Alex - Head Shots at Pony Pasture

Hello my friends!

It's been awhile, I know, but Alex and I have collaborated once again and I just can't help but share!  In her search for new head shots for her business, she suggested we trade off and hey, who doesn't love free photos from an awesome photographer?!  (You can check her out here! )

So, we set off and wound up at Pony Pasture which, is fantastic by the way and well worth a visit if you're in the RVA area!  The light was gorgeous and as expected, the 50mm was in full on awesome mode!  I got my first taste of how awesome in a previous shoot you can check out here!  In that same shoot, I realized that finding the right LIGHT is essential to having a beautiful photo.  That definitely held true in these head shots and I am so excited to see how my photography skills are evolving!!

On a similar note, I've had a growing sense that WHITE BALANCE is way more important than I thought.  Setting and getting it right DURING the shot is so much more effective than setting it to "auto" and correcting it later in Lightroom.  Plus, a shot done right on camera always shortens editing time.  So, gone are the days of "auto" white balance for me!

Anyway! On to Alex - obviously she looks gorgeous per usual!  Enjoy!

Pony Pasture is so lovely!

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!

AHHH, love them all!

-K

Emerald Isle 2015

It's been exactly three years since our last beach trip to Emerald Isle and this year, we got both the families together to go back!  This will be the fourth trip there for the March clan and the first for the Driskell's as well as their first week-long trip to the East Coast.

We had a great time exploring, relaxing and indulging (esp. me, diet is now in full swing!!) The beach has always been a staple summer trip in the March household.  My brother, Cody, my dad and I have been up to Delaware at Bethany Beach and through the Outer Banks.  This year was a special one though, our first trip with two families and I think we can all say we are looking forward to next year and many more to come.

So here's some highlights - including a few from the aquarium we visited at Pine Knoll Shores, Cape Lookout and BY FAR one of the best parts of the trip - Shackleford Banks.  This little island is home to 100+ wild horses along with calm waters that are perfect for collecting shells.  Kimberly, Momma Driskell and I all got some beautiful shells (we're all obsessed with shelling).  Geoff and I had a great time taking pictures of the horses - we felt like photogs for National Geographic or something.

I highly recommend Emerald Isle to anyone!  It's a very doable 4ish hours from Richmond. Enjoy!

This was Bailey's first time seeing the ocean and she LOVED it, or at least we are gonna say she did.

Yes, yes, he's very handsome.

This is Shackleford Banks!  Yep.  

The fam with Cape Lookout Light House in the background.

Creatures from the Aquarium!

This is Nimbus, he is an albino sea turtle!  I love this, he's like OMG HEYYYYY.

Thanks for visiting!

                                                                                                  -K