The Ritual Photo Experience

Photography That Feels Like Ceremony

This is not a photoshoot.
It is a return to self.
A private, guided ritual where you soften, open, unravel, and rise — witnessed through an editorial lens that honors your most powerful essence.

Whether you are stepping into a new chapter, healing a past one, or simply choosing to be seen… your portrait experience becomes a portal.

Here, your body becomes the altar.
Your beauty becomes the invocation.
Your images become the legacy.

The fullest expression of life is cultivated in ritual. In surrendering to the practice of embracing the beauty of the present moment.  This ritual photo experience is designed to hold the same focused intentionality. This begins well before we meet. As a trained intuitive bodywork and breathwork practitioner, I work with you in connecting your mind, body and spirit as you explore your intentions for the photos. I hold space for challenges that may surface for you, whether it’s being in front of the camera, feeling uncertain, or needing support with intention setting.

This photo experience is your ceremony of self. This is your opportunity to go deep, to use this container as a vehicle for self realization, manifestation, growth and beauty.

We create images that feel like truth made visible.

 I work primarily in the Hudson Valley, NY and NYC. I will happily travel for you depending on the details. If we are photographing outdoors I will choose the perfect location based on your vision. If we are working indoors I have a collection of hotels and studios to choose from.  Wherever we choose, you can be sure it will be absolutely stunning and the most beautiful light there is.

Because there comes a moment—quiet or urgent—when something inside you whispers that you’re ready to meet yourself in a new way.

Ritual photography offers you a portal into that meeting.

Perhaps you’re feeling the pull to inhabit your power more fully, to soften into your own beauty, to reclaim pieces of yourself that life asked you to set aside. Perhaps you’re navigating a transition, awakening a new identity, or returning to a truth you’ve always known but haven’t yet embodied.

Maybe you simply want to feel alive again—sensual, grounded, expressive, whole.

This experience becomes a mirror: reflecting who you are now, who you are becoming, and the parts of you that have always been worthy of being seen. It can hold the tenderness of healing after heartbreak, the radiance of postpartum reclamation, the joy of marking a milestone, or the quiet thrill of offering your partner something intimate and true.

And sometimes the reason is simply this:
You deserve to be witnessed.

You don’t need a milestone. You don’t need a story.
If you feel the pull, that is enough.

This journey is for you.
And I will walk beside you—attuned, present, and fully devoted to your unfolding.

I generally book out 2-6 months in advance. If you have a special date you need the photos back by, it's never too early to get in touch and reserve your date. You want to give yourself about 8 weeks from your shoot date to the date you need your photos back by and 10 weeks if you are planning on getting an album. 

Delivery of your images is around the 6 week mark - sometimes sooner. I know this may seem like a long time. The reason is, I do all my own editing, while many photographers send out their editing.  It’s this process that really finishes the images. Because of this, it’s not immediate that you get your photos back. I make sure your skin looks amazing, I edit out bruises or blemishes and artistically, editing is where they come to life.  I do offer RUSH editing if you need your photos asap (1-2 weeks) and you can add that to your package in check out. If you have a specific date you need your photos by, make sure to communicate with me and I will let you know if you should add RUSH Deliver to your package. 

You will get lots of photos! I deliver somewhere in the 150 range for my base packages and 300+ images and up for my larger packages. You’ll get a private online gallery that does not expire, you’ll get all your high resolution images to download without any watermarks. The photos are yours. 

Your images are yours, completely and unequivocally.
How — or if — they are shared is entirely your choice.

For some, allowing their photos to be witnessed becomes a powerful extension of the ritual itself… a declaration of liberation, visibility, and self-ownership. There is profound medicine in choosing to be seen.

For others, the experience is deeply personal — something meant to be held close, kept sacred, or shared only in ways that feel safe, such as without showing your face. Your boundaries are honored at every stage.

Whether you choose full privacy or full visibility, the integrity of your “yes” is what matters.
I respect your sovereignty, your story, and your comfort above all else.

Each session is a custom experience, top to bottom, with pricing varying session to session. I work with you to align your desires and visions to budget. I’m excited to hear your vision and discuss pricing options in our discovery call. Please fill out the contact sheet on the contact page and I will send information shortly.  

It’s completely natural to feel a little unsure before stepping into something this intimate and transformative. Most women do — and here’s what usually unfolds.

Long before the day we take photos, we’re already in connection. You’re supported, guided, and fully prepared. When we arrive at our location, we land together. We breathe. We set intentions. If hair or makeup is part of your experience, we ease into that while allowing your nervous system to settle.

And then… we begin.

Very quickly, you realize:
Oh — this is easier than I imagined. And it’s actually fun.

The camera becomes a mirror rather than a spotlight. Time opens. You start to feel yourself — truly, deeply — and something powerful awakens. Before you know it, we’re both lit up by the magic we’ve created together.

Most women end the session saying some version of:
“I’m so glad I did this. I want more of this.”

Because this isn’t just about photos.
It’s about leaning into your own becoming.
It’s about being brave enough to see — and be seen.
It’s about reclaiming your beauty, your presence, your power.

These sessions have moved women, transformed them, helped them heal, soften, rise, remember. They are art. They are ceremony.
They are you, choosing yourself.