vscofilm06 review.

hey friends! 

i've been posting snippets of vscofilm06 on my instagram and some of you have asked my thoughts on it. i, by no means, am the master of editing, but i always love reading/seeing before and afters of the new presets to see if they're worthwhile.

i'm a die-hard vscofilm01/05 fan - i love the portra's, the fuji's, and recently in the 05, the agfa's. but i never really could master the warm/brown tones - and that's what this pack seems to do really well. now, i personally they are heavily contrasted right off the bat, so once you apply the preset, be prepared to do some tweaking unless you love what you get!

side note: i will say, i did notice some wacky skin tones. and a lot of them are heavy on the blues.

anyway. i've been told so many times, and tend to agree, your image is only as good edited as it is first in camera - meaning, get your exposure, focus, composition right in camera, and editing will be super easy. i tend to under-expose, but you don't have to! i've included the raw jpegs (which was super intimidating and left me feeling really vulnerable!) for you to compare.

here's some stuff from recent shoots! enjoy! 

(all presets applied then adjustments in highlights/darks/warmth were made in LR. images shot with canonmk3, 45tse, 50L, sigma 35.)

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portra 400 (+1) over

provia 400x xp over

400H +1 +++

provia 400x xp

provia 400x (+1) vibrant

tri-x (+1) ++

e100vs xp

portra 400+ vibrant

tri-x (+3) ++

portra 160 (+1) over

400h (+1) night

hp5 (+3) +

provia 400x (+1) vibrant

portra 160 (+1) over

portra 160 (+1) alt

provia 400 (+1) over +

portra 160 (+1) +++

portra 400 (+1) over

precisa 100xp

portra 400 (+2)

tri-x (+1) ++

portra 400 (+1) vibrant

sensia 100 xp

hope this helps! i say go for it :)

engaged // taylor & jarred // asheville wedding photographer

"you should know this,
that i love you
that i have always 
loved you
and nothing,
no force in this
universe, 
can stop me
from loving you still."

these two are loving, hilarious, young-at-heart and madly in love. they encompass absolutely everything i pray for in couples who book and want to work with me. they're just awesome, all the way around. their hearts for each other and the Lord are so pure and full of love. to say that i love taylor and jarred is a vast understatement.

they're actually familiar faces on the blog because way back when, i shot a mini session for them the day after jarred proposed (you can see that here!) but we wanted to have some more time after the initial excitement set in, and we both (taylor is an awesome photographer as well, and she'll be joining me on a couple of weddings next year!) wanted more control over the location and time of day to shoot. taylor emailed me this spot, lady luck flower farm in the gorgeous mountains of asheville, and asked if it was too much to drive 3 hours together (6 total) - it was a long drive but i'm so happy we had the chance to do it. i got to know them, listen to some awesome music, and of course, eat Bojangles. plus, i'm a mountain girl.

anyway, i can't say enough goodness about these two. i can't wait to hang out with them again and celebrate their marriage.

you guys are my favorite.

a couple of frames, autumn & josh anniversary.

PA - NC - GA - NC.

yesterday I had the pleasure to make an 8 hour road trip with some new forever friends of mine, autumn and josh. these two are such a breath of fresh air. it's always an honor shooting other photographers because they just GET it. they understand poses and verbage and trust you completely. AND these two are madly in love, so that helped too  i loved spending my entire day with them, laughing, chasing the light (literally), watching how they love on each other but mainly just getting to know their incredible hearts.

here are just a couple frames to tide you over, (and to tide ME over) until i can edit them. enjoy! 

alsoalso, if you don't already know who these guys are, go meet them at wearethekerns.com

wed // mandy & jacob // north carolina wedding photographer

"because of you i can feel myself slowly but surely becoming the me i have always dreamed of being."

from the moment i met mandy and jacob, i knew i would love them.
and every experience i've had with them has left my heart so full.

they are the sweetest and most kind-hearted souls. i had SO much fun chasing the light with them on their engagement session and knew their wedding day would be just as magical. they were married at vesuvius vineyards and were totally surrounded by joy and good light their entire day, and let me tell you - that makes all the difference. oh, and their awesome pups (hurley and charlie) were wandering around just lovin' on people all day. as someone who loves their dog more than most people love their children - that was super cool in my book.

i'm so thankful that these two put so much trust in me for their day - that's why you're about to see a ton of their portraits.. not only because they're insanely gorgeous people (seriously... my friends literally call them "the gorgeous (model, attractive, awesome haired) couple"), but because we had so much fun walking around the property and enjoying one of the last days with that beautiful summer glow together. 

here's to you, mandy and jacob! love ya'll.