Portrait HER;
Teen Portraits + Empowerment
Let’s face it.
We are all bombarded with messages about who we are supposed to be and how we are supposed to look. We all carry the weight of sometimes feeling like we are “not enough”. We all fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to others around us and to images we see in media and on social media about what “beauty” is “supposed” to look like. It seeps into the foundations of how we live and feel about ourselves. And when we see our tweens and teens struggle to feel confident, it breaks our hearts.
I want to change the way girls and women see themselves. I want to challenge the idea of perfection when it comes to embracing beauty in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Natural. Diverse. Unique. Your daughter is a work of art. And I want to show her.
I want your daughter to see herself through my lens. Together, we will create a fun, relaxed atmosphere where she doesn’t have to feel “perfect” and “say cheese!”. I want to capture her just being herself, so that I can show her the stunning, marvelous, magical, perfect-just-the-way-she-is woman that she is and is becoming. I build my business on relationships first and I would love the chance to work with you and your daughter. Drop me a message here, and let's get her portrait session booked. So that she can see what we see.
xoxo, Gina
Teen Portrait Session; $425
These highly personalized sessions aim to capture tween and teen girls, showcasing their unique beauty and personality. The goal is to feel empowered, whether we are capturing senior portraits, milestones, or just because. The session includes:
~A customized portrait session, duration from 60-90 minutes
~ Wardrobe, styling and location consultation
~ A high resolution downloadable gallery of 50 images within two weeks of session date.
+++ Please note I also shoot maternity/motherhood or sessions for women individually
{People are talking}:
"Everyone loves the pictures, especially my senior! I can't believe it. No one could have done a better job and I mean that with the greatest sincerity."
"Gina has captured so many incredible photos of my daughter over the years. She is extremely talented, creative and patient and makes you feel so comfortable. Her photos are absolutely stunning! Gina will always be our go to photographer. She’s the best!"
"Thank you for capturing so many amazing pictures! It was such a fun experience and one she will always remember. You immediately made her feel comfortable."
BODY BEAUTIFUL SESSIONS; Empowerment Body Image Work
Oftentimes we get stuck in seeing our physical bodies through a distorted lens.
We get so caught up in comparing our physical selves to others, spending too much time focusing on how we look, and forgetting that our bodies are the very thing we need to give the gifts that we are here to give and do the work that we are here to do. By obsessively focusing on our flaws and our limited way of viewing ourselves, we fail to see all of the beauty that radiates from each and every one of us.
As a Clinical Therapist, I blend both my therapy work and my photography work to challenge girls and women to overcome body image distortion, obsession with appearance, and negative beliefs about the body. These sessions are highly customized, and can include guided therapy and support. For more information about these sessions, message me here.
{People are talking}:
“Doing the photo shoot and session afterwards with Gina helped me in a way that no other body image exercise had helped me before truly see how distorted my vision currently is in regards to how I see my body.”
“When I am having a bad day, I can pull out some of those photos and remind myself that I am still the same person who was photographed that day. Even though I may not see it in the mirror, I can see it in the pictures that are something tangible I can hold on to long after we finished with the shoot."
“No matter what people said to me, what I saw in the mirror was still someone who was fat. At first glance I almost thought Gina had photographed someone else. I flipped through picture after picture and in amazement never did find any of those flaws that I saw when I looked in the mirror.”
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