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Heure blue sur le marchand de fleur du Square Victoria, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Exploring Montreal: Blue Hour at Square Victoria – Financial District

Created officially in 1860 and located in the heart of the financial Center and within walking distance of the old Montreal, the Square Victoria is one of the most beautiful squares of the city with its harmonious blend of old and new buildings. Agrandir le plan As you have read in my previous post, this type of location is perfect to shoot at the blue hour, because you have more than enough to shoot before the night falls. Because it's the tallest building and it looks a bit...

Veillée de Noel à la librairie Henri-Julien, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Making Of: Christmas Eve at the Henri-Julien Bookstore in Montreal

Going out to take photos on Christmas Eve, I had no other choices than do my best to capture the beauty of the City of Montreal in the snow. I have already published photos of that night: Snowy backyard somewhere on the Plateau Mont-Royal Snowy alley of the Plateau Mont-Royal I've always loved those lonely photo walks, listening to audio books, while trying to find secret places and different angles to what everybody has already photographed. I've had already come by that book store and taken a photo...

photo de Locronan, Bretagne, France

Discover Brittany: A walk in the village of Locronan

It has been 3 years already that I visited what I think is one of the most beautiful little towns in the world, Locronan. This little jewel is located in the region of Brittany, Finistère, France and 15km to the north-east Quimper. Built at the foot of a hill, the village was granted town status in 1505 by Anne of Brittany, who went there on a pilgrimage. However, the location was already  occupied as soon as the 5th century before Christ. When I visited, it was a...

"The Blissful Road to Happiness", Redwoods National Park, Highway 1, California, USA

From San Francisco to Vancouver: The Blissful road to happiness, Redwood National Park

Last summer, I did the first long road trip of my life alone. I left San Francisco, Ca and drove to Seattle, Wa in 7 days. A few weeks before, I had read an article in the National Geographic on Redwood National Park. So, I decided to go through the park, hike a few trails and most importantly get a few amazing photos of this place. It was a beautiful day of fall in California with no clouds in the sky  and the sun was starting...

Robyn Photoshop Makeover Before/After, by David Giral

Photoshop Makeover: Fashionista514′s Headshot

Photoshop portrait retouching is everywhere: in blogs, newspapers, magazines. With the development of online tutorials, plug-ins and actions, access to the skill has become easier than ever. However, like all skills, learning how to balance each adjustment is not that as easy as it may seem and experience is key. It can also depends on the context in which the portrait has been taken (one just has to look at some of these editing disasters to see that trying to cut on the quality can really...

Second Sun - Resolution 2010, Montreal, Canada by David Giral

Top DJs: Second Sun at Resolution 2010 Montreal

Organized by Production Playground Bal en Blanc, Resolution is the first big party of the year in Montreal and always features the TOP Djs in the World. Other than Paul Van Dyk and Above and Beyond, Misstress Barbara and DJ Kal , Second Sun performed live in Montreal at the Bell Center for the New Year 2010! The Montreal-born duo of Antoine Becks and Adam White were first discovered by superstar DJ Paul Van Dyk and it was only logical for them to be the...

Misstress Barbara - Resolution 2010 - Montreal, Canada - All Rights Reserved David Giral

Top DJs: Misstress Barbara and DJ Kal at Resolution 2010

Organized by Production Playground Bal en Blanc since 2009, Resolution is the first big party of the year in Montreal and always features the TOP Djs in the World. Other than Paul Van Dyk and Above and Beyond, Misstress Barbara and DJ Kal performed live in Montreal at the Bell Center for the New Year 2010! Both DJs are from Montreal and play house music. DJ kal is resident at Club Opera in Montreal and Misstress Barbara has played with fellow Carl Cox and Bjork...

Above and Beyond perfoming at Sensation 2010 in Montreal, Bell Center - by David Giral

Top DJs: Above and Beyond at Resolution 2010 Montreal

Organized by Production Playground Bal en Blanc since 2009, Resolution is the first big party of the year in Montreal and always features the TOP Djs in the World. Other than Paul Van Dyk, Above and Beyond was also set to perform live in Montreal at the Bell Center for the New Year 2010! Above and Beyond is a british trio of uplifiting trance DJ who is no 4 of the best DJs in the world (as voted by the readers of djmag.com). Their most...

TOP DJs: Paul Van Dyk at Resolution 2010 Montreal

Organized by Production Playground Bal en Blanc since 2009, Resolution is the first big party of the year in Montreal and always features the TOP Djs in the World.  After 2009 and the performance of Tiesto, it was Paul Van Dyk's turn to perform live in Montreal at the Bell Center for the New Year 2010! Paul Van Dyk is a german DJ who has been voted twice number 1 DJ in the world.  In 2009 he is still in the top 5 of the...