Planning & Tips

An Alsace Christmas market shoot lives or dies on the window around 16:30, when the stall lights are lit and the sky is still blue. Where to stand in Strasbourg and Colmar, what to wear at 2°C, and how to pace it with children.

Paris has a remarkably consistent backdrop — cream limestone and grey zinc roofs — and that makes outfit planning simple. Colours, fabrics, shoes and seasonal advice from photographers who shoot here every week.

A region-by-region guide to timing a photoshoot in France: why Paris winter blue hour is a gift, when lavender actually blooms, how Riviera light behaves, and the rain plans that really work.