Tintu and Nemo had their Indian engagement session photographed by Acromatico in Central Park, New York City, on a spring day in April. The two met in college nearly 10 years earlier, and at the time of the shoot their wedding, relocated from India to the United States, was coming up the following month.
Tintu and Nemo reached out to Acromatico during quarantine and scheduled what was planned as the perfect spring day in April for their Central Park Indian engagement session. The two met in college almost 10 years ago; it was not love at first sight for her, and he was quickly friend-zoned before that changed. They had not had the easiest year, having to move their wedding plans from India to here in the middle of a pandemic.
The session began with all the signs of spring in the city, but as soon as the first shutter clicked, raindrops came down. Rather than reschedule, the shoot continued rain or shine. They played around with mega bubbles and hid under Bethesda Terrace along with everyone else stuck in the park, staying dry while the photographer kept shooting. The rain eventually stopped, the park came back to life, and a brief ray of sun appeared at the right moment as a natural spotlight. At the time of this session, the wedding was still upcoming the following month.
“The one thing I knew is we were shooting in Central Park rain or shine!”
Good to know
Central Park is the large public park in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, running between roughly 59th and 110th Streets and bordered by the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods. It is one of the most-visited urban parks in the United States and a long-standing backdrop for engagement and couples photography because of its variety of landscapes within a single, walkable green space.
Bethesda Terrace, where Tintu and Nemo took shelter from the rain, is one of the park's most recognizable architectural features. It sits near the center of the park overlooking the Lake and Bethesda Fountain, and its covered lower passage, the Bethesda Arcade, is a practical spot to keep shooting when weather turns, since it is sheltered yet still part of the park. Other nearby landmarks couples often combine in a Central Park session include the Mall, Cherry Hill, and the Bow Bridge.
Spring sessions in the park come with real weather variability, as this one showed. Building in a flexible plan, a covered backup like the Arcade, and a willingness to shoot through a passing shower often produces the most memorable frames.
