How much does a photoshoot in Paris cost? My packages explained

A photoshoot in Paris with me costs €350 to €550 for a couple (about $390 to $610), €300 to €500 for a solo lifestyle session, and €450 to €650 for a surprise proposal. What moves the price is time: 1 hour gives you 30+ photos, 2 hours gives you 70+. Weddings are a different format and start at €900.

I'd rather give you real numbers than make you write three emails to get them. Every package is laid out below, with what's inside it, what can cost extra, how payment works, and how my prices sit next to what you'll find online for Paris in 2026.

A quick word on dollars. My prices are set in euros, and that's what you pay. The dollar amounts here use the European Central Bank reference rate of October 30, 2026 (€1 = $1.1172), rounded to the nearest $10. Your bank's rate will be slightly different.

How much does a photoshoot in Paris cost?

Here is everything in one list. Prices include VAT.

• Couple sessions (engagement, honeymoon, anniversary, or simply the two of you): €350, €450 or €550, about $390, $500 or $610
• Eiffel Tower sessions: the same three packages and prices as couple sessions
• Lifestyle and solo sessions: €300, €400 or €500, about $340, $450 or $560
• Surprise proposals: €450, €550 or €650, about $500, $610 or $730
• Pre-wedding session: €500 for 1 hour, about $560
• Civil wedding: from €900, about $1,010
• Micro wedding: from €1,800, about $2,010

When I send you a quote, the price is the one valid on the day I issue it, and the quote stays valid for 15 days.

My couple packages in Paris

I offer three couple sessions, and the only real difference between them is time. Time is what lets us visit more places, wait for a patch of light, and bring variety into your gallery instead of rushing from one spot to the next.

Short n' Sweet: €350, 1 hour, 30+ photos

A shorter session that stays sweet and spontaneous. We keep to one area. Around the Eiffel Tower, for example, an hour covers one or two spots near the tower, usually starting at the Trocadéro for the classic view.

Poetic Escape: €450, 1.5 hours, 50+ photos

My most popular option. It's for couples who want more than a quick snapshot without giving up half a day of their trip. Around the tower, 1.5 hours means two or three spots and real variety in angles and backgrounds.

Cinematic Walk: €550, 2 hours, 70+ photos

The complete walk. Around the tower, two hours lets us string together the riverbanks, Bir-Hakeim, the quiet Rue de l'Université, the Champ de Mars and the Trocadéro.

Lauren and David's gallery shows what a morning walk around the tower can hold. They start under the Bir-Hakeim viaduct with the tower backlit, sit on a stone balustrade facing it, run along the cobbled quay below, then cross a Pont d'Iéna with almost nobody on it. Same neighborhood, very different backgrounds.

Lifestyle sessions in Paris

If the photos are about you rather than a couple, my lifestyle sessions are called La Parisienne:

• La Parisienne Mini: €300, 1 hour, 30+ photos
• La Parisienne Basic: €400, 1.5 hours, 50+ photos
• La Parisienne Classic: €500, 2 hours, 70+ photos

People book them just for fun, for their social media, or for personal branding, and they work beautifully for solo travelers. Varsha wrote in her Google review:

Solo traveller here and have never been photographed before. And I have the best pictures to cherish forever! She made me feel very comfortable in front of the camera.

A solo session moves at your pace. Vanessa's went from the Louvre courtyard to the Seine, facing the Musée d'Orsay, and finished on the Buren columns at the Palais Royal. Another one stayed close to the Eiffel Tower, between a florist on a street corner, a footbridge and the cobbled quay.

What about proposals and weddings?

Proposals follow the same 1, 1.5 and 2-hour rhythm, at €450, €550 and €650. Each one includes planning the proposal with me, from the exact spot to the minute you kneel, so that on the day I'm already in position with my camera. Either you tell your partner you've booked a couple photoshoot, or you say nothing and ask me for a photo as if I were a passer-by. My proposal page details the three packages, and my guide on how to plan a surprise proposal in Paris explains both options.

Weddings are priced by coverage, not by the hour:

• Civil Wedding: from €900, up to 3 hours, 150+ images
• Micro Wedding: from €1,800, up to 6 hours, 250 to 300+ images
• Pre-Wedding Session: €500, 1 hour, around 50+ images

Civil and micro weddings include a preview of 10 to 20 photos within 24 to 48 hours, and the full gallery arrives 1 to 2 months later. Everything else is on my wedding page.

What is included in every package?

Whatever the length, you get the same care around the session itself:

• Planning before the shoot. A personalized consultation to choose the places, the time and the style.
• A client guide after booking, with tips and what-to-wear recommendations.
• A meeting point pinned with GPS coordinates, picked to be easy to reach from your hotel.
• Guidance during the session. Nobody is expected to know how to pose; I direct you as we walk.
• Edited photos in color and black and white, in my film-like style with grain and vibrant tones.
• A private online gallery, with no storage limit, delivered within 3 weeks.
• Print-ready files in HD, without watermarks, that you're free to print, post and share with your family.

What isn't included: RAW files. The unedited files aren't a cheaper version of your photos, they're unfinished ones, and the editing is a big part of what you're paying for. The photos are for personal use, unless a contract or quote says otherwise.

What can cost extra, and what doesn't?

This is the part most price pages skip, so here it is plainly.

• Getting around. Neighboring spots are a short walk apart, but linking two main areas usually means an Uber or a taxi, at a similar fare. That fare is on you. At rush hour I lean toward a taxi, since it can use the bus lanes.
• Paying online. You can pay cash, or online with 3% added.
• Shortening a booked session. There's a €70 change fee. To extend, tell me at least a week ahead, subject to availability.
• Arriving late. The start time is strict, and any delay is taken from the session time. It costs you minutes rather than money, but minutes of morning light are precious.
• Bad weather. A drizzle is part of Paris and we shoot through it. A storm is different: we pick a new date, and you pay nothing more.
• Changing outfits. You can, if you'd like: the time for it is part of your session.

How do my prices compare in Paris?

Here is what the market looked like in November 2026, in Google results, Reddit threads and travel forums:

• Booking marketplaces and activity apps: short Eiffel Tower photoshoots listed at the very bottom of the range, sometimes for a few dozen dollars or euros.
• Reddit (r/ParisTravelGuide), in a thread about affordable photographers: "expect to pay minimum $200 for decent photos", with mentions of sessions "as low as $50 for a 30 minute session". In another thread, one reply mentions a photographer who "charges 130 euros for an hour".
• Facebook travel groups, answering the cost question: "between 200-300€ per hour".

So yes, you can pay less than €350 for an hour in Paris. When you compare, put the offers side by side on the same points: how much experience the photographer has, how long the session really lasts, how many edited photos you receive, how long delivery takes, whether the gallery is private, and whether anyone helps you plan the place and the time. Two sessions at the same price can look very different once you check what comes with them.

How to choose the right session length

Start from your trip, not from the photos you've saved on Pinterest.

• 1 hour if your schedule is tight or you only want one area. Around the Eiffel Tower, that's one or two spots.
• 1.5 hours if you want two or three spots and a relaxed pace. It's my most popular package.
• 2 hours if you want a longer walk with different atmospheres in the same gallery.

My sessions stay inside Paris, and even here, geography can save you money: Montmartre and the Eiffel Tower are far apart. Montmartre is in the north of Paris, so it works best as its own session rather than squeezed between two other areas. Keeping your session within one or two neighboring areas means more time in front of the camera and less time in a taxi.

How booking and payment work

1. You write to me, by WhatsApp or the contact form, telling me your dates, the kind of session and the look you like. Asking questions by email costs nothing and commits you to nothing, and my reply comes within 24 to 48 hours.
2. A €100 deposit books your date. It counts toward the total, and since that slot is then closed to anyone else, it isn't refunded except in a case of force majeure.
3. You confirm the session no later than one week before the shoot.
4. You pay the balance on the day of the shoot, in cash or online (+3%).
5. You receive your gallery within 3 weeks.

Two to three weeks ahead is my minimum advice. Between April and October, sunrise slots are the first to disappear, so plan earlier for those months.

FAQ

How much is a 1 hour photoshoot in Paris?

From €300 to €450 with me, depending on whether it's a solo, couple or proposal session. An hour is enough for one area and 30+ edited photos.

What is the price range for a photographer in Paris?

Anything from a marketplace mini session to a full wedding day. For a private session with an independent photographer, budget a few hundred euros; my own range runs from €300 to €650, weddings excepted.

How many photos will I receive?

At least 30, 50 or 70 depending on the length, and those are minimums, not caps.

Do I receive the RAW files?

No, only finished photos. You get them in high resolution, ready to print.

Do I pay everything in advance?

No, only €100 at booking. If you'd rather avoid the 3% online fee on the balance, bring cash on the day.

Do you offer discounts?

No. My prices don't move, but now and then I run a special offer, and I announce it on my website and social media.