AS I AM
The portrait experience for people who want to remember who they are.
What if there’s actually nothing you need to change about your everyday self to be worthy of being photographed?
Most of my clients have overcome, defied, or reclaimed an identity and want photographic proof that they’re becoming someone new.
Most of them have never really liked photos of themselves before. But all of them know that we don’t do anything worthwhile inside our old comfort zones.
Sometimes they reach out because they’re tired of waiting to feel like they’re “enough” or worth celebrating. They’re tired of constantly moving the goal post and think, what if I’ve been holding the key all along?
you. As you are.
There’s no need to perform, prepare, or change yourself. In fact, there’s nothing you have to change about your everyday self to be worthy of this experience.
You’ll be guided through the entire experience in a way that helps you slow down, breathe, and stop focusing on what you aren’t so you can finally embrace who you are.
You aren’t required to strip down but most of my clients feel comfortable enough to do so throughout the shoot. People feel shy about being photographed without clothing, but I see it as another wall that organically comes down… Not you in the absence of clothing but you in the FULLNESS of who you gloriously are.
My portraits are raw, high-quality, and real — like sashimi, not fish you forgot to cook.
you don’t need to be fixed
No performance, changes, or “improvements” needed. My job (read: honor) is to create an environment so accepting and safe that you can’t help but let your walls down.
Most people expect to change things about themselves before they’re photographed, but I truly believe there’s nothing you have to change about your everyday self to be worthy of experiencing this.
You get to show up exactly as you are, and I get to guide you every step of the way.
The magic: I get to show you all the things everyone else loves about you, and by the end of our time together, you’ll love those things too.
"I've had many shoots over the years, but this time it was not about photographing how small or how "on brand" I could be. This time, it was about capturing a coming home. What you see in my 'AS I AM' raw photos is a version of me that feels safe to open the doors, explore and take up space. This version of myself ate a three course meal and drank wine the night before this photo shoot, and she laughed... a lot. These photos, thanks to Mitzi's calming energy and her radical welcoming of being your true self, make me say, "I made it to shore." These photos are the first time I am seeing the real me through the lens of a professional camera.”
— Mica
This is for you if…
You’re stepping into a new identity
You’re working on accepting yourself
You usually don’t like being in front of a camera
You tend to overthink how you look
You’re in a season of change or transition
You’re ready to see yourself more clearly
You don’t need to feel ready, you just have to be willing to trust fall. (Don’t worry, I’ll catch you.)
The AS I AM experience
Same process for every person with results as unique as their smile
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Simple, Guided Preparation
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Private, Relaxed Session
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immediate Portrait Reveal
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Custom Heirloom Artwork
Investment
This is a personal, one-on-one experience with you, and me.
Our clients invest $1500-15000+ on their experience and images.
They invest in themselves, heirloom quality artwork, and the opportunity to see themselves as valuable… exactly as they are.
hi, I’m Mitzi
It took me nearly 20 years as a portrait photographer to realize people don’t actually need to be changed.
What they really need is a space to let their walls down, stop performing, and just be.
That’s why I created the AS I AM raw portrait session, and why I offer it to you now.
I’m a recovering perfectionist too — that’s why I created this experience. It reminded me why I’m alive. I know it can do the same for you.
Just trust fall. I promise I’ll catch you.
You don’t need to change yourself.
You need to say yes to an experience that will change the way you see yourself.