Capturing A Stunning Church From Entrance To Altar In One Image...
The article that was run in SLATE the other day made it's way to the Huffington Post today.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Slate.com BLOG, BEHOLD..."Capturing a Stunning Church...
"Capturing a Stunning Church from Entrance to Altar in One Image"
by David Rosenberg...
Making photographs can be a religious experience.
For photographer Richard Silver, his epiphany occurred during a visit to a church in New York last year that got him thinking about how to document the interior from the altar to the entrance—in one shot.
But Silver’s own body proved to be the biggest hindrance, refusing to budge in his attempt at capturing the perfect shot. “The first time I did it, I almost hurt my neck by trying to shoot the ceiling without physically turning around,” he wrote via email. Because he isn’t a contortionist, Silver decided to blend a series of images in Photoshop to create the panoramas for “Vertical Churches.”
To capture the interiors, Silver shoots in the church’s center aisle, taking between six and 10 vertical images. He then puts together the images using Lightroom and Photoshop. He was pleasantly surprised with his initial results and started running around New York looking for more churches to photograph.
Getting the shots hasn’t been easy. Often churches are closed, and many don’t allow Silver to use a tripod. He often shoots with wide-angle lenses, typically a 24-70 mm lens, though if a church is really wide, he’ll bring a 14-24 mm lens. Depending on the light inside the church, Silver works to bring out details such as stained glass windows during the post-production process.
Silver’s images aren’t limited to New York. He constantly travels, looking for new churches to photograph around the world. “I feel compelled to photograph the world in a unique way, to try to open up the way people see the common sites we have all seen,” he said.
That vision isn’t only about his panoramic imagery. Silver also has a passion for tilt-shift photography, and he cites Olivo Barbieri as one of his tilt-shift photography idols.
Although he has visited hundreds of churches around the world, Silver continues to be awed by what he captures. “I am fascinated how the results are very similar to each other, sort of like the inside of a turtle shell,” he said. “With my vertical church shots, I capture much more detail that is lost even when you are there in person. To add the whole photo together and see it in that manner, it still blows me away today.”
David Rosenberg is the editor of Slate’s Behold blog. He has worked as a photo editor for 15 years and is a tennis junkie.
Monday, September 30, 2013
ArtStar and Amazon Art Pop Up Gallery...
ArtStar and Amazon Art invite you to...
Cocktails in ArtStar's
New Pop-Up Gallery
Thursday, October 3rd
From 6:00-8:00
215 Bowery
New York City, NY 10002
(On Rivington between Bowery and Chrystie)
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Some Yellowkorner Updates/Photos...
I just wanted to share some photos from my Photo Signing last week at Yellowkorner in Soho.
Great turnout as usual.
Great turnout as usual.
This past week I also went to Los Angeles and dropped by the new Yellowkorner store that was opened in September in Newport Beach at Fashion Island.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
"Designed to Appeal", staging of Apt.#2 @ 110 Duane Street...$5,999,000
Timothy Rothman of the Corcoran Group has apartment #2 at 110 Duane Street for sale asking $5,999,000.
Here is a link to see the apartment...
http://www.corcoran.com/nyc/listings/display/2633637
The apartment was vacant when he received the listing but with the assistance of Brad and Donna of "Designed to Appeal" , they turned the apartment into an amazing HOME.
There are around 9 of my Photos hanging on the walls of this spectacular 4,000 Square Foot Loft. Living Room, Bedroom, Hallway and Bathroom. Below are some photos.
Here is a link to see the apartment...
http://www.corcoran.com/nyc/listings/display/2633637
The apartment was vacant when he received the listing but with the assistance of Brad and Donna of "Designed to Appeal" , they turned the apartment into an amazing HOME.
There are around 9 of my Photos hanging on the walls of this spectacular 4,000 Square Foot Loft. Living Room, Bedroom, Hallway and Bathroom. Below are some photos.
"Tilt Shift NY Skyline"
"HDR NY Public Library"
"Tilt Shift Vegas Pool"
"Milky Halong Bay & Tilt Shift Taj Mahal"
Monday, August 12, 2013
TIME MAGAZINE..."The World's 100 Most Important Places"
TIME Magazine printed a book recently of
"The World's 100 Most Important Places".
It is separated into 9 different categories.
The 1st Category is CULTURE.
These are my Photos of...
TOP 10 Places "WHERE CULTURE TOOK SHAPE".
1-Pyramid of Khufu and Sphinx
2-The Acropolis
3-Ayutthaya
4-Confucius Temple
5-Historic Kyoto
6-Machu Picchu
7-Kathmandu Valley
8-Imperial Rome
9-Easter Island
10-Nazca Lines
"The World's 100 Most Important Places".
It is separated into 9 different categories.
The 1st Category is CULTURE.
These are my Photos of...
TOP 10 Places "WHERE CULTURE TOOK SHAPE".
1-Pyramid of Khufu and Sphinx
2-The Acropolis
3-Ayutthaya
4-Confucius Temple
5-Historic Kyoto
6-Machu Picchu
7-Kathmandu Valley
8-Imperial Rome
9-Easter Island
10-Nazca Lines
Saturday, July 27, 2013
I've been traveling so much with little time to Post on the Blog...but...
Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Dusseldorf and Bolivia...lots of traveling with lots of photos.
I am just going to put up the links to each individual place that I have traveled to in the past 2 months.
VIENNA...
BUDAPEST...
DUSSELDORF...
BRATISLAVA...
LAKE TITICACA-COPACABANA, BOLIVIA...
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA...
POTOSI, BOLIVIA...
TIWANAKU-PUMA PUNKU, BOLIVIA...
SUCRE, BOLIVIA...
SALT FLATS, UYUNI, BOLIVIA...
Friday, July 5, 2013
Just got back from Vienna and Budapest...
Having been to Vienna and Budapest in the 90's I was excited to go back and see the two cities again. I was much better prepared for this trip and have about 4 days in each city. A friend of mine from New York is from Baden, a small city about 30 minutes outside of Vienna so I went to meet them for a day too.
Took over 2,000 photos over the 8 days not including my Bratislava and Dusseldorf photos, I was there each for a few hours on the trip too.
Took over 2,000 photos over the 8 days not including my Bratislava and Dusseldorf photos, I was there each for a few hours on the trip too.
Here are the links to the VIENNA photos on Flickr...
HOFBURG PALACE
VIENNA LIBRARY
SPANISH RIDING ACADEMY
BELVEDERE PALACE
Here are the links to the BUDAPEST photos on Flickr...
PARLIAMENT AT NIGHT
THE OPERA HOUSE
DOHANY STREET SYNAGOGUE
PARLIAMENT CEILING
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