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The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

Empower Your Essence

with a Portrait Session combining the best for your Personal Branding Images and your Boudoir Images

Step into a transformative experience that celebrates every facet of who you are. Our unique Empower Your Essence Portrait Session seamlessly blends the sophistication of a Personal Branding Session with the allure of a Boudoir Session, offering you the opportunity to embrace your powerful self alongside your sensual self.

Whether you’re redefining your professional presence or reconnecting with your inner confidence, this session is designed to honor your journey, individuality, and beauty. Through striking portraits that convey strength and grace, and intimate images that capture your authenticity and allure, you will emerge with a deeper connection to yourself and a lasting reminder of your multidimensional power.

Let us guide you in creating imagery that reflects the complex, confident, and captivating woman you are—because you deserve to feel and see yourself at your very best, from every angle.

 

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits
The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits
The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits
The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

Unlock Your Signature Look: Expert Styling Guides for Unforgettable Portrait Sessions

Welcome to our comprehensive styling guides page, where we’ve curated expert advice to help you look and feel your best for every type of portrait session. Whether you’re preparing for a Personal Branding Portrait Session, a Boudoir Portrait Session, or The Goddess Portrait Session, we’ve got you covered with tailored tips and inspiration.

Your portrait session is a unique opportunity to showcase your personality, style, and essence. The right styling can make a significant difference in capturing your authentic self and creating timeless images that you’ll cherish for years to come.

In each of our guides, you’ll find detailed recommendations on wardrobe selection, hair and makeup, accessories, and more. We understand that preparing for a portrait session can be overwhelming, so we’ve broken down the process into easy-to-follow steps to help you prepare with confidence.

While your portrait session is about you and not the clothes you wear, you still want to make sure you love your outfit and how it fits as it will bring out your confidence in the photo session as well as joy with the final portraits. Every woman has her own style and wardrobe preferences. The styling guide and our fitting session are planned to help you find something you love, feel beautiful, and comfortable in. And, let’s be honest! Trying clothes on can be fun! We’ll be browsing through our studio closet as well. You never know what we’ll find there.

Jewelry – bring items you love. We all have an individual relationship with jewelry. Some women love larger signature pieces and/or rings and other women love just the necklace they wear daily and have an emotional meaning to them. I love and appreciate both the same. From bigger earings to no earrings at all, I want to ensure you stay true to how you would love to see yourself.

Please feel welcome to bring with you whatever speaks to your heart. Together we shall plan your session and how would you like to be photographed.

So, dive in, explore our styling guides, and embark on your journey to creating stunning portraits that truly reflect the best version of you. Let’s make your portrait session an unforgettable experience!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn to embrace your own unique beauty, celebrate your unique gifts with confidence. Your imperfections are actually a gift.

— Kerry Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn to embrace your own unique beauty, celebrate your unique gifts with confidence. Your imperfections are actually a gift.

— Kerry Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

testimonials

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

Angel, 52

“Danijela delivered on her promise to make me feel empowered, sexy, and confident. Her pampering through the sessions allowed me to be comfortable in my own skin and the star of my own show. Danijela’s photographs truly captured the essence of my confidence and vulnerability. It was an uplifting experience that I recommend to every woman.

Angel

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

Denise, 67

I cannot say enough about Pets and People Portrait Studios. Everything from the studio venue which is amazing to the absolute care I received from both Dani and Yagil. Dani is so wonderful during your pre-session wardrobe selection, helping you pick out just the right attire to suit your personality and perhaps even going out of your comfort zone. She spends the time to get just the right emotion from you revealing your true self and personality. But more than that she is able to capture your true emotion and even able to unveil parts of you that maybe you did not even know were there. She is so patient and kind and works very hard to make sure every shot is perfect for you. I highly recommend Pets & People Studios for a special one-of-a-kind experience.

Denise

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

Jules, 55

“Working with Dani was one of the most delightful experiences I can recall.  It began with a phone call not long after I responded to something I saw on social media.  I knew right away that Dani’s project was special and I wanted to be a part of it.  40 women over the age of 40, telling their story through photographs with Dani on the other side of the camera is empowering, enlightening, inspiring and motivating.

Meeting Dani to pick out the wardrobe and get to know one another a bit before the actual shoot was delightful.  Dani is warm and inviting and I felt comfortable and welcomed into her home just like we had been old friends.  On the day of the photo shoot, I felt like Cinderella!  From the lovely woman that did my make-up perfectly, to the array of tasty treats Dani had prepared and my bottomless cup of coffee… she thought of everything to make me my best.  I do love to smile, so it was even easier with Dani giving me some encouragement and tips on how to look and feel like my most perfect self.  Hours flew by and I enjoyed every moment… part 1

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

Jules, 55

“We met again to view the photos and narrow them down to the ones I loved and wanted to give to my husband and girls, plus the one for the final project.  It was very difficult to choose because Dani truly captured my true essence and I was blown away at how many of the shots I truly loved.  I love photos of myself.  That is rarely the case, but these were exquisite.  What a gift!

I will always cherish the time I got to spend getting to know Dani.  I sincerely consider her a friend and can not wait to hopefully meet the other woman that walked the beautiful path that Dani so lovingly created. “

Jules – part 2

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

Nicole, 49

My experience with 40 over 40 was amazing! As I am at 49 and holding for a few more months from the big 5-0, I wanted to commemorate, embrace & celebrate my age. Dani truly did a wonderful job helping with that! She put a lot of time & dedication into working with me with a consultation on clothing and background options. It was truly wonderful to have my hair & makeup done for the shoot too; knowing someone was taking care of that, took off a lot of pressure the day of. Women of all ages, shapes & sizes want to feel like a superstar/model sometimes & Dani made that happen. We are our own worst critics but with so many truly amazing photos to choose from, it was so easy to see my own beauty. As someone who normally dislikes photos, I was mesmerized by them & had trouble deciding on my favorites. Ladies – Take the picture (not behind the camera), flaunt your insecurities, flaunt your individual beauty & show the world how wonderful you are.

Nicole
The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits
The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits
The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits
The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits
The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits
The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits
The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

testimonials

Angel, 52

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

“Danijela delivered on her promise to make me feel empowered, sexy, and confident. Her pampering through the sessions allowed me to be comfortable in my own skin and the star of my own show. Danijela’s photographs truly captured the essence of my confidence and vulnerability. It was an uplifting experience that I recommend to every woman.”

Angel

Denise, 67

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

I cannot say enough about Pets and People Portrait Studios. Everything from the studio venue which is amazing to the absolute care I received from both Dani and Yagil. Dani is so wonderful during your pre-session wardrobe selection, helping you pick out just the right attire to suit your personality and perhaps even going out of your comfort zone. She spends the time to get just the right emotion from you revealing your true self and personality. But more than that she is able to capture your true emotion and even able to unveil parts of you that maybe you did not even know were there. She is so patient and kind and works very hard to make sure every shot is perfect for you. I highly recommend Pets & People Studios for a special one-of-a-kind experience.

Denise

Jules, 55

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

“Working with Dani was one of the most delightful experiences I can recall.  It began with a phone call not long after I responded to something I saw on social media.  I knew right away that Dani’s project was special and I wanted to be a part of it.  40 women over the age of 40, telling their story through photographs with Dani on the other side of the camera is empowering, enlightening, inspiring and motivating.

Meeting Dani to pick out the wardrobe and get to know one another a bit before the actual shoot was delightful.  Dani is warm and inviting and I felt comfortable and welcomed into her home just like we had been old friends.  On the day of the photo shoot, I felt like Cinderella!  From the lovely woman that did my make-up perfectly, to the array of tasty treats Dani had prepared and my bottomless cup of coffee… she thought of everything to make me my best.   part 1

Jules, 55

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

“I do love to smile, so it was even easier with Dani giving me some encouragement and tips on how to look and feel like my most perfect self.  Hours flew by and I enjoyed every moment. We met again to view the photos and narrow them down to the ones I loved and wanted to give to my husband and girls, plus the one for the final project.  It was very difficult to choose because Dani truly captured my true essence and I was blown away at how many of the shots I truly loved.  I love photos of myself.  That is rarely the case, but these were exquisite.  What a gift!

I will always cherish the time I got to spend getting to know Dani.  I sincerely consider her a friend and can not wait to hopefully meet the other woman that walked the beautiful path that Dani so lovingly created. “

Jules – part 2

Nicole, 49

The Goddess Styling Guide   Empowering Portraits

My experience with 40 over 40 was amazing! As I am at 49 and holding for a few more months from the big 5-0, I wanted to commemorate, embrace & celebrate my age. Dani truly did a wonderful job helping with that! She put a lot of time & dedication into working with me with a consultation on clothing and background options. It was truly wonderful to have my hair & makeup done for the shoot too; knowing someone was taking care of that, took off a lot of pressure the day of. Women of all ages, shapes & sizes want to feel like a superstar/model sometimes & Dani made that happen. We are our own worst critics but with so many truly amazing photos to choose from, it was so easy to see my own beauty. As someone who normally dislikes photos, I was mesmerized by them & had trouble deciding on my favorites. Ladies – Take the picture (not behind the camera), flaunt your insecurities, flaunt your individual beauty & show the world how wonderful you are.

Nicole