Portrait Sessions
A soulful portrait ritual in Richmond, VA or NYC
Life-affirming photography
For individuals, couples, friends, chosen family, and beloved pets
This is a space to be seen.
Whether you’re marking a transition, craving creative expression, wanting to document your kid’s growth, or simply longing to be witnessed, this session is a love letter to your aliveness.
Come as you are.
Let’s create something soulful that honors you and all that you love.
What’s Included
A 30-minute or 60-minute photography ceremony honoring this moment in your life
An abundant folder of high-quality, print-ready digital images, delivered within one week
Gentle, intuitive direction if desired - or space to move naturally and be yourself
A warm, affirming photographer who honors your needs, boundaries, and emotions
You choose the location or let me offer suggestions
What Previous Clients Say:
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“These are stunning! What a series! Thanks for making me feel so seen and beautiful in the photos.”
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“Amazing thank you!! These are incredible!!! 😭😭😭”
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“This is melting my heart. These are too precious!”
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“Whaaaaa?! Are you kidding me?!?!?! How did you get so many amazing photos of our tired, tired boy? You have a gift. [Our son] wouldn’t have been that happy with anyone else.”
This is for you if:
• You want to celebrate a friendship, relationship, or season of life
• You want to create a visual memory that feels like you - not posed or stiff, but soulful and alive
• You’d like to have a photo you feel great about sharing as you promote your services/offers to the world
• You feel shy in front of the camera but still want to be seen
• You only have selfies, or you’re always the one behind the camera
• You believe in marking life’s sacredness with art and ritual
Imagine stumbling across one of these photos years from now, and being filled with awe at the beauty of who you were and how deeply you loved.
Yes! Let’s book this photoshoot!
In this photo ceremony:
Your fears and ambivalence are welcomed
You are celebrated for your courage
You are beheld in your beauty
You are guided only as much as you desire
Your boundaries & needs are respected
Kids are delighted in (chaos is welcome)
Your body, your truth, your pace are sacred
We move gently. We make room for laughter, awkwardness, and even quiet.
We let your story and expression unfold in presence and care.
About the Photographer
I’m Life Escobar, a storyteller, artist, and tender witness to the beauty of being alive.
Photography has always been my way of honoring what’s most precious. I fell in love with it as a child, one of ten siblings, when I realized no one else was documenting our lives. At ten years old, with a disposable camera in hand, I became the family documentarian. Over the years, capturing my siblings’ joy and growth became my way of saying: you matter, you are loved, you are seen.
(See some photos I’ve taken of my sister Christy & my nibblings below)
That instinct - to celebrate connection, preserve memory, and tend to what’s sacred - still lives in every photo I take today.
To me, photography is a ritual of presence. A photography ceremony is a chance to root into this moment in your life. To mark what’s real. To honor your story, your existence, and your becoming.
My hope is that the images we create together feel like portals. Reminders of your aliveness, your beauty, and the deep magic of being here on earth together.
Let’s honor what’s unfolding in you.
Let’s create something you’ll look back on with awe.
FAQs
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It’s up to you! In the booking form you can share your preferred location. If you don’t have a place in mind - I will email you after booking with a few suggestions for you to choose from.
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Something that feels like you. Preferably with no stripes or intense patterns. I’ll send a simple guide with more suggestions before the photoshoot.
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If we were planning on photographing outside, we’ll reschedule to the next available time that works for both of us.
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You’re welcome to reschedule your photoshoot up to 24 hours before our scheduled appointment with no fee. If you reschedule within the 24 hours before your appointment, there will be a $50 fee. No refunds once payment is made.
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Yes! Partners, kids, friends, chosen family, pets + are all welcome 💖
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Purchase your session on this website - click on the link at the end of this page.
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Only with your permission. Only to promote my photo services.
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Yes! Reach out with a proposal of what you’d like to exchange and I’ll consider what’s aligned with my time & energy.
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Absolutely! Feel free to get creative - If you’d like me to hang out at home with you & your family/friends, or photograph you as you do your favorite activity, or something else! I’m open to your ideas for the 20 minutes. Also, my style isn’t to rigidly pose people - only to support them with the level of guidance that allows them to feel at ease.
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Yes! If you would like to have me photograph your services in session, I’d be happy to do so. You can use the images for promotional purposes, instagram etc.
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Digital for the prices listed, if you’d like to be photographed on film, it’s $35/roll of film on top of the cost of the photoshoot. (Personally I ADORE 35mm photography)
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Reach out to me at lifeescobar@gmail.com and I’ll follow up.
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Yes, if this is a gift for someone I can send an envelope with photoshoot information for them to open. Send an email after booking to lifeescobar@gmail.com if you would like this.