Fearless Spirit — Confidence-Building Experience for Middle School Girls

A guided photography experience created by Storybook Studios, that helps middle school girls rediscover confidence, connection, and self‑worth — not just for photos, but for life. 💜

Fearless Spirit is an original confidence‑building experience created exclusively by photographer Casey Scalf at Storybook Studios — it isn’t offered anywhere else.

The Fearless Spirit Model Project was created for middle school girls (11-16) struggling with self-confidence, bullying, and anxiety issues. Many girls start to lose confidence when they reach middle school. This is when mean behavior and bullying often begin. A once outgoing child may become shy, sad, guarded, and keep to themselves most of the time. Parents can tell them how beautiful and amazing they are, but often hear, “You have to say that.” Parents can only do so much.

This program offers a totally different approach to helping teens!

Participants get their own customized photoshoot, plus they get monthly fun and artistic group photoshoots, for 8 months. Over that time, by seeing beautiful images of themselves again and again, they begin to recognize their own beauty and understand how cool it is to be unique and stand out from the crowd. This journey helps them develop a Fearless Spirit!

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This experience has the potential to change how girls see themselves—and that’s something that will play a pivotal role in their life.

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Girls who complete this experience often:

• 🌱 Rediscover confidence and self-expression

• 🤝 Build supportive friendships and lasting connections

• 📸 Enjoy being seen in photos — and in life

• 🌟 Step into their individuality with pride and joy

• 🎨 Explore their creativity and personal style with confidence

What Is the Fearless Spirit Model Crew? 🌟

The Fearless Spirit Model Crew is more than a photography experience. It’s a confidence-building journey designed for middle school girls ages 11-15 who:

Struggle with self-confidence or self-image
Feel like they don’t quite fit in
Want to make new friends in a supportive environment

Over the course of the 8 month program, crew members participate in monthly empowering photoshoots, creative group sessions, and experiences that celebrate individuality, strength, and personal growth. They also get their own personal photoshoot, which becomes a core memory.

This isn’t about learning how to pose. It’s about learning how to stand tall in who you are.

Why This Experience Matters 💫

So many girls spend their teenage years comparing themselves to others, hiding parts of who they are, or believing they aren’t enough.

The Fearless Spirit Model Crew was created to be a counter-space to that noise.

Here, girls are encouraged to:

Show up exactly as they are
Try new things without fear of judgment
Build friendships rooted in encouragement, not competition
See themselves through a lens of strength and possibility

The confidence that grows during this experience doesn’t stay in the studio—it carries into school, friendships, and everyday life.

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What’s Included 📸

A customized Fearless Spirit photoshoot celebrating your daughter
Monthly creative group sessions for 8 months
Opportunities to explore self-expression through art and storytelling
A supportive community of girls on a similar journey
Professional images that reflect confidence, growth, and authenticity

No modeling experience is required. Just a willingness to show up and be open to the experience.

Each session is intentionally designed to help girls feel seen, celebrated, and empowered.

Parents will receive a discount off of anything purchased from these sessions. The monthly model crew sessions are one Sunday a month.

There is a fee associated with joining the Model Crew. There are different levels of entry fees, to work with most budgets.

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What's Next? 🧐

We will look over the applications and will text or email you to set up a time for you and your daughter to come to the studio for a quick consultation, to see if your daughter is the right fit for the program and we can answer your questions.

We only accept 10 girls for the program. They must be available from 9:00-4:00 at least one Sunday a month. After all of the model crew members are finalized, we will work out the dates for their individual photoshoots and the dates of the monthly model crew photoshoots in advance.

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Want to see what it's like? Here's the 2025 Fearless Spirit Model Crew Recap

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Testimonials

Ericka's Experience on the Fearless Spirit Model Crew

Haley's Experience on the Fearless Spirit Model Crew

Elle's Experience on the Fearless Spirit Model Crew

A Mom's Perspective

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What Parents are Saying...

This has been such an amazing, powerful experience for both Skyla and myself. Through fearless spirit, she has opened up, became so much braver than I think she ever imagined she that could be brave. ~Skyla's Mom

I can’t tell you how profoundly this experience has positively impacted her. She has grown this year and has gained so much confidence. Thank you for helping her see the beauty and strength she carries inside. ~Caroline's Mom

This photo session was amazing!!! We are in love with the photos. Ella had one of the best experiences of her life doing this shoot. We look at the pictures and videos a lot. I love that the video shows her Humor and her playful side. It is something I will never forget! ~Ella's Mom

From start to finish this journey has been amazing for Addison. I never thought I would hear her say she liked a picture of herself. That alone, is priceless to me. Thank you for helping all of the girls see what we see in them. They are all beautiful. ~Addison's Mom

Caroline's Mom:
"I just cannot say enough about how Caroline’s time with you has transformed her. You have a way of bringing out the personality of your subjects and really helping them to see the beauty in each of them. That is such a precious gift. Her portraits have taken my breath away. You have captured beauty, confidence, sass, innocence and that precious stage of becoming - between little girl and young woman. It amazes me how you can convey all of that in one frozen moment in time. Through your artistry, she has seen herself in a way that she never has before. When she saw her portraits, she saw a confident, beautiful girl and then believed that about herself. No matter how much we have tried to help her see that, she didn’t until she saw herself through the lens of your camera and it has had such a positive impact on her self-esteem. As a result, you have positively affected every aspect of her life. Her confidence has led to believing in herself, taking chances, setting goals, and reaching them. Caroline said that her very favorite day of the last year was the day that she spent with you at her Fearless Spirit photo shoot. I am in awe. THANK YOU!"

Caroline:
“Some of the best days of my life have been the days of my photo shoots at Storybook Studios. Photo sessions with Casey are not only fun, but you have a day just about you, a day to feel especially beautiful. The portraits are just stunning; I think they bring out a whole new you. My portrait sessions with Storybook Studios have definitely been days to remember.” ~Caroline

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The Very First Fearless Spirit Model Crew Session

The video below is a "behind the scenes" video of the very first Fearless Spirit Model Crew session. Some of these girl's were so shy they couldn't even speak to me, the first time that I met them. I asked the girls what are the names or phrases that bullies called them. We wrote those words on their skin. I also asked them to pick out a temporary tattoo that they related to. We put the tattoo on them as well. I photographed them individually and at the end of each girl's turn, I asked her to wipe off the word or phrase they had been called...leaving the positive words on them. Powerful.

One Year Later...

Over the year, I concentrated on teaching these girls to be proud of who they were, even if others ridiculed them for it.

For example: Amber was joked for being too tall...so, I made her even taller in these portraits. Victoria was called "Good girl in a bad way" (Goody-Goody), so I made her look strong and powerful. I photographed them, in front of hundreds of people, at a carnival. They weren't scared and not one of them cared what people thought of them. They came SO far. To stand up with their head held high and proud of all of the quirks and scars and ALL of things about them that had been ridiculed before. They OWNED it! These girls changed my life.