Behind the scenes of an Archetype Portrait Journey.

Every portrait session begins long before the camera clicks. The real preparation isn’t about makeup or outfits — it’s about opening to be seen. An Empowerment Photoshoot isn’t about performing; it’s about remembering, not just in your mind, but in your body. When you take time to prepare your mind, body, and environment, the experience becomes something deeper — a ritual of self-connection.

Motherhood transforms everything: our bodies, our priorities, our sense of time. But for many of us, it also brings an invisible loss — a quiet fading of the woman we once were. The one who danced, who dreamed, who had her own rhythm before life revolved around everyone else’s needs. An Archetype Portrait can be the moment she steps back into the frame. This is why I specialize in Women's Portrait Photography.

Whether it’s sunlight streaming through your living room window, fog curling over the Blue Ridge Mountains, or murals glowing in the heart of downtown Asheville, the place you choose holds energy. It shapes how you feel, move, and show up. As an Asheville portrait photographer, I see each location as part of the portrait’s soul — a mirror for the archetype that’s wanting to be seen. Here are my favorite kinds of spaces to shoot in — and how each one calls forth a differen