Melanie didn’t think twice when she saw my offering and booked her shoot on the spot. She said it “just what she was looking for!”

She had recently gone through some difficult experiences and expressed to me that her Embody Your Goddess Photoshoot Experience was to celebrate her new life, the new her! It was so exciting to see her work through the process of who she really wanted to be in her shoot. And she dug in doing a deep soul-dive unearthing her inner-goddess - The Queen!

Her costuming and accessories completed her chosen soul-persona to a tee! A dark red/maroon sparkle accented evening gown with a custom-made crystal crown by Elizabeth Harper. She choose to keep her hair and makeup very natural to complement her features and bring out her natural queen-like beauty.

The late autumn day still had a trace of the greens from summer and we focused on contrasting the dark greens with her dark maroon gown for a striking contrast. The tall statue-est trees framed a path that I was able to frame her in to accentuate the royal-queen theme, grandeur of nature, grandeur of stature!

Melanie expressed a desire to bring out her real personality within her queen theme of the playful jokester and trickster, so we worked in some really run animated shots to bring out her warm fun-loving self.

Finally, as a healer, she desired those images that delineated her in that role and really highlighted her healing energy and soul-ful energy.

As the sun set on the day and we drove back, Melanie reflected on the experience as being so full of gratitude of how much it had helped her embody her own soul-spirit and express that in her own divine way.