How to get these airy bright photos?

[chuasam]

I'm trying imitate the effect achieved in the photos found on this site: Paris in Four Months |Paris in Four Months

I've been playing with the exposure on my camera and get pretty bright photos through that, but not as bright as I'd like them to be like that photographer's photos. Any photo editing suggestions?

My first impression when looking at those photos was.....WHY? They look like crap.

Her photos aren't bad. I much prefer it to the current HDR trend

 

[greybeard32 4]

expose for the shadows and let the whites blow out. That is what I see in these photographs.

 

[Tiller]

Sometimes its the imperfections that make a shot distinctive. As long as her style is consistent, I think they're perfectly ok.

I also think its a style that works because of what she's trying to portray. France, fun, summer, etc. If she was covering the Ukrainian crisis, I don't think it would be as effective.

As it is, I like them. But like limr said, I have seen the same style before. Her's isn't groundbreaking, but I don't think it's meant to be, and I enjoy them for what they are.