MACY'S Brooklyn, Fulton Street Furniture Dept.

Last week MACY'S located at 422 Fulton Street in downtown Brooklyn completely renovated their Furniture Department which is in the lower level of the store.
I was asked to photograph parts of Brooklyn so the photos can be used as large mural type photos from sizes of 13' x 10' up to a skyline panorama photo which is over 50' long. We used 3 photos, Brooklyn Bridge, the front of a Brownstone and the Manhattan view from Williamsburg. 

These are the photos of the 3 murals in the store... 

Working with a Chinese company...Realfoto...

Realfoto is a Chinese online photography/arts company who represents about 35 artists around the world. They are well priced for the consumer. 
Currently they are representing 18 of my pieces selling 2 sizes of each photograph, small and X-large.
I appreciate the layout of the site and that they except Paypal too.

Sun Halo today in New York City...

Today in New York was an amazing Sun Halo which is very unusual to see.

******JUST A KICKER...PETAPIXEL RAN THE STORY TODAY WITH THESE PHOTOS*****
http://petapixel.com/2013/05/14/photos-of-the-beautiful-sun-halo-that-appeared-over-new-york-today/

Here is the meaning...
What makes a halo around the sun or moon?

Halos around the moon – or sun – are a sign of thin cirrus clouds drifting high above our heads. They are a sign of nearby storms.

A ring or circle of light around the sun or moon is 

called a halo by scientists. We get many messages

throughout each year from people who’ve just

spotted a ring around the sun or moon. The night

before Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the U.S.

mainland on October 29, 2012, for example, many

throughout the U.S. saw a lunar halo. Another rash of 

lunar halos in the U.S. began to appear shortly before 

Christmas 2012. Solar and lunar haloes are pretty 

common, but they’re so mysterious-looking that 

people often express amazement upon seeing them.

(Information taken from www.earthsky.org)

Yahoo NEWS Photo Gallery...Mind Bending Photos:Wonders of the World

Mailonline a UK news service printed an article about my Tilt Shift Photos on May 2nd. Once that was online I was contacted by Focus Magazine, a German news magazine and also YAHOO about posting my work online. Since Yahoo has posted the article at this point in time I am the #1 Most Popular News Photo Gallery Slideshow with the potential to be Featured on their Front Page.

Here is the link to the Mail Online article...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2317734/Wonders-World-Photographer-creates-mind-bending-pictures-worlds-spectacular-sights.html

     Here is the link to the YAHOO    

                     article...

   http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/mind-bending-photos-wonders-of-the-world-slideshow/perspective-photo-1731612979.html

This is the description in the article from YAHOO...

"Richard Silver's photographs show us the world's biggest sights like Machu Picchu in Peru or Copacabana in Brazil. His photos, however, are not simply depictions of the landmarks but planned, artistic visual constructions that, with their playful combinations of sharpness and blur, create new worlds of experience. Silver says:"People always aske me, How do I make people look so small or why do I make people look so small? Simple, WE ARE. In the big picture we are just a small blip of what the world truly is and I enjoy the power to change the perspective of the way people look at the world and maybe at themselves." "

Resource Magazine and Smugmug Blog posted articles about my Tilt Shift...

Resource Magazine posted an article about my Tilt Shift on April 13th. It is in the "Image Makers" section of their online magazine. The magazine is also available FREE at many local photography stores such as Calumet at 22 West 22nd Street  and FOTO CARE (I am only in the online edition).

"Tilt-Shift Photography of Richard Silver"

http://resourcemagonline.com/2013/04/tilt-shift-photography-of-richard-silver/

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On April 5th Smugmug, the company that hosts my websites, posted a detailed interview/article about my Tilt Shift Photos. I was interviewed back in March about the article by Ann and Steph over at Smugmug, just great people to do business with.

"Photography Perspectives: Tilt-Shift Photography with Richard Silver"

http://news.smugmug.com/2013/04/05/photography-perspectives-tilt-shift-photography-with-richard-silver/

Spring in NY brings Lightning Storms...A shot from last night and some of my best Lightning shots..

Last night in New York there was a pretty bad passing thunderstorm along with some beautiful Lightning. This time of year is the beginning of the storm season which brings great opportunities for capturing lightning shots.
Almost every apartment that I have lived in, in NY has had a view of the Empire State Building which if you didn't know is a lightning rod. One of the purposes of the tower on top of the ESB is that is also absorbs lightning hits when there is lightning.

I got this shot last night...

I am showing you a few shots that I got over the years with a link to see many more of these amazing shots...enjoy.

Here is the link to the set of 10...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjsnyc/sets/72157602977356047/

Mumbai, Goa and the Caves of Aurangabad, India...

I just traveled to Mumbai, Aurangabad and Goa. Having been to India and seeing the "Golden Triangle", (Agra, New Delhi and Jaipur) back in 2009 I knew what to expect from India...but I was still surprised at what I saw.
Mumbai was probably the busiest place I have ever been. Traffic and people everywhere, dogs on the streets, horns blowing-reminded me of NY in the 70's but way more crowded. The trains in the morning were unbelievable with the amount of people getting on and getting off of the trains.

MUMBAI PHOTOS...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjsnyc/sets/72157633097540186/

I flew to Aurangabad for a day to see the Caves of Ajanta and Ellora, totally worth the day trip. The local airlines were so easy to deal with and the Mumbai airport was more crowded at 5:30 AM than JFK at it's peak! If you get to Mumbai you should try and take the hour flight to see the caves, they were incredible.

AJANTA AND ELLORA CAVE PHOTOS...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjsnyc/sets/72157633095652459/  http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjsnyc/sets/72157633100660742/

Goa was so so hot but it was supposed to be, 3 showers a day just isn't enough. It was much larger an area than I expected. North to South Goa takes lots of driving or buses to get there. Old Goa and the churches were nice. It is a huge destination for Russian tourists too which I was unaware of. All of the signs are in Russian and English. 

GOA PHOTOS

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjsnyc/sets/72157633105052136/

PS-here are photos of the "Mini Taj Mahal" in Aurangabad...

Bibi Ka Maqbara 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjsnyc/sets/72157633100861114/

Affordable Art Fair, NY...April 3-7th..2 BOOTHS

The Affordable Art Fair Spring Edition is in NY from April 3-7th at the Metropolitan Pavilion located at 125 West 18th Street. It is always a really good show to go to an personally I absolutely love the Pavilion space. 

This year I will be represented there by 2 separate Galleries. 
First I will be represented by ArtStar in Booth F2. Chrissy Crawford and her great team will be showing about 4 of my pieces. We had great success at the AD Home show last week and we are expecting even better success at the AAF show.

http://www.artstar.com/artwork-hawaiian-beach-by-richard-silver.html

The 2nd Gallery to represent my new work is Joy Wai Gallery. They are located right across the street from the show at 122 West 18th Street. Joy hired a whole new sales staff for the show and they are well prepared. They are showcasing my series "New York Sliced". My Empire State Building and Flatiron Building will be on display in 24" x 36" Plexiglas.

http://www.joywaigallery.com/events.html