au revoir

well this is the end of my parisian adventures. thank you so much to everyone who followed along and offered up such sweet, encouraging words along the way. i hope you had as much fun reading my blog as i did making it. who knows, maybe i'll blog again in the future. but for now, it's au revoir...

farewell dinner

our last dinner in paris at le vin sobre...

this menu board is a liar

last glass of champagne

pomegranate salad

roasted chicken, potatoes, and bacon

don't know what it's called but it certainly is not the apple-pear crumble with salted caramel ice cream i was promised

yes, i am still bitter about it, but it was a good meal overall.

here i am...

just a little series i did for fun. and yes, i do have a thing for oxfords.

palais royale

shakespeare and company

on top of the arc de triomphe

in front of the mona lisa

the dreadful arc de triomphe spiral staircase

inside notre dame

the steps of sacre coeur

pommery caves

vineyards of epernay

shakespeare and company

the hall of mirrors

outside laduree

window shopping

for the fashion photography portion of my project i decided to focus on window displays and their accompanying typography. some of the pictures i used in my final presentation have been previously posted on this blog here and here, but here's a few more shops to ogle at...

shakespeare and company

magical. barnes & nobles’ got nothing on this place. okay, except maybe starbucks. still it was awesome. i love quaint, independent stores that have their own unique character. you could easily spend hours in here wandering, reading books, and listening to patrons playing the piano upstairs. it's a great place to photograph as well, which is why i ended up using this series for my documentary photography project. shakespeare & co. has so many nooks and crannies that it’s impossible to take in every detail it has to offer, but here’s a glimpse…

day to night

best. churros. ever.