Patrick Chondon 10/16/17 Patrick Chondon 10/16/17

Megan + Nick Engagement - Kam River Park

I'm currently running a small Facebook promotion for engaged couples looking to explore some different locations in town. The response I got so far was amazing, and one of the first couples to book a session was Megan and Nick. It was my first time meeting them that day, but it didn't take long for me to see just how great of a couple they were.

Megan and Nick decided they wanted to start the session at Starbucks, which is where Megan used to work, and also where they got engaged. So, that particular location was the perfect one to start at. I decided to simply get some candid photos showing natural moments between them, just like if they were hanging out by themselves.

The next stop on our session, which I suggested was Kam River Park. It's not necessarily an unknown location, but I don't think it's really used all that much for photo sessions. That's why I decided to recommend it to a few initial couples.

What I like most about Kam Park, is that it actually has a lot of different spots within it, including the Via Train, the tunnels, the boardwalk and some of the views. We literally took advantage of all of them. Megan and Nick were very easy to photograph and most of the time I didn't even really have to direct them. It's hard not to have a certain posed nature to engagement sessions, but I think we found nice balance, and Megan and Nick played a huge part in that.

If this session was any indication, I can't wait to meet all the other couples that have taken me up on my offer. I couldn't have asked for a better first engaged couple to photograph in Megan and Nick.

For those interested, you can view my current promotion by clicking here!

Patrick Chondon 3/19/12 Patrick Chondon 3/19/12

Weronica + Daniel Engagement

A few weeks ago I was approached by Weronika and Daniel. They had gotten married recently but regretfully they did not hire a photographer for their wedding. So they decided to see if I would be interested in doing some ‘post’ wedding photos. We decided to focus our shoot on the Kam Park/Simpson Street area.

Having scouted the area a couple hours earlier, I was extremely excited because the weather was unique to say the least. There was a constant heavy fog rolling in and out over the water and the boardwalk. I was just praying that it would hold up once we started the photoshoot. It did!

Once everyone arrived we just started walking around the area and taking some photos along the way. This is usually the way I work. I’ll give a little bit of direction but overall, it’s up to the couple to just ‘be themselves’. It almost always produces very candid and original photos.

After spending about 45 minutes at Kam Park we quickly made our way to the old swing bridge. This is private property so we had to act fast. Weronica and Daniel had no fear however, as they ran right to the middle of the bridge and knocked off some fun and spontaneous poses. While we were there we also took advantage of the train tracks too.

Next up was the train yard off Simpson street. We could have literally spent all day there but we only had about 45 minutes left in the 2 hour shoot. I must say, both Weronica and Daniel were willing to do anything for the shot! They both immediately climbed up on the back of the train and worked their magic. All I had to was sit back and capture the fun moments, and make no one was watching!

We finished off by walking up the back road taking photos along the way. I say this all the time, but this was a very fun shoot. Everything just seemed to come together at the right time. Plus we didn’t get arrested for trespassing which was a nice bonus.