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I can't resist a comment on your question about what equipment to use in Paris. If you spend some time living in that city, you start to notice the number of tourists who look like they are suffering both from too much walking and the weight of too much camera gear. They can't possibly be enjoying Paris, which of course is the whole point of being there. And I think that they are sometimes so obsessed with taking photos that they are not actually seeing and absorbing what is before their eyes. I certainly do not mean to suggest that this is so in your case, but it is something to keep in mind.

Hi. I would go about photographing Paris quite differently and I hope my comments are understood as a personal point of view rather than as a criticism.

 

The key to photographing Paris is to observe how light works there, both day and night, and how the light interacts with the Seine, the landscape and the architecture, especially the stone architecture. There are times when the light is very, very special.

 

From my point of view, the other key is to see Paris as the modern, high pressure city that it is. The Paris that you are talking about no longer exists, if it ever did. There's a film about that Paris called The Moderns, and it is not an accident that The Moderns is a very campy movie. Consider getting away from the central tourist area. Spend some time in the 14th and the 13th, and if you really want an eyeopener, take your camera to the suburbs. The world just does not need another photo of Deux Magots.