A Portrait Experience

The Depth Portrait

A portrait experience for the woman who has spent years being needed — and forgotten how to simply be seen.

Is this you?

You have spent years being competent. Carrying things. Showing up for everyone who needed you. You have achieved more than most people know — and somewhere in the middle of all of it, you lost the quiet thread back to yourself.

You are not in crisis. You are in transition. Something is shifting — in your body, your identity, your sense of what comes next. You can feel it, even if you cannot name it yet.

You do not need a therapist. You do not need a coach. You do not need a branding shoot or a collection of flattering photos for social media.

You need someone to see you. Not the role you have been playing. Not the strength you have been performing

You.

The Depth Portrait was made for you.

Not a photo session. Something more.

The Depth Portrait is a half-day experience that begins before you arrive. A week before we meet, you receive a reflection document — a set of questions designed to help you slow down, listen to yourself, and arrive already a little more open than usual

When we come together, we do not immediately pick up the camera. We talk first. Not small talk. A real conversation about who you are, what you are carrying, and what you are ready for. I listen the way I have spent years learning to listen — closely, without judgment, with genuine curiosity about what is true for you.

When we come together, we do not immediately pick up the camera. We talk first. Not small talk. A real conversation about who you are, what you are carrying, and what you are ready for. I listen the way I have spent years learning to listen — closely, without judgment, with genuine curiosity about what is true for you.

"I am not looking for your best smile.

I am looking for you."

What you walk away with is not just beautiful images. It is photographic proof that you were here — present, complex, whole, and worth seeing.

A Glimpse - The Reflection

From the pre-session reflection

What have you been holding together that no one else sees? What does carrying it cost you?

If this portrait session could give you one thing — not a photograph, but a feeling — what would you want to walk away carrying?

Before we meet, you receive the full reflection document. These questions belong to you — your answers shape everything that follows.

What the experience holds

Pre-session reflection document — sent one week before your session

45-minute narrative conversation before we pick up the camera

2.5-hour portrait session in a curated natural-light location

Your reveal appointment — where you select your wall art and collection

Wall art collections and digital files are chosen at your reveal. Three collections available, starting at $1,750.

The Witness Letter

After our session, I write you a letter — not a recap, not feedback. A genuine reflection on what I saw in you. The things you may not see in yourself. The shift I noticed. What I believe you are carrying, and what I believe you are capable of.

Included in The Witness and The Narrative collections. The one thing no one else offers.

Session Fee

$600

Covers pre-session reflection, narrative conversation, portrait session, and reveal appointment.

Collections purchased separately.

A limited number of sessions are available each quarter.

Ready to begin?

Every Depth Portrait session begins with a short conversation — so I can understand where you are and whether we are the right fit for each other. Reach out and tell me a little about yourself. There is no form to fill, no pressure to commit. Just a beginning.

NoVA dates coming soon.

Vienna, Virginia

Tel: 571-474-1709

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