Custom Portrait Sessions
$395
From start to finish, accredited Portrait Master Valerie Johnson and her team of professionals will offer guidance and resources to make your photoshoot a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience. In addition to exceptional service, world-class direction and posing, and a carefully crafted selection of highly polished, irresistible images, every client receives:
The AVP Photoshoot Planner
Signature Photoshoot Style Guide
A personalized Design Meeting with your photographer
Access to our Studio Wardrobe
Professional Hair & Makeup
An expertly guided luxury photoshoot with Valerie
And a Grand Reveal with portraits ready to take home the same day*
*For clients who haven’t prepaid for one of our deluxe collections, portraits are purchased separately during your Grand Reveal at our studio in Lexington, Virginia.





Design Your Photoshoot with Confidence
Step One: Your Photoshoot Planner & Style Guide
When you reserve your portrait session on our calendar, you’ll receive The AVP Photoshoot Planner and Signature Photoshoot Style Guide with step-by-step instruction to help create a vision of the custom photoshoot we will design together.
Step Two: Your Design Meeting
Meet with Valerie one-on-one before your portrait session for your Photoshoot Design Meeting. Together we will finalize a custom plan for your photoshoot that incorporates your style, personality, and preferences into a stunning selection of images. You’ll also receive a Photoshoot Prep List to make sure you feel ready for an amazing experience at our studio.
Step Three: Your Photoshoot
Arrive at our boutique studio in Lexington, Virginia on the day of your session to relax & enjoy a professional makeover followed by an unforgettable, celebrity-style photoshoot with expert guidance to help you step outside your comfort zone with confidence and walk away feeling empowered.
Step Four: Your Grand Reveal & Ordering Session
Get ready for the most anticipated moment of all! Return to the studio when your images are ready to experience your gorgeous photos and choose from a variety of professionally printed, matted images to purchase for your custom collection.
Ready to start this adventure?

You are going to love the way you see yourself.
Whether you are interested in professional headshots, glamorous magazine-style portraits, or stunning boudoir photos, let’s see through this crazy cloud of impossible standards (the B.S.) and get in touch with the true beauty and magnificence of who you are in this moment.
The funny thing is that when you see the best version of yourself, you may begin to actually doubt yourself again -- not because you feel small, but because you feel so in touch with your own worth, power, and awesomeness.
(“How many photos are too many to share!? Are there rules?”)
But don’t worry. We have an amazing, supportive community of women just like you who can’t wait to see how you come out of this and are ready to celebrate with you.