A weekend in Paris!

I've seen so many photos of Paris that made me want to go there and take some myself. So when my boyfriend asked where I wanted to go on holiday, i jumped at the chance of Paris. Unfortunately, with it being quite an expensive city, we could only afford a long weekend.

I took my digital SLR and my instax mini, with 20 shots ready. It was time for me to practice my travel photography! I usually just shoot portraits so this was a chance for me to try landscapes. 

Here is what we did:

Friday - Once we had arrived in Paris and found our apartment (which we got using airbnb! highly recommended!) we decided on taking a look around Montmartres, which was the area we were staying in. We had a noisy look around the Montmartres famous cemetery, which was home to some beautiful tombs.  

After the cemetery we headed down to check out the moulin Rouge which wasn't that far away. Being a huge fan of the film, I was excited to see the club in person!

Chris took a snap of me outside!

Saturday -  We planned to go see the Sacre coeur, Dali museum and an outside art exhibition.
We weren't staying too far from the Sacre Coeur or Dali museum so it didn't take us too long to get there, we also didn't have to walk up that epic flight of stairs to the Sacre coeur!

Sculpture from the Dali exhibition.

The view from Sacre coeur 

The famous Eiffel tower. 

We took a boat trip down the seine, where we were able to see some iconic sites. 

Sunday - It was a rainy sunday so we decided to do some museums. We went to the Arts et crafts museum and the Picasso Museum.

Statue of Liberty outside the museum of arts and craft, taken with my polaroid camera.

A collection of vintage camera at the arts and craft museum.

One of Picasso's photographs taken in his studio where he painted. 

A collection of Picasso's studies.

I couldn't visit paris without buying some of Macaroons. Now my favorite sweet treat!

Monday - Our plane was leaving at 9pm so we had some of the day to look around, although we didn't want to travel too far from our apartment. We decided to go see the Opera national de Paris and explore around that area.

Inside the department store, Galeries Lafayette

View from the top of Galeries Lafayette

View of Sacre Coeur. 

Whilst exploring the area, me and Chris came across this beautiful church just by chance. We sat and ate lunch nearby with a lovely view of it.  

I had such an amazing time over those 4 days, and would highly recommend to anyone who is artistic to go to Paris as there is so much to see and do. I'm planning on doing a blog post about free and cheap things do to as I'm a super scrimper! 

Update soon! 

Becky x

Reviewing the Instax Mini 8 camera.

I brought my instax not too long ago, and i thought I would share my thoughts about it. 

Whats good about it?

• Easy to use, with only 5 different settings for the lighting conditions. 
• Easy to reload the film, unlike with some other film cameras, which can be a bit tricky. 
• Instantly getting the photo is exciting and great for social events and as keep-sakes. 
• Come in 4 different colours: baby pink and blue, yellow and white. (I went for the girly pink!)
• Quite light and small enough to fit into most hand bags. 
• The photos come out with a space to write the date or a message. 
• Can get different styles of film. 
• only takes 2 AA batteries, that seem to last a while! 

What’s not so good?

• To be honest its a great little camera and there’s not anything technically wrong. I just find that the price of the film can be a little steep at £10 for 10 shots, working out £1 each. So make every photo count! 
• In addition to that the 10 shots for pack sometimes is’nt quite enough so having to keep reloading the film when out is a little annoying. 

Where can I buy one and how much?

I came across in the UK Urban outfitters, selling for around £90 but I then found a bundle deal on ebay for £75 with 4 packs of film! (Brand new as well) I’m pretty sure you can buy both the film and camera on ebay or amazon or even on the fuji site. The film is also sold in some camera shops but its best to ask or get them online as it can work out cheaper. 

Who’s this camera good for? 

• Anyone who doesnt mind not being in control of the camera settings and likes to experiment. 
• People who like to capture memories! 
• Anyone who uses a sketchbook. 

Conclusion

Personally I’m really pleased with the camera and I do recommend it to people. Its great for when I see something that inspires me, like a location because I can stick the photo straight into my sketchbook without the hassle of printing! It also gives me a way to really focus on each shot as they do cost £1 per image, so its not just a case of keep clicking! 

Have a good week! 

Becky x