Shooting Paris

A friend of mine recently took a trip to Paris for the sole purpose of taking pictures. This most fortunate soul finds himself in a place in life where he has the means and time to pursue whatever interests him. I say that knowing full well that this last statement potentially describes any and all of us. We just have to see it that way.

At any rate, having been to the City of Lights several times, I decided to offer a bunch of unsolicited opinions which he was kind enough to respond to. Following are my comments and his (edited slightly). If you're not interested in photography, speed past the technical details. The rest of it is a fun read.

Hey there

Been thinking about your upcoming Paris trip. I’m sure you’ll be overwhelmed with suggestions, go here go there, do this, do that, etc. At the risk of adding to the noise, some thoughts from someone who’s done a fair amount of urban/travel shooting.