I walked by this place a few times years ago. I drove by a few weeks ago and challenge myself to finding a way in. Today was the day. A friend and I parked the car not too far, scouted around, drove to the other side, scouted more, walked through bushes and found our… Continue reading Canada Malting Silos | Montreal urban photography
Urban / Travel
Montreal Zombie Walk …. grrr… arrrggg
It’s that time of the year… the Zombie Walk invaded the streets of Montreal. The walk has grown quite a bit in the last few years, from a handful of walking dead 3 or so years ago to over 2000 (by my estimates) this year. Was amazing to see how people go all out for… Continue reading Montreal Zombie Walk …. grrr… arrrggg
Remember the rainbows
I’m going to put aside the concert photography and urban exploration photos for a sec and speak (uh… write?) from the heart. I met up with a great friend not too long ago and we had a pretty intense talk about life and how sometimes, things seem kind of bleak. We all go through it… Continue reading Remember the rainbows
Quick tip #3: Picking out the details
The idea of picking out details in a scene to tell a story is not easy to do. Take urban exploration as an example. I’ve spent a bit of time in an old plant here in Montreal doing photography, bringing friends and clients to explore along with me. This old plant is 3 floors high… Continue reading Quick tip #3: Picking out the details
Getting all artsy on the street | Montreal street photography
It has been a pretty busy few months and I haven’t had the time to go out and shoot for fun. So I went out last night with a friend and walked the streets, and seems that my creative side needed to come out a bit. You don’t always need to have a perfectly sharp… Continue reading Getting all artsy on the street | Montreal street photography
Quick tip #2: Working your eye… with a teddy!
One of the questions I get often is how I can shoot quickly and still get the shot that I want. The answer is pretty simple… I exercise my eye.
The Flip | An exercise in patience
I’m not big on post processing my images. Nothing wrong with those who do, it is just not my style. And also, I have a very short attention span and often get distracted by things while working… I call it the “shiny object” syndrome. “Oh LOOK! A shiny object!” and then I run off to… Continue reading The Flip | An exercise in patience
Welcome to Detroit… we are open
A few weeks ago, a couple of photographer friends and I decided to take a quick road trip to Detroit, Michigan. Was a last minute decision, having some time off and wanting to go see a city that is going through hard times in hopes of getting some shots we wouldn’t normally have a… Continue reading Welcome to Detroit… we are open
Packard Auto Plant | Detroit MI | Urban Photography
One of the places on our MUST list in Detroit was visiting the ruins of the old Packard Motor plant. Opened in the early 1900s, it stopped car production in the late 1950s, and while some companies used it for storage and such until the 1990s, it’s currently totally empty and has been stripped by… Continue reading Packard Auto Plant | Detroit MI | Urban Photography
Diary of some photo walks | Montreal Street Photography
So I’m in between festival shooting and should be catching up on image editing. But after having lunch with a friend, I took a long walk back home and had some fun doing some street photos. Figured why not, I have my camera with me. Then tonight, I decided to join a few other… Continue reading Diary of some photo walks | Montreal Street Photography
World… meet Damon | Street Photography
On a recent road trip to Detroit, my friends and I found ourselves about an hour out of downtown in East Detroit. We were heading on foot to the old Packard Motor Plant for some urban shooting (full blog posts on the Plant and on the City coming soooooon!). On the way, we walked by… Continue reading World… meet Damon | Street Photography
Montreal at night | Urban Photography
Ever gone swimming at night, under the stars? If you haven’t, you have to try. The quietness of being alone in the water, the lack of light. Something magical about it all.
Montreal Food Trucks | Urban Photography
For the first year, Montreal is now allowed to have food trucks driving in the streets and selling their foods to the hungry public. And let me tell ya, people have been lining up pretty much every day since the start. Pricing along the lines of the food trucks in New York and Boston, the… Continue reading Montreal Food Trucks | Urban Photography
It’s hip to be square | Montreal urban photographer
Anyone remember that Huey Lewis song? I remember being their Fore! album in 1986 lol. Sigh. Most of my urban shots are black and white. Most of them follow the typical photo format size/ratio. It’s how I see and how I shoot.
Bicycles of Amsterdam | Montreal Photographer
While I have a few days off this week, decided I need to catchup on some of my vacation photos from a few months ago. .. I know, bad bad photographer.
Deconstructing an image – vision to output
Here is the output of an image I almost overlooked from a photowalk a few days ago. I was out doing some street photography, but as you walk around, you notice things, little details. The silhouettes of the people in the back were what caught my eye in this scene. The sun was setting, so… Continue reading Deconstructing an image – vision to output
Urban: Walking in Chinatown | Montreal Urban Photographer
It’s summer. I have 5 days off between festival shooting. I did some work on marketing, logo, billing and all that fun stuff, but figured I’d head on out for a day of photo walking with a friend. I was totally prepped for rain. Had my rain jacket, camera cover and all that wonderful… Continue reading Urban: Walking in Chinatown | Montreal Urban Photographer
Tulips of Amsterdam | Montreal photographer
I know, I’ve been slacking on getting my images of my time in Amsterdam up. Sorry (not really). They’ll be up sometime soon, I PROMISE. But in the meantime, I figured I’d take this first day of summer as a great opportunity to bring you something I very rarely shoot… flowers! As Amsterdam is… Continue reading Tulips of Amsterdam | Montreal photographer
A Day at Festival MURAL | Montreal Photographer
Anyone who follows me on Instagram (@pierrebourgault just in case 😉 ) knows that I love graffiti and urban art. It adds so much to a city’s character. One of the reasons I love Montreal (and also Berlin) is the abundance of street art you can find just walking around. Enter the Festival MURAL… a… Continue reading A Day at Festival MURAL | Montreal Photographer
Urban: Diary of a photowalk | Montreal urban photography
After a day of photo editing and online marketing, there is nothing better than just grabbing your camera and heading out and having some fun. A couple of friends and myself hit the streets of Montreal and while I original aim was to get some great urban shots (really, it was), we ended up… Continue reading Urban: Diary of a photowalk | Montreal urban photography
Urban: Random Travels in Berlin
After spending some time in Prague, our travels brought us to the awesome city of Berlin. What can I say, I seriously fell in love with this city. It was the multicultural vibe of my beloved Montréal. People were great, it wasn’t too expensive, found parks I could just chill and relax in… seems… Continue reading Urban: Random Travels in Berlin
Urban: Dome Reflection | Berlin
One of the nicest views of the city of Berlin is from the top of the Reichstag building, in what they call the Dome. Lineups to get into here are long. Actually, it was a 2 hour wait to get a reservation that got us a spot 4 days later…. and at 9:30 at night.… Continue reading Urban: Dome Reflection | Berlin
Urban: East Side Gallery | Berlin
I fell in love with Berlin. While Prague was nice, Berlin had a certain vibe and charm to it that just hit home with me. Reminds me a lot of my beloved Montreal… multicultural, trendy (well, the place we stayed at was kinda hip), fun night life, nice people…and you can drink on the… Continue reading Urban: East Side Gallery | Berlin
Urban: Random Travels in Prague
After posting up my favorite shots (Smoking Man, Addiction and Watching You), thought I’d put up a collection of my other shots from my few days spent in Prague. The city is great for the type of street photography I love doing, many people doing many things, with a beautiful city in the background.