What’s up everybody? Philcaela here :)
And we are in Paris.
We’re spending a few days here and we’re gonna show you our 10 favorite photo spots
in Paris.
Let’s go!!!
And our first stop is Palais-Royal, this is right next to the Louvre and right now it’s
really empty.
It’s only like 9:15-9:30AM, but no one has shown up yet, so come here early in the morning
to get amazing photos with no one in your photo, which is incredible, especially in
Paris since there are so many tourists here.
There’s also Cafe Kitsune, right across the entrance right over there so grab some
coffee and chill here, as well.
There’re just tons of columns everywhere with different heights, they’re black and
white, there’re tall ones over there, there’re shorter ones, we definitely recommend coming
in the morning because the lighting is perfect right now, blue skies, the sun is not too
high and also there’s no one!
A very short walk from Palais-Royal is the famous Louvre, another photo opportunity here
at the Louvre is sitting at Cafe Marly, right now I’m sitting up by the balcony, and you
can get a great view of the Louvre, you can people-watch and you can great photos by yourself
without people really in it.
They’re right behind you, but they’re really tiny.
If you get a photo here at Cafe Marly, the focus is not on people, it’s on you, and
the people are like ants behind you.
And our next stop is the most regal and beautiful bridge in Paris, it’s Pont Alexandre!
I don’t know why, but I just strangely love this bridge.
So the side I’m currently on, you have an amazing view of the Eiffel Tower, and the
bridge itself is just so beautiful.
There’re gold accents everywhere, the bridge may have a lot of people walking back and
forth, but you can definitely always find a spot next to a pillar to take a photo on,
so it’s pretty easy, you don’t have to come in the morning you can come here anytime
you want and you can definitely get a great photo.
And in terms of the types of photos you can get here, you can obviously get beautiful
portraits with the Eiffel Tower in the back, but because the bridge has so much beautiful
stuff on it, you have nice accents, you have nice gold stuff, you have all these lanterns
up and down the bridge.
But just in general, a lot of great portrait photography here and a lot of great framing
opportunities.
Now, moving closer to the Eiffel Tower from Pont Alexandre, we’re now at Square Rapp.
This whole area in general in the 7th Arrondissment has a lot of beautiful shots of the Eiffel
Tower right behind, up close and personal, but Square Rapp is a really, really good spot
in the 7th Arrondissement that basically allows no obstructions except for a couple trees,
so you can get really nice shots of the Eiffel Tower here, whether you’re in the photo
or it’s just photos of the tower itself.
And in general, in the 7th Arrondissement, just east of the Eiffel Tower, there are plenty
of places to take photos and it’s really fun to kinda go down different streets and
see which ones have really nice leading lines and framing for the tower.
Unlike Trocadero, and a lot of other places where you can get the same shots of the Eiffel
Tower as everyone else, the 7th Arrondissement allows for more creativity.
And when you’re in Paris, you’ve gotta visit the Arc de Triomphe, this is probably
one of the most well known spots here in Paris and there’s a reason why.
This thing is massive, it’s beautiful, you can go from all over and take a good photo
of it, different angles.
We see a lot of people taking the photos directly head on in the middle, but we actually prefer
taking it from the side.
And we’re actually not here very early and we’re still able to get empty photos without
any cars, you just have to be very patient.
Like that!
It’s around noon right now, but sometimes the cars go and stop, go and stop, so if you’re
willing to be patient, you can definitely get an empty photo without cars like we did.
Now again, there are so many places where you can get beautiful photos of the Eiffel
Tower with beautiful leading lines and honestly that’s part of the fun is being able to
find your own shot, so one place that we came to that’s not too far from Trocadero (which
is a really, really touristy place), this has a really, really beautiful unobstructed
shot of the Eiffel Tower behind.
If you just go to the side away from this trash can and this sign right here.
So now again this is pretty similar to the other shots we had at Square Rapp, so we’re
gonna include this as a bonus, but this is one of the best shots of the Eiffel Tower
you can get anywhere in Paris.
And this is why we don’t come here, because if you want a great photo, I guarantee you
people will be in it.
However, it is great to look at the Eiffel Tower from here because it’s a great view.
If you really want photos here, come in the morning.
And one last place to get beautiful photos of the Eiffel Tower in the background (I know
there are a lot): Passerelle Debilly.
It’s a footbridge that’s actually so small, it doesn’t show up on maps, unless you zoom
in like crazy.
And this is slowly becoming the new “Love Lock Bridge.”
If you know, there was a love lock bridge elsewhere in Paris called “Pont des Arts,”
that used to have locks on it, but they had to take them off because it was getting too
heavy for the bridge.
But now, there are tons of locks everywhere, and there are even guys selling locks here
so you can buy them and then lock it on here to symbolize your undying love, or whatever.
I’m probably gonna butcher this word again because I do that all the time, but we’re
in Le Marais, I can’t say my R’s, so I'm sorry, but we’re in Le Marais.
So in this area, there are tons of coffee shops, this is one of my favorite coffee shops
here because they make amazing oat milk cappuccinos.
Also, it’s really cute in here, it’s adorable, there’s great natural lighting.
And admittedly, it’s a little bit girly, so if you’re not going for super girly photos,
they still have great coffee here, too.
There are tons of coffee shops around here, but Republique of Coffee is our favorite.
Now we’re at Rue Cremieux, I can’t pronounce any words, I’m sorry, but this place is
a street full of colorful houses.
Every single house is different colors, it’s an entire street of it, so you can definitely
get great leading line photos or photos from the side.
If you want a pink house, there can be a pink house behind you.
If you want a blue house, you can find a blue house.
Any color you like, you can find a house!
Last time we came here, it wasn’t as cloudy, so we got cute photos, I’m sure if you come
on a sunnier day, all the houses will be really bright and colorful.
Unfortunately, today is very gray, but it is what it is.
One more thing to know is that you must be really quiet while you’re here since locals
live here and they’re in their homes, so please be respectful and don’t cause too
much noise or don’t linger for too long.
After walking all around Paris taking photos and exploring, another way to take great photos
is at a cafe.
So at a cafe, you can sit down and take photos because there’re so many around Paris and
a lot of them are so photogenic and super cute.
Some are gonna be huge with tons of people at them and you can get kind of a busy vibe,
or some might be a little bit smaller and you can get a more intimate kind of vibe.
Kind of cute, small cafe kind of stuff.
Especially if you go in the morning like we did earlier today, you can get some really
empty shots of some really, really cute, quaint cafes.
The area we’d definitely recommend going in the morning is St. Germain, so Cafe de
Flore and then, I can’t pronounce the other place, (Les Deux Magots), those two places
are right next to each other, they’re great for people-watching.
But now that it’s the afternoon, it’s a little bit more crowded, so you might get
some different shots, like a flat lay of the table with the coffee and food on it, maybe
something more close-up like a portrait.
And because of the holidays, this’ll be our last pit stop of the Instagram tour.
This is Galeries Lafayette mall and this is by the Opera House and this place is beautiful!
Look behind me!
You can actually see the skywalk-glasswalk over there behind me.
Super long wait, it’s really beautiful, but it’s up to you if you wanna wait in
line to be able to have that view.
So if you hate waiting in long lines just like me, then I recommend going around across
the skywalk and taking a photo here instead, because it’s just as nice.
We’re here during the holidays, it’s early January right now so this Christmas tree obviously
won’t be here the whole year round, but even if this tree’s not here, you’re still
gonna have really, really stunning views of this really nice roof, all the amazing architectures
and decoration on all the different floors of this huge mall.
And you can get a really stunning photo if you use any kind of wide-angle lens, even
on your iPhone.
Paris is such a magical, beautiful city.
Wherever you take photos, honestly, it’ll look beautiful.
You don’t have to follow our guide, explore Paris, do your own thing and take lots of
photos while you’re here!
A lot of the fun is in finding your own shot, so get out there and shoot!
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