I see your beauty and I want to help you see it too
Hi! I'm Debbie Smith, your guide to unlocking the confidence and beauty that resides within you. With over 13 years of experience, I've been on a mission to help women see themselves as beautiful, pretty, confident, and sexy in photos.
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Christiansburg, Virginia, my studio provides a safe and empowering space for women to celebrate themselves in photos, allowing her inner beauty to radiate from the inside out.
When was the last time you truly felt beautiful in photos?
You are worthy of being in photos
Treat yourself to a day of pampering, glam, style, and confidence!
Make it a Branding Session!
Are you a female business owner that needs Branding pictures for your business? No problem. We can totally do these style pictures for your session.
It's time we stop hiding from photos.
You are worthy to be in photos just as much as everyone else.
Photoshoots aren't just for kids, high school seniors, and movie stars. Don't believe me? These are REAL women, like you!
30 and Flirty
40 and Fine
50 and Fabulous
60 and Stunning
70 and Radiant
~Don’t worry about losing 20 lbs (my posing will take care of that)
~Don’t worry about wrinkles (those can be softened with makeup, lighting, and natural retouching)
~Don't worry about being vain.
This is about Loving yourself....Celebrating yourself....Empowering yourself
Check out what real women, like you, experience during photoshoots
Natalie - 40s
Before the photoshoot Natalie was worried "That people will see all the flaws I see".
Afterwards she said, "Do something for yourself that allows you to experience self-love and self-worth. To really feel/see yourself and the beauty you possess. We all have flaws and we point them out to ourselves every day. So TODAY… identify all the things you love about yourself, inside and out!"
Teresa - 60s
"I have never felt attractive or pretty or really liked the skin that I am in." she said before her photoshoot.
Afterwards she said: "This experience has given me the confidence to shed that old skin and embrace my 60’s. That means accepting and owning all the lines, wrinkles, gray hairs, and saggy parts!"
Megan - 40s
Megan said before her photoshoot: "I never felt comfortable showing up or being seen, especially in marketing myself, for this seemed indulgent and self-absorbed. I never even considered how pictures of me could become an essential part of my career and life purpose. Me, why would they need to see pictures of me?"
Afterwards she said: "I walked away from my experience feeling truly beautiful and realizing my worth comes not from my physical appearance but my magic captured on camera. Now, I can own and see those parts of me reflected through a camera lens and captured forever in a photo—such a beautiful gift to share with myself, my daughter, and the many other women I might encounter along the self-love journey"
Maybe you're thinking...
"But I don't know how to pose like these women"
You don't need to worry about posing.
I will show you how to pose in empowering and flattering ways like you've never been posed before!
You will be guided and directed from your head to your toes.
Take a Look Behind the Scenes
❌ Our studio is not your traditional dark portrait studio with a stool in front of a cheesy backdrop with lights that flash at your face...
❌ This experience is not like out-dated glamour shots from the 80s and 90s or like a traditional sears portrait sitting...
❌ This photographer is not your cousin or uncle that just has a nice camera...
INSTEAD:
✅ Our studio is a beautiful natural light studio that is open, bright, and airy
✅ This experience is Empowering and will help you gain renewed Confidence in yourself and in your body
✅ You will be working with a photographer that is skilled in posing women of all shapes, sizes, and ages, and will guide you every step of the way
Once you've experienced a photoshoot with us, you'll never worry about feeling awkward in photos again!
It's not just a photoshoot, it's a SOUL shoot
Real Testimonials
Jennifer turned 50 and wanted to step outside her comfort zone.
Natalie encouraged other women to identify something they love about themselves instead of pointing out their flaws.
Candice was tired of feeling like her life was an Outlook Calendar filled with everyone else's agenda's, and wanted this photoshoot to be a kickstart to investing more time in herself.
Sharon was so nervous and scared leading up to her photoshoot, but she was so grateful she actually did it!
This experience will take you from feeling stiff & awkward to feeling confident and beautiful in pictures...
Even if you're past experiences have been negative and you felt unphotogenic, you don't have to feel that way anymore...
The transformation that you will see through your own eyes will restoreso many lost & wasted years of hiding, avoiding, and hating photos of yourself.
...and that is PRICELESS.
What does an Empowering Photoshoot include?
Professional Hair and Makeup
Imagine waking up in the morning, rolling out of bed, and having a beauty team get your ready like the movie stars do! We will help you look polished for the camera so that you feel amazing in your own skin while soft spa music plays in the background to help you relax.
A Fun High-Class Photoshoot
Feel like a Celebrity in a magazine style photoshoot with personal attention, getting polished for the camera, help choosing your outfits, with a photographer who is an expert at posing women of all shapes, sizes, and ages...AND you'll get to see pictures of yourself during the photoshoot so you are not wondering what you look like the whole time.
Expert Posing Direction
You will be guided and directed in flattering poses for your body, so you look comfortable, confident, and slimmer in your pictures. I'll demonstrate the pose on myself first and then I'll help you get in the same pose and perfect it.
A Self-Care Day to Yourself
This is a 4-6 hour Empowering Self-Care experience to yourself. This photoshoot experience is like no other. YOU are the only client for the day. This is a custom, personal, high-level experience that will empower you, lift you up, and give you pictures that you love.
Outfit Changes
For a variety of looks. Not only will you get my exclusive What to Wear Video when you book, we'll have a Pre-Shoot Planning Session over Zoom to plan out your shoot and set you up for success!
Plus, when you arrive for your photoshoot, we'll help you choose the best outfits from the clothes that you bring.
Pre-Shoot Planning Session
One month prior to your shoot, we will have a Planning Session over Zoom to talk about all the details you need to know like: what to wear, what to bring, and other things you need to know to set you up for success!
Same Day Photo Viewing
After your photoshoot, we will view and choose your favorite images the same day! Retouching is included and is to your preference and liking. Turn around time for editing is approximately 1 week.
Choose Your Session
PAYMENT OPTIONS: 50% is due upon booking with remaining balance due at your session OR choose our 4 month payment plan.
AVAILABILITY: We do photoshoots on Sundays, Monday, Tuesdays, and Thursdays only. Once you book in, you'll get a questionnaire to fill out and we'll ask you what days of the week and what month you prefer. Then we'll send you available dates to choose from.
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Choose a Session
PAYMENT OPTIONS: 50% is due upon booking with remaining balance due at your session OR choose our 4 month payment plan.
IMPORTANT: We do photoshoots on Sundays, Monday, Tuesdays, and Thursdays only. Once you book in, you'll get a questionnaire to fill out and we'll ask you what days of the week and what month you prefer. Then we'll send you available dates to choose from.
If you are not satisfied with the images or the experience please notify us before leaving your session. We'll promptly schedule a complimentary retake. at no additional cost to you. If after the retake session, you still don't like any pictures we will issue a refund.