Carolina Crown | January Camp

Another month, another weekend camp with Carolina Crown!

This camp was incredibly meaningful to me. Not only was it the first official camp of the 2018 season, but it also officially marked four years since attending my first drum corps camp. It's crazy to think how far I've come since then - from upgrading equipment to becoming more confident in my skills.

This camp, my main focus was creating better images straight out of the camera. Instead of focusing on lens changes and swapping around my equipment, I decided to ditch my camera bag completely and stick with just my Canon f/1.8 50mm prime lens. If I'm just being honest, that 50mm lens is my favorite tool in my camera bag. Even though I own lenses that are 'fancier' in many respects, I think it's important to get back to the basics every now and then.

To finish off my photos, I was trying out a bunch of the presets I've downloaded in the past few months and wasn't entirely happy with the look of any of them. So, after many hours and a bit of determination, I made my own Lightroom preset! I was inspired by an aged film look, and I think the overall look of the final product is really pretty. Check out a small sampling below, or click here to view the full photoset!