Paris Diaries : Autumn No Three
I have been thinking a lot about my life vs what people might think it actually looks like. Paris is not always glamorous and I promise while I really love my job it isn’t always fancy coffees and pastries walking the seine. While I travel back and forth between the states and Paris I do squeeze a lot of work into a very short amount of time. I don’t sleep much in general but I sleep a lot less in Paris. Late nights and early mornings with a lot of coffee in between.
So what have I been up to the last few days? After the rainy welcome, we did have some sunshine. See the photo. If you have been following me for a while you know I am a light chaser. I actually was running late to a meeting and crossed the Seine. I looked back and saw this image. When I went to capture it the whole Seine was just illuminated with light. I snapped a few more just because and messaged my meeting I was running late. Not everything I shoot will be loved by my customers. It is important to balance what I sell as work to relate to a wide audience but also capture what speaks personally to me. So far it is a good balance between the two.
As I mentioned before life in Paris isn’t always picture perfect. Thursday I had two photo shoots one was for me by my friend Katie Donnelly. She was nice enough to edit and send me the photos before she left for Hawaii. I LOVE them and can’t wait to show them to you. They have a personal story attached and I really am looking forward to hanging at least one of these up on the gallery wall. The other photo shoot is one of the main reasons why I came to Paris this trip. We had a full shoot all day Friday (12 hours) so you can imagine I am not only physically exhausted but mentally. I can’t wait to share more on what the shoot was for but I have a LOT of editing to do before then.
I spent the day with my Paris Family exploring Jardin du Luxembourg and the Palace for Heritage Days. One weekend out of the year the city of Paris opens a lot of buildings that are otherwise closed to the public for viewing. The lines are long but we only had about an hour which was a lot shorter than I expected. I will share more on this weekend soon. If you are in Paris I highly recommend looking at the options for tomorrow. There is also a concert at Place de la Concorde starting at 2pm.
Now that my big project is finished for the trip I am really looking forward to seeing friends and shooting for the blog and for the etsy shop. Time is moving very quickly here and I plan to make the most of it. Thank you so much for reading.
If you are headed to Paris this Autumn don’t miss my Packing Guide.
Bonjour, I’m Rebecca!
I’m a photographer, blogger, croissant-lover, and world traveler. I hope that Everyday Parisian inspires you by bringing a bit of France into your daily life and helps you plan the best trip to Paris with personalized recommendations for places to stay, explore, and eat.
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Where are you staying this visit, please post something about it.x
Hi!
I promise to share soon. It is by the same group as the last apartment and it was perfect.
xo
Are you going to be able to visit Bordeaux and St Emilion? Hope so. Take care.
hi! I have a train to Bordeaux for Friday. I am not sure about St Emilon but I hope so. I am a guest of friends so I am not sure what they have planned 🙂
Hello, what do you mean Paris family? Do you have relatives there? Looking forward to seeing your photos. Wish time would stand still for you there.
aw thank you!! Me too! I have mentioned my "Paris Family" a lot of the years. They are very close friends that have become family to me and they have the sweetest little girl who I adore. They lived in Chicago and then moved to Paris around the same time as me in 2013 and have been here for a few years.