Couple Portraits in the most famous places of Paris - a day of photography in the city of love

A weekend to make couple portraits in all the most popular place of Paris

My very good friend was on the point to get married, and he thought about making nice portraits of him and his fiancée (now his wife!) to print in A2 format and dress during the celebration dinner. I therefore took the TGV to Paris France and we spent a very nice weekend making portrait photography accross Paris and its most famous monuments: Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Montparnasse, Notre Dame, Jardin du Luxembourg, … Thanks to the model who were very photogenics!

Hope you enjoy these couple portraits in Paris! All shots were done with Canon EOS 5D MKII, Canon 16-35mm f2.8 L II USM and Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L USM. I’ve also used flash Canon Speedlite 580 EXII, which gives very natural render especially in those conditions. I’ve also made a few black and white edits to give some more depth to it.

The Black and White edits

Phang Nga Bay in Phuket, boat trip from James Bond island to Panyi Fishing village in Thailand - 50 photos with Canon 5D MKII

The Bay of Phang Nga - An amazing place to visit by boat from Phuket Island

For my 30 years old birthday, we decided to visit the Bay of Phang Nga, located on the North West of Phuket Island in the Andaman Sea, in Thailand. We actually followed a single advertising panel we saw on the highway after the bridge leaving the Phuket island on the North, which took us after 30 minutes of car within the jungle on a fantastic modern pier (Klong Khian Pier) with no one there! After 2 minutes, a man came with his motorbike, and offered us to rent a boat for the day to visit the Phang Nga Bay. We were not sure about it but since he was really kind we said OK. A fisher man came with his daughter and took us through the bay for the day for not even half of of the usual price, and they took us to places that big boat would never go. We had a fantastic day, which we will never forget! There are hundreds of islands and rocks, with luxurious nature, cave and beach. The place is really beautiful, and going by boat is a fantastic experience. I can only recommend you to go to this Klong Khian Pier and ask for the boat trip, this is probably the best place to do it. Here is the G-Map link

Agrandir le plan

The Panyi Fishing Village - Ko Panyi in Andaman Sea

The Ko Panyi island is a fishing village with about 200 families (probably from Indonesia) which is also a good touristic place to visit. You might eat and purchase a few souvenirs. However what stroke me the most was their football pitch and the kids playing football, on such a small place! 

The James Bond Island (The Man with the Golden Gun, 1974) - Ko Khao Phing Kan

You can visit the James Bond Island, Ko Khao Phing Kan not far from the rock Ko Tapu (the big rock which face the island and that everyone takes in photo). This place is simply amazing, where the James Bond movie “The Man with the Golden Gun” was shot in 1974 with Roger Moore and Christopher Lee. You must pay a ticket once arriving on the island, but the landscape is really great! A must see if you’re in Phuket!

Here are the 50 photos of the day trip in Phang Nga Bay shot with Canon 5D MKII, Canon 16-35mm 2.8 L II USM and Canon 24-70mm 2.8 L USM.

Renaissance Spa Ressort Hotel in Phuket, Thailand - 50 photos with Canon 5D MKII

The Renaissance Spa Ressort Hotel in Phuket, located on Kao Beach

The Renaissance Spa Ressort hotel in Phuket is brand new, opened last year in 2010. The hotel is fantastic, and I guess is highly recommended for Honeymoons in Thailand! Most of the people there were couples recently married (especially Russian!). I can only recommend the hotel, and we must admit we also felt in love with the place. The design is really sleek, nice and warm. Room confort is top, breakfast on the morning is a new adventure every day (they also tried new receipt they make you try at your table!), with nice ambiant music all over the place. The restaurant was also serving very nice thai food, and the bar on the beach has a great ambiance with nice lightning and great cocktails. It’s right on the Mai Khao beach, which is very quiet, especially compared to the southern part of the Phuket island. You can also order Thai massage on the beach. Hotel staff is also super friendly, and since we both had our birthday falling one day after another, they offered us for free a cake (without telling the other one!) and even wrote a card for my wife! We only dream about coming back!

50 photos shot with Canon 5D MKII

Phuket Island Tour up to Patong, Thailand

The Puhket Island, Southern Thailand Beauty

We rent a car and made a full tour of the Phuket Island in Thailand, passing from North to the city of Phuket, then touring to the Southern point of the island (Cap Promthep) and then coming back to the hotel Renaissance via Kata Noi, Kata Yai, Karon and Patong Beach. The island is nice, and the beach are very diverse: crowded on the south west, empty and beautiful on the north! We had good time all over the island, but must admit staying at the Renaissance Hotel was such a nice place that we didn’t have much time going anywhere else during the week there! Patong is a very interesting place to see, not necessarily to stay! Enjoy the tour!

 

Panviman Chiang Mai Spa Resort, Thailand 5 stars hotel - 45 photos with Canon 5D MKII

Panviman Chiang Mai Spa Resort - A beautiful 5 stars hotel in North of Thailand

The Panviman Chiang Mai Spa Resort is lovely, and will definitely not let you undifferent. Located few kilometers away from Chiang Mai, it’s a place to get fantastic rest. You can also enjoy the magnificient spa facilities, and touring the hotel resort will already be a nice 1-2h adventure as it’s really big! The hotel is located very close from the Masea Elephant School, and has lots of activities you can enjoy such as cooking class or spa massage.

The staff was exceptionally great, and we’ve even been invited to their year end party, which was really a fantastic moment for us: we had really good time, and we danced with them and enjoyed a few hot drinks all together! Probably one of the best moment from our 2 weeks trip in Thailand! Thanks for all! 

The place is also really nice for making beautiful portraits, thanks to the view and the nice epic swimming pool. Enjoy the view!