My friend who rides with Snickersville Hounds, a foxhunt located in Middleburg Virginia, invited me to come photograph the ride. I couldn't follow this time (maybe one day!) but I photographed the group getting ready to ride out. It was a really fun experience, very different than what I've photographed before. But, I love it. This is definitely an area I want to improve and perfect. I'll be out at more fox hunts! She the full gallery here: https://courtneynoel.pixieset.com/snickersvilleo[...]
I'm excited to announce that my photo won 2nd place in Events for my local lifestyle magazine, Warrenton Lifestyle. Below is the magazine and the image. Cover of Magazine Photo in magazine The photo is from my good friend Natalia's wedding, back in September of 2023. She was having a moment with her horse, King. This photo was taken moments in the before she rode up to her ceremony. It's probably my favorite photo of the year. The rest of the wedding. It's an honor t[...]
I recently had the pleasure of photographing my wonderful friend's engagement photos. Their wedding will be next month, but these are the photos were we have all the time in the world to create some beautiful, posed portraits. She was open to any concept, so I made the executive choice to go dramatic. I had in my mind photos that could blown up huge and hung over her mantle. In my vision, she also lived in a castle with a very dramatic fireplace, so even though she doesn't, I still wanted i[...]