm
- Camera: NIKON D200
For this week’s facebook cover photo, we are travelling all the way to California on the road CA-190 EÂ between Lone Pine to Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley (note that the location on map is approximative). What’s remarkable about this shot, it’s the sense of scale that the couple gives to the picture. Add the clouds…
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