It is hard to beat a visit to a French vineyard. But when you cannot make it to the vineyard, do not despair because the vineyard will come to you in Paris several times a year. And this coming weekend there’s another one. From Friday, September 9 through Monday,...
PLEASE JOIN OUR MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE THE FULL PARIS WEEKENDER'S GUIDE TO WHERE AND HOW TO GET YOUR BEST PHOTOS OF PARIS! Tip #6 Observe, observe, observe! Look for things out of place Look for surprising juxtapositions, for example, a mix of old and traditional...
PLEASE JOIN OUR MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE THE FULL PARIS WEEKENDER'S GUIDE TO WHERE AND HOW TO GET YOUR BEST PHOTOS OF PARIS! Tip #5 Play with light and color. Some of this comes at the time of composing and snapping the shot, and some comes in the post-snap processing...
PLEASE JOIN OUR MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE THE FULL PARIS WEEKENDER'S GUIDE TO WHERE AND HOW TO GET YOUR BEST PHOTOS OF PARIS! Tip #4 Be creative but purposeful when photographing people. Decide in advance what the purpose of the photo is. Are you looking for the best...
PLEASE JOIN OUR MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE THE FULL PARIS WEEKENDER'S GUIDE TO WHERE AND HOW TO GET YOUR BEST PHOTOS OF PARIS! Tip #3 Use the props the city provides for you. Look for reflections Incorporate reflections from car and motorcycle side mirrors and...
PLEASE JOIN OUR MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE THE FULL PARIS WEEKENDER'S GUIDE TO WHERE AND HOW TO GET YOUR BEST PHOTOS OF PARIS! Tip #2 Vary, vary, vary. Vary everything: do not succumb to inertia, shooting robotically at every monument or street scene you pass. Change it...
Over the next three weeks, with each post I will give you a tip for taking the best Paris photos possible and ideas for my favorite locations for snapping those shots. PLEASE JOIN OUR MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE THE FULL PARIS WEEKENDER'S GUIDE TO WHERE AND HOW TO GET...
I was walking home from Gare de Lyon with a friend last week, zigzagging towards Seine opposite the start of Boulevard Saint Germain, and we happened upon what we have deemed the prettiest street in Paris. Rue Crémieux in the 12th arrondissement runs for just one...
Looking for something unique to do during your stay in Paris? I can no longer stand to visit a city and see tourist site after tourist site, shuttling myself from monument to monument and above all without knowing the stories behind them. Walking tours are a...
A few weeks ago, Paris experienced a lunar eclipse. If you missed it, don’t worry because: 1. We all did. It was too cloudy that evening to see anything, and 2. There will be another total lunar eclipse on Saturday, December 10, 2011, with peak viewing from the...
