Welcome to my 3‑week Paris photography adventure.
I am trying to bring you along this journey in the City of Lights by describing the process that produced the end result. I have seen a few guides online and in print about Paris photography, and I’m excited to be able to add to that body of knowledge; I hope you find this useful. This is the type of guide I had sought but did not find before my own visit, and I hope it will help you in your own Paris photography adventure.
The central focus of my trip was to image the Eiffel Tower in a myriad of ways. However, the breadth of my trip went well beyond that. There is so much to see in this beautiful city that there’s no way to even pretend to capture it all in 3 weeks. Perhaps this will offer you a taste of what you might enjoy yourself one day, if you haven’t had the opportunity already.
Bon apetit!
Day 1: Introduction, first view of Eiffel Tower, abstract shot of the Louvre pyramid.
Day 2: Night views of the Eiffel Tower, fountains, exposure data.
Day 4: Père Lachaise Cemetery, hand shake, Canon 5D Mk III vs. Rebel T3i.
Day 6: Close-up Eiffel Tower shots, HDR, fisheye lens, HDR.
Day 7: Night shots of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
Day 8: Notre Dame, street life, full moon next to the Eiffel Tower.
Day 9: Place de la Concorde, Hôtel des Invalides and the Arc de Triomphe.
Day 11: Sunset shots at the Opera house, cropping, filters, HDR.
Day 12: The Sacre Coeur Basilica at Montmartre and a discussion of image noise.
Day 14: The Eiffel Tower, a night bus tour, and another use for an ND filter.
Day 15: The Centre Georges Pompidou and the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Day 17: The Catacombes, Montmartre, and street photography.
Day 18: La Défense, and the creation of “planet panoramas.”
Day 19 (final): Versailles, Pont de Neuilly.
Many thanks to Toby Zakaria for editing my posts and Harold Davis for useful feedback.