Nik & Seema's Engagement Session

Date: January 31, 2009
Locations: Hindu Temple and Chastain Park

I had the opportunity to photograph Nik and Seema’s Engagement Session. I didn’t realize how big Chastain Park was! It was a lot of walking, but it was probably good to get some work out done while working anyway.

Nik and Seema were very nice. They arranged to have one of their friends drive for all of us at Chastain Park since one of the spots where we wanted to get pictures taken was too far from the parking area.

For this shoot, the couple picked two different locations. They wanted to get some shots in their traditional Indian clothing at the Hindu Temple. I’ve always wanted to go to that temple, because it looks so pretty and gigantic, but every time I tried, the big gates were always closed. So when Seema requested this location, I was really thrilled and excited! We couldn’t get any pictures inside because photography wasn’t allowed in there, but the outside shots did the job.

Afterwards, the couple changed into their casual outfits and we took some shots at Chastain Park. It was such a beautiful day, and although the park was very crowded, we were able to find some cool and romantic spots. Because it is still in the winter season, the grass and trees were all dead and although the shots had some cool wintery feel, we still wanted to get something green in the background in some of the pictures. We were lucky to find an empty baseball field and took advantage of the opportunity. The grass was really nice and green (fake, of course), and Nik and Seema seemed to have enjoyed sitting there for a bit.

The shoot went very well and I enjoyed working with the couple!


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