I mentioned previously that I took a drawing class through WICE. Erin and I have also taken a couple of wine classes (which have been fantastic!) and, for Erin, cooking classes.
This past Tuesday night I took a one-time night photography class that focused on holiday decorations while working through the challenges associated with photography at night and in low-light situations.
Our class of eight students met at Galleries Lafayette, a huge department store not too far away in the 9th arrondissement. Our instructor, Meredith Mullins, spent about half an hour giving us some pointers -- I really learned a lot about some of the controls on my camera -- then we went out to capture some shots.
We started inside the store, with photos of the cupola and Christmas tree. Then we went outside and took photos of the large holiday window decorations at Galleries Lafayette and the other massive department store next door, Printemps. I shot until my hands were numb in the cold winter air then joined the rest of the group for a quick metro ride over to the Champs-Élysées and some more photos there.
After about 200 photos in all and a collection of very numb fingers, I called it a night. The others did the same and we met up at a nearby cafe for some soupe à l'oignon and wine to warm us up. It was a fun, diverse group of expats and we had a great conversation.
Here are a few photos from the evening.
This past Tuesday night I took a one-time night photography class that focused on holiday decorations while working through the challenges associated with photography at night and in low-light situations.
Our class of eight students met at Galleries Lafayette, a huge department store not too far away in the 9th arrondissement. Our instructor, Meredith Mullins, spent about half an hour giving us some pointers -- I really learned a lot about some of the controls on my camera -- then we went out to capture some shots.
We started inside the store, with photos of the cupola and Christmas tree. Then we went outside and took photos of the large holiday window decorations at Galleries Lafayette and the other massive department store next door, Printemps. I shot until my hands were numb in the cold winter air then joined the rest of the group for a quick metro ride over to the Champs-Élysées and some more photos there.
After about 200 photos in all and a collection of very numb fingers, I called it a night. The others did the same and we met up at a nearby cafe for some soupe à l'oignon and wine to warm us up. It was a fun, diverse group of expats and we had a great conversation.
Here are a few photos from the evening.
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| Photo courtesy Meredith Mullins |
Here's a WICE blog post by Meredith on our evening: http://www.wiceblog.org/2012/12/christmas-in-paris.html
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