Use your weekdays for the best light and your weekend for longer trips. Since sunrise and sunset are outside office hours, plan evening and early-morning shoots around Basel for street, portraits, city views, golden hour, and night photography. A tripod can help for low-light city scenes.

Basel is a good base for street and portrait work, especially in the old town and busy central streets where there are plenty of people and interesting urban backgrounds. If you like portraits, friendly public interactions can work well in tourist-heavy areas.

For the weekend, research in advance and pick one or two landscape destinations you can realistically reach. A guidebook or preplanned shortlist will help you avoid wasting time deciding on the day. Flexibility matters: driving or private transport gives you more control over stops and timing, but if using public transport, consider a full-access rail pass so you can move freely by train, bus, or boat.

In short: scout Basel for weekday shoots, bring a tripod for evening/night work, and reserve the weekend for a focused landscape outing with transport planned ahead.