David Giral Photography Blog | A Blog about Architecture, Interiors, Travel and Portrait Photography | Montreal – Toronto – Ottawa
2597
home,paged,page-template,page-template-blog-standard,page-template-blog-standard-php,page,page-id-2597,paged-10,page-paged-10,eltd-core-1.0.3,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded,,borderland-ver-1.6,vertical_menu_enabled, vertical_menu_left, vertical_menu_width_290,smooth_scroll,paspartu_enabled,paspartu_on_top_fixed,paspartu_on_bottom_fixed,vertical_menu_inside_paspartu,wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-4.9.1,vc_responsive

Homepage

Scroll down the page for more posts or check out our menu on the left side for more exciting stuff or to subscribe to our newsletter!


Exploring Las Vegas: Frank Gehry’s Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

Located a few blocks away from the strip, the Cleveland clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health is one landmark that can't be missed when driving along West Bonneville Avenue. Its unusual facade is remarkable and very unusual like most of buildings designed by Frank Gehry. For those not familiar with the name, Frank Gehry is one of the most renown architects. Born in Canada, he is now known as one the best architects in the world. His work falls within the style of Deconstructivism and his visual style is very unique. Gehry...

Exploring New York City: A walk on The Highline Park with the Nikon D800, Chelsea, NYC

On my last trip to NYC, while attending a portfolio review at the NYCFotoworks event, I had the pleasure to spend two evenings at the highline park located between the Garment district and Chelsea district in NYC. Built on an former elevated rail line  above the streets of Manhattan, the park was founded in 1999 by the Friends of the High Line. This group of residents fought to maintain the structure when it was under the threat of demolition. Later, they worked with the city of...

Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: Purple Hour on San Francisco Skyline

This week's facebook cover photo brings us to the sunny state of California in San Francisco. Although the day had be quite hazy, dusk was still surprisingly spectacular with beautiful purple tones. The purple vein that we see going through the city is Market Street. We can also notice all the buildings of Downtown San Francisco and Oakland Bay Bridge on the far right. This specific picture was taken from Twin Peaks summit south of the city, 30min after sunset using a D200 with a Nikkor 70-300mm F/3.5-5.6 VRII...

Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: Beautiful Sunset on La Seine, Paris

This week's facebook cover photo needs no introduction, connoisseurs will recognize at the first glance Paris, the city of light and capital of France. This image  features a magnificent sunset over La Seine, the quai Saint Michel on the left side of the frame and the Palais de Justice on the right side. This specific picture was taken from Pont au double just a couple of blocks west of Notre Dame de Paris, at sunset using a D200 with a Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6. This particular picture is a blend...

Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: Dusk on Seattle Skyline viewed from Kerry Park, Seattle, WA

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 30min after sunset using a D300 with a Tamron 17-50mm at 50mm, with an exposure of 5 seconds at F/7.1. This park is the perfection location to capture the amazing skyline and Seattle's...

Exploring Montreal: In the heart of the city, A new Jewel of Contemporary Architecture; the 2-22 building

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 Montreal", we will focus on the latest addition to the district, a new jewel of contemporary architecture designed by one of the best architecture firms of the city: Ædifica. Built in...

Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: Blue Hour on Mont Boron Skyline, Nice, France

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 century and is believed to be one of the earliest settlements of Europe. This specific picture was taken from quai Rauba-Capeu, at the blue hour 30min after sunset using a D700 with...

Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: A Stunning Sunset over Statue of Liberty from Manhattan, New York City

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 this specific shot, I was immensely lucky to have access to the roof and 25th floor of a building located a couple of hundred feet from the NYC stock exchange (check the...

Weekly Facebook Cover Photo: blue hour reflections on Gent, Belgium

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 London and second only to Paris in size.  Because it suffered little bomb damage during the two world wars, it is still amazingly well conserved. Its medieval architecture is beautiful and...

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 an editorial photographer for a magazine was one my goals so I felt I had to seize the opportunity and make the best for it. As I've learned since, being a professional...