Behind The Scenes

Model Call 💖 Healing Through Art: New Grief Portrait Sessions 💙 📸

Grief is complex, deeply personal, and often hard to put into words. That’s why I’m creating a space where emotions can be expressed through art—where photography becomes a way to honor, remember, and find a sense of closure.These ...

🎥 Go Behind the Lens: How We Create Our Cinematic Superhero Photoshoots

Here's a look behind the scenes of the making of our superhero sessions. The concept was born from me photographing my niece, I wanted to show her how strong and powerful she can be. I had installed a bungee in the studio, so people can fly, of ...

Star Wars-Inspired Family Portraits May 3rd and 4th Only

Space Days May 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th only! 🚀✨ Space Days at Storybook Studios: A Star Wars-Inspired Photoshoot Experience ✨🌌 Attention, Star Wars fans! Are you ready to travel to a galaxy far, far away without ever leaving town? On May ...

Senior Portrait Season is almost here!

✨ At Storybook Studios in Chesapeake, VA, we specialize in creating custom, storytelling senior portraits that celebrate each teen’s unique personality and journey. 🌿📷 Our goal is to go beyond capturing moments—we create authentic, ...

Natalie's Senior Portrait Photoshoot

🍁✨ Natalie’s Senior Portrait Session: A Magical Fall Photoshoot Inspired by Fiction ✨📚Capturing high school senior portraits is always special, but when you get to incorporate a passion like reading fiction, the magic is next level. Natalie, ...

It’s Time for a Reset: Rediscovering Yourself After 40

Somewhere between building a career, raising kids, and navigating life’s countless responsibilities, it’s easy to lose sight of who you are. You spend years pouring into others—whether as a partner, parent, or friend—leaving ...

How I Help Middle School Girls with Self-confidence Through Photography

Why I have a Self-Defense Class for My Models

For my Fearless Spirit Model Crew, the self-defense class and photoshoot is always the girls's favorite session in the program. I have a martial arts instructor teach them self-defense moves. They even learn how to flip someone. And for the ...

LAST CALL for Middle School Girls

Middle School: Where Confidence is Tested 💡Middle school is such a critical time. It’s when teens start to figure out who they are—but it’s also when their confidence can take the hardest hits. 💔The awkward years, the pressure to ...

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, FEB. 16TH 11-4

✨ You’re Invited! ✨Hey moms and middle school girls! Are you curious about what the Fearless Spirit Model Crew is all about? 💕 Now’s your chance to see it for yourself!We’re hosting a Fearless Spirit Open House, and YOU’RE ...

The Fearless Spirit Project

Moms of middle school girls—this is for you. 💜If your daughter is struggling with confidence, feeling left out, or facing bullying, Fearless Spirit Model Crew is here to help.📸 A personal photoshoot to show her strength & beauty💬 A safe ...

Katie's Fearless Spirit

Katie’s mom’s biggest concern was Katie’s lack of self-esteem. “She thought that she didn’t matter, that she’s ugly, that nobody really likes her, and that leads to giving up easily in school, dance, etc. She is ...

Audrey's Fearless Spirit

Audrey has a very strong sense of who she is 🌟. However, she does not move through the world with confidence. She has a speech processing delay, which makes the back-and-forth banter that is teen conversation challenging 🌀💬. As a result, she is ...

Piper's Fearless Spirit

Piper was bullied in first grade and again in fourth grade 😔💔. The bullying in fourth grade was so severe that she developed PTSD and Depression 😢🌀. She went through another bully problem with a girl in her class last year 🗣️➡️😞.Piper was ...

Zoey's Fearless Spirit

Since hitting middle school, Zoey had developed anxiety and became depressed 😔💔. She didn’t seem to want to be creative with her clothing anymore 👗❌ and just wanted to blend in 🫥. She was very self-conscious about taking pictures 🚫📸. She ...

Madelyn's Fearless Spirit

Last year was filled with challenges and struggles 😔💔 for Madelyn. She was bullied so badly that they had to pull her from her public school and send her to private school. A group of kids told her to unalive* herself 💔, saying they all decided ...

Madie's Fearless Spirit

Madie is a free spirit. ✨🌿🌸 I've been photographing her and her sister since they were little girls. 👯‍♀️ Her older sister is the more reserved and quiet (Love you Katelyn!!) and Madie has wide open energy! 😃 🎉I LOVE making her laugh and ...

Fearless Spirit Model Chloe

🌸 Chloe struggled with social anxiety 😟 and felt like she didn’t have many friends 🤷‍♀️💔. She lacked confidence in a lot of areas 🌫️ and used to be afraid of everything 😰. They left her last school 🏫❌ due to a bullying issue ...

Applications Now Open for the Fearless Spirit Model Crew

The Fearless Spirit Project is a program for middle school girls that are struggling with self-confidence, bullying and anxiety issues. Many girls start to struggle with their self-confidence when they reach middle school. This is when girls start ...