I think the French really don’t know how to pose like tourists.
A few months ago in Avignon I decided to take the best French Tourist Photo. Of course my model was Julien (as he is always willing). So I asked him to pose and he posed like this:
Of course I wasn’t satisfied because his pose looked so unnatural.
I took 2 more shots, but that was the best.
In Paris I tried to continue my French Tourist Photo project —
I was laughing so hard because he was obviously posing like this to make me laugh. OA! He said that a French Tourist Photo must be a mix of “delighted enthusiasm” and “the pride of being a tourist”. OA! I couldn’t hold the camera steady. In fact, we may have looked like the Stupidest People Ever under the Eiffel Tower! I was half-lying on the cold pavement and kept falling over because of laughter!
Anyway afterwards we were discussing about how he should pose next time and it became an argument and then he started poking me with his umbrella. Pikon!
1057th Reason Why I Love Jul: Willing to pose like a fool anytime anywhere
