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On Assignment – Architecture Photography

This section of the blog features a collection of posts related to assignments and commissioned work in architecture photography.

2019/07/03

in Architecture Photography, Corporate Photography, On Assignment

by David Giral

On Assignment: Retail Architecture Photography – Griffintown Properties for First Capital Realty

Following last year's assignment for First Capital Realty at Place Viau, I was commissioned with a fresh batch of properties to photograph this summer. As usual for this type of project, the most important aspect is to try and show the property: at a busy time of the day, with people walking around and with buses (if relevant) and cars. For the first property on the list, a Pharmaprix store, I wanted to highlight how close it was to another property and the fact that a bus...

2019/01/14

in Architecture Photography, On Assignment

by David Giral

On Assignment: Public Art Architecture Photography – The world Within Mural by Jason Cantoro

Whenever I walk around a city, one of my favorite things to do is to discover new murals to photograph. This is why I was so enthusiastic when I got a call from the Public Art Department of the City of Montreal to shoot the latest artwork they commissioned, a mural named "The World Within" by artist Jason Cantoro. Having scouted the surroundings with PhotoEphemeris, I arrived on location at the perfect time to shoot the mural lit up by the setting sun. As usual for these...

2018/10/08

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by David Giral

On Assignment: Retail Architecture Photography – Place Viau Supercentre

Earlier this year, I was contacted by First Capital Realty to create a series of the Place Viau Supercentre located in St-Leonard on the Montreal island. This shopping centre was built in 2014 and designed by the Montreal based architecture firm MSDL. For this specific project, the client requested that the images delivered follow a format with a ratio of roughly 2:1. It was also important for the photos to be lively and feature cars and/or people. Finally, the focus had to be on major retailers. For the overall...

2018/09/19

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by David Giral

On Assignment: Public Art Architecture Photography – Project Bonaventure – Dendrites By Patrick De Broin

Following my assignment involving the photography of The Source artwork, the Dendrites artwork by Michel De Broin is the second project I photographed on the newly built Project Bonaventure for the Public Art Department of the city of Montreal. As usual for this type of project, I started with day photos, making sure that the sun shines on both the artwork and the facades of the high rise buildings in the vicinity. All the photos below were taken with my Nikon D800 equipped with a 24mm Tilt...

2018/04/15

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by David Giral

Just Off The Press: Real Estate Photography at The Four Seasons Complex in Montreal for The New-York Times

One of the most exciting thing about editorial photography is that they allow you to discover new places and new perspectives on a city. When The New York Times contacted me for a story about the construction of the brand new Four Seasons Complex in Montreal, I was more than happy to oblige. As usual for this type of assignment, the photo editor sent me a list of the locations and people that would be featured in the article, which helped a lot find the angle I...

2018/01/21

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by David Giral

On Assignment: Corporate Architecture Photography – Capital One Office Building for Montoni Group

To complete this series of corporate architecture photography projects photographed for Montoni Group in 2017, I thought I would share pictures of a new Capital One building located in Montreal. Shooting the facade was straightforward, I arrived on location late afternoon to capture the sunlight illuminating the facade and stayed for the evening to capture additional dusk shots. As you can see below, although the exterior is pretty simple architecturally and very functional, it does features some interesting design elements. However, what impressed me the most about this building were...

2018/01/08

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by David Giral

On Assignment: Public Art Architecture Photography – Parc Carrefour Pie IX – City Of Montreal

With a good part of 2017 spent working on documenting new projects for the public art department of the City of Montreal, I had to share with you this new series of photos of Parc De La Promenade de Québec (e.g. Parc Carrefour Pie IX), which features artwork from Jean-Robert Drouillard and design by landscape architecture firm Civiliti. The approach for this project was forthright. I wanted to capture the park at night when the lights are on butalso wanted to make sure I capture detail photos of each statue properly...

2017/12/10

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by David Giral

On Assignment: Corporate Architecture Photography – Lumenpulse Headquarters for Montoni Group

Another definite highlight of this summer was getting the opportunity to photograph the new Lumenpulse headquarters in Longueuil (east of Montreal). I already had the opportunity to collaborate with The Montoi Group earlier this year and I was thrilled to be chosen for their latest completed project. This project was rather straightforward, however the main challenge here was to be able to capture the entirety of the rather long building. In those situations, the best approach is to switch the camera to portrait orientation and shift...

2017/11/07

in Architecture Photography, On Assignment

by David Giral

On Assignment: Public Art Architecture Photography – Project Bonaventure – Source Artwork By Jaume Plensa

After a really really busy summer and fall, I am happy to finally get the chance to share with you some photos of the most interesting projects I've shot in the last few months! One of my highlights of 2017 is definitely the Source sculpture by critically acclaimed Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and donated for Montreal 375th anniversary by the Desmarais family. I was commissioned for this project by Public Art Department of the city of Montreal. It's worth mentioning that this artwork is placed in a...

2017/07/06

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by David Giral

On Assignment: Corporate Architecture Photography – Volvo Trucks Repair Center for Montoni Group

There is no secret to architecture photography. It's all about being there at the right time, no matter how early it has to be. Although in most cases, I shoot blue/golden hour photos at dusk, it does happen once in a while that I have to do it at dawn. In this specific case, considering how this main facade of the Volvo Trucks repair center (built by Montoni Group) was oriented (south and east), I had no choice but to get up at 3am in order...

2017/06/20

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by David Giral

On Assignment: Toronto Architecture Photography – Jane Street Condos for TACT Architecture & Design

The more I do it, the more I enjoy every opportunity I get to photograph exteriors. This why I was excited to make the trip to Baby Point district of Toronto to photograph Tact Design & Architecture latest condo building. In order to be able to capture the facade lit by the sun, I decided to arrive at 4:30pm for a few day shots. At first, I focused on getting a few details shots and the building itself. Then, I focused on showing the building in relationship to...

2017/01/14

in Architecture Photography, On Assignment

by David Giral

On Assignment: Architecture / Public Art Photography for the City Of Montreal

Although most architecture photography revolves mostly around capturing pictures of institutional, residential, commercial and industrial buildings, it also includes public art photography. Public art takes many forms, it can be murals, sculptures or paintings. In the past few years, I've had the chance to work with the city of Montreal for various assignments involving public art photography so I was more than happy when they contacted me last December to capture several works around the city. This time though, I had to face a couple of...

2016/08/16

in Architecture Photography, Interiors Photography, On Assignment, Uncategorized

by David Giral

On Assignment: Architectural Photography – Modular Operating Room At Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus For Bradford Construction

What I love about being a photographer is that each new assignment may bring you to a place you've never been before. So imagine my enthusiasm when I was contacted by Bradford Construction to photograph at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus. It's not everyday that you get to photograph inside a brand new operating room. I hope you'll enjoy the pictures as much as I had fun taking them. Thanks for viewing! David Giral is a published Montreal/Toronto based editorial and commercial professional photographer specialized in architecture, interiors, portrait and travel...

2016/07/20

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by David Giral

On Assignment: Architectural Photography – Paris (Ontario) Dam for Lumenpulse Lighting Inc.

One of the upsides to being a photographer is to travel to amazing locations. So When Lumenpulse contacted me to photograph one of their projects in Paris, I was really thrilled (even though it's Paris in Ontario). Paris is a small town from Ontario that features a small dam. To put the dam into focus, the town decided to work with lumenpulse to create dynamic LED lighting and illuminate it. Note that if you'd like more information on this project, go take a look at Lumenpulse case...

2016/05/03

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by David Giral

On Assignment: Architectural Photography – Riverside Bridge in Toronto for Lumenpulse Lighting Inc.

Founded in 2006 in Montreal, Canada, Lumenpulse is one of the worldwide leader in the field of lighting. I had the pleasure to work with them in Ottawa last year for a project at Constitution Square in Ottawa. For this specific assignment, I was asked to photograph the Riverside Bridge in Toronto. Built in 1911 and known originally as the Queen Street Viaduct, Lumenpulse worked on creating illumination for the truss-style steel structure. This type of assignment is really exciting for me as it involves taking pictures at my favorite time...

2016/03/19

in Architecture Photography, Corporate Photography, Interiors Photography, On Assignment

by David Giral

On Assignment: Hospitality & Lifestyle Interiors Photography | Novotel Hotel Montreal

A few months ago, I had the pleasure to have been commissioned to photograph the Novotel Hotel in Montreal. Hotel photoshoots are among my favorite assignments as they mix lifestyle and interior photography. One of the challenges of this shoot was to make sure to follow the guidelines from the client and produce slightlty overexposed high key images with some blown highlights. Gear-wise, most of the interior photos were taken with a 24mm Tilt Shift lens and most of the lifestyle pictures were taken using a Nikkor...

2016/01/25

in Architecture Photography, Interiors Photography, On Assignment

by David Giral

On Assignment: Toronto Commercial Interiors Photography – Oakville Sales Centre for TACT Architecture & Design

One of the most stressful/challenging element as an architectural photographer is getting the "right" weather, especially when shooting exteriors. Things get even more complicated when planned shoot takes place in winter and weather becomes a little unpredictable, especially in Canada. Having been commissioned by TACT Design & Architecture to photograph the Trafalgar Landing - Great Gulf Sales Centre in Oakville, I really wanted to make sure I got as many opportunities as possible to get the best light. For that reason, I drove up to the...

2015/11/18

in Architecture Photography, Interiors Photography, On Assignment

by David Giral

On Assignment: Toronto Interiors Photography – Heathdale Contemporary Residence for TACT Architecture & Design

A few months back, I was commissioned to photograph this remarkable house by Tact Design. At the time, the house wasn't yet furnished. So, I was excited when I got the call that telling me that I would be capturing the interiors as well. I was lucky enough to have the shoot scheduled at the best time of the year, during fall, which made the pictures even more spectacular. For this assignment, pictures were taken by a Nikon D800 equipped with a 24mm Tilt Shift...

2015/05/20

in Architecture Photography, Corporate Photography, Interiors Photography, On Assignment

by David Giral

On assignment: Architecture Photography – Real Estate Portfolio for Manulife Financial

This last year's highlight was definitely being chosen to shoot Manulife's financial real estate portfolio. This assignment brought me to more than a dozen locations in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. The shot list included hero shots of the exteriors and for some locations, lobby shots were taken. Here are some of the best pictures taken during this assignment. 55 Murray Street, Ottawa 55 Metcalfe, Ottawa 150 Slater, Ottawa 2000 Peel, Montreal Manulife Headquarters, 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto Lansing Square, 2551 Victoria, Toronto Yorks Mills, Toronto Thanks for viewing! David Giral is a published Montreal/Toronto based editorial...

2015/04/07

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by David Giral

On Assignment: Toronto Architecture Photography – Heathdale Contemporary Residence for TACT Architecture & Design

One thing that I love about Toronto is the creativity and the effervescence in Architecture. For this project, I teamed up with TACT Design & Architecture to photograph a really amazing contemporary residence. Featuring simple lines and a rusty copper facade, this house represents the quintessence of modern contemporary architecture. Although the residence was not yet furnished, I still had the opportunity to shoot the bathroom and kitchen which both feature a nice view over the garden and the forest behind. I really liked the clean...

2015/02/10

in Architecture Photography, Interiors Photography, On Assignment

by David Giral

On Assignment: Toronto Royal Ontario Museum for Moment Factory

This past year has been crazy and I haven’t had the time to update this blog as much as I wanted. So let’s catch up with some great pictures of an amazing project. For this assignment, I had the pleasure to work with the world renown firm of Moment Factory, a Montreal-based new media and entertainment studio that specializes in creating multimedia environments that combine video, lighting design, architecture, animation, sound and special effects. For its centenial ball, the ROM commissioned the studio to create an immersive, one-night...

2014/04/03

in Architecture Photography, On Assignment

by David Giral

On Assignment: Architecture Photography – Solano F2B condos for Groupe Marchand Architects

It's always exciting to be working with architects on interesting projects such as the Solano F2B. For this project, I had the chance to be able to shoot from the overpass overlooking this building. This extension to the complex was added by Groupe Marchand Architects and completed in 2013 and features 17 floors. Take a look and enjoy your visit. [caption id="attachment_2288" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Architectural Photography Montreal | Solano F2B by Groupe Marchand Architects[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2289" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Architectural Photography Montreal | Solano F2B by Groupe Marchand Architects[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2290"...

2014/02/18

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by David Giral

Just Off the Press: Masonry catalog covers for Rinox Canada

When I was contacted by Rinox Concrete Products manufacturer at the beginning of last summer, The first shoot was all about landscaping. Arriving early, my first task was to find two suitable angles for the front and back cover. Then, once the angles were found, the next issue was to find the right light to bring out the texture and the quality of the stone. For both of the shots below, we used construction lights present on-site to help create the perfect lighting conditions. For the front...

2013/08/22

in Architecture Photography, Interiors Photography, On Assignment, publications

by David Giral

New Work – Summer 2013

The last months have been pretty exciting and hectic and I wanted to share with you a sample of my work in the last few months. - Interior Design - Loft Acadia Montreal - Britto Charette Interior Designers - Interior Design - Laval Home by Urbanico & Kim Lapointe Interior Designer - Interior Design - Kitchen and Dining Room by Kim Lapointe Interior Designer - Interior Design - Westmount Home - Architecture: UQTR - Carrier Savard Architects -Gatineau - Architecture: Ecole Secondaire du Versant - Carrier Savard Architects - Gatineau - Architecture:...