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Paris Diaries : Autumn No Three


paris France seine morning light

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. 


luxembourg gardens

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. 

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    • 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 šŸ™‚

  1. 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.