After going to NYC more than three times without visiting the Rock, I thought I was due to take a few pictures and HDR of this majestic building. Agrandir le plan As usual, pictures were taken with a Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR and HDR were processed in Oloneo PhotoEngine [...]
Located at the end of Colorado Street, Santa Monica Pier is the city’s most prized and one of the oldest landmarks of the City. In the city for a business trip in November 2010 and staying in Santa Monica, I had to capture the beauty of this place at the best time of day: the blue hour! I was surprised and lucky because it was a quiet night and contrary to my last trip in the summer, it was not overly crowded.
One of the most important thing when you shoot portraits is knowing how to light you subject no matter what the conditions are. Be it natural or studio , playing with light is one of the most amazing aspect of photography. So here are 10 headshots with 10 different types of lighting to illustrate what [...]
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 [...]
My collection of right managed stock photos of Yosemite Park is now online for sale on my website, see the images below: Stock | USA, California, Yosemite National Park – Images by David Giral More photos will be added to this collection and I will keep you updated. Photos are also available for prints upon [...]
Each year brings new challenges and 2009 was no exception. Here is the top 10 photos published on my photostream on Flickr in 2009: Ranked 10 | The hilly Streets of San-Francisco II | HDR/RAW Ranked 9 | Classic Seattle Skyline, Washington, USA Ranked 8 | Spooky Evening in Bodie, California, USA | RAW Ranked [...]
During my last trip to San Francisco, I had the opportunity to take a few photos at the blue hour in San Francisco before heading out on a road trip to Seattle, Wa. The photo above was taken at Union Square and pictures the amazing facade of Macy’s store along Geary Street. The three photos [...]