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In Florence the whole session usually turns on one view, the Duomo and the Arno from Piazzale Michelangelo, and the best photographer knows exactly when to be there.
Our pick
The terrace at Piazzale Michelangelo gives you the cathedral dome over the rooftops, while the Ponte Vecchio and the Boboli Gardens fill out the rest. A photographer who works Florence knows when the morning haze lifts and how the Arno reflects the bridges at dusk. They time the climb so the city is gold rather than flat. The session lives or dies on hitting that one great view at the right hour and building outward from it.
If our pick doesn't fit
A quick half-hour shoot at a noticeably lower price, good if you want a handful of polished frames without a full-hour commitment.
A two-hour evening walk when Florence glows under streetlights, a completely different mood from the daytime rooftop approach.