This is a series of photos by me, featuring Megan Miller, my best friend and one of my favorite models. She is a junior at Elizabeth City State University. These photos were taken in the dead of winter, January to be exact at the Outer Banks, a large and long island off the coast of North Carolina, and a total ghost town when it's cold out.

The winter sun makes for some stunning lighting.@clightphotos

I couldn't ask for a better model, or friend.@clightphotos

One of my favorite models because she is so unconventionally beautiful.@clightphotos

Though it was a brutally cold day, Megan still managed to stun me and my Canon.@clightphotos

Model and best friend, Megan Miller, at the beach in the Outer Banks, a long island off the coast of North Carolina, in the middle of January. @clightphotos

If you have a strange idea, like going to the beach in the middle of the winter with your best friends, do it. Spontaneous trips are amazingly memorable if you just GO! You don't need a fancy camera to make memories, and since it's getting cold out, bring some blankets, snacks and your best friends, and go for a drive!

Thanks for getting through this article! My name is Corinne Light and my Instagram is @clightphotos.