PORTRAIT EXPERIENCES IN NATURE
REIMAGINE YOURSELF
Playful, artful sessions created around you.
Welcome to You Time.
This experience is yours.
Step away from the noise of daily life and into a playful outdoor experience created around you. Through movement, laughter, exploration, and play, we’ll create seriously epic photographs while giving you space to reconnect with the parts of yourself everyday life doesn't always make room for.
You’ll be seen. You’ll be celebrated. You might get a little dirty. And you’ll have a ton of fun.
Come as you are.
Maybe you’re celebrating who you’ve become, stepping into a new season, reconnecting with a part of yourself, or just craving an experience that feels joyful, creative, and your own.
This is for you if you want more than polished poses. You want to wander through nature, play with movement and expression, and create photographs that feel alive, artful, and like the real you.
You don’t need a complete vision, modeling experience, or confidence in front of the camera. I’ll bring the ideas, encouragement, and direction while giving you space to laugh, relax, experiment, and let your personality break free.
You don't need to become art. You need to remember that you always were.
"She doesn't make you someone else. She captures you."
Jacki
Choose Your Experience
THE INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE
For one person · $1,450
Part photoshoot, part adventure.
Come as you are. We'll wander, laugh, move, and follow the light, creating photographs that feel genuinely like you.
I'll guide you along the way, so all you have to do is show up and enjoy the experience.
Your experience includes:
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Personalized inspiration board and styling guidance
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Outdoor location guidance
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Up to 1.5 hours of playful photography in nature
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Gentle direction to help you feel comfortable and confident
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50 fully edited, high-resolution photographs
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Private online gallery and printing rights
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Local travel within one hour round trip
Additional travel, session time, and photographs are available upon request.
Applicable sales tax will be added at checkout.
THE CONNECTION EXPERIENCE
For two people · $1,850
For lovers, best friends, and kindred spirits.
A celebration of the beautiful connection you share. We'll laugh, move, explore, and capture the magic of being yourselves, together.
Your experience includes:
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Personalized inspiration board and styling guidance
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Outdoor location guidance
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Up to 1.5 hours of playful photography in nature
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Gentle direction to help you feel comfortable and connected
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A mix of shared and individual portraits
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60 fully edited, high-resolution photographs
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Private online gallery and printing rights
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Local travel within one hour round trip
Additional travel, session time, and photographs are available upon request.
Applicable sales tax will be added at checkout.
THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE
For 3–4 People · $2200
For best friends, chosen family, and your favorite humans.
A little wild, very playful, and entirely yours. Come celebrate your connection, and create photographs that capture the beautiful energy you bring out in each other.
Your experience includes:
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Personalized inspiration board and styling guidance
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Outdoor location guidance
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Up to 1.5 hours of playful photography in nature
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Gentle direction to help everyone feel at ease
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Group portraits, individual portraits, and smaller pairings
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70 fully edited, high-resolution photographs
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Private online gallery and printing rights
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Local travel within one hour round trip
Additional travel, session time, and photographs are available upon request.
Applicable sales tax will be added at checkout.
In Their Words
Having a photoshoot with Ashley is so much more than posing for the camera, it's a whole experience.
She surrounds you with joy, creativity, and the sweetest energy. She has a beautiful way of making you feel completely at ease. It's so easy to be yourself around her.
She knows exactly how to guide you in a way that feels natural, bringing out your most authentic self and capturing it so beautifully. Every photoshoot I've had with her has brought out something different in me: my inner child, my softness, my wild spirit. And every time, I walked away with a heart full of joy.
Ashley doesn't just take beautiful photographs, she captures the magic of who you are. Her photography feels like fairy dust, like magic, and unlike anything I've experienced with anyone else.
Yamilka
Ashley is magic.
I have done two photoshoots with her and I am astonished every time. She helps me feel so comfortable during the shoot that I truly believe I am beautiful. She has a way of making you see it and feel it in yourself.
And when the pictures come back, they look exactly like you and somehow also like a goddess! I don’t know how she does it!
I have had many photoshoots with many people but when I need to find pictures of me for a project, I always use hers because I see myself in them and I see the magic. They are me. And they are special.
She loves organic beauty. She doesn’t make you someone else. She captures you.
You have been blessed if you’ve done a shoot with her.
Jacki
I absolutely loved the experience of doing a photoshoot with Ashley.
I was nervous at the beginning, but Ashley helped me feel comfortable very quickly.
We laughed a lot and even danced. It really helped me loosen up and truly enjoy being photographed.
She has such a beautiful energy and a contagious smile that makes you feel safe and comfortable, and the result is beautiful, natural photos.
She also has such a great eye! You'll be shocked by the pictures she's able to capture.
I can't recommend her enough!
Amanda
How to Play with Me
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Share your vision
Complete the inquiry form and tell me what you're imagining.
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Let's connect
I'll reach out to get acquainted, explore your ideas, and get you on the schedule.
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Make it official
Once we've selected your date, I'll send over your agreement and retainer invoice. Then the creative planning begins!
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Let's Play
We get to play outside, get a little dirty, and make epic art.
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See Yourself
I'll carefully edit your photographs and gather your finished collection into a private online gallery, ready to download, revisit, and treasure.
Where We'll Play
Most New Orleans sessions take place beneath moss-draped live oaks and in the dreamy corners of Audubon Park or City Park.
We’ll choose a setting that complements your vision, whether romantic and ethereal, joyful and untamed, peaceful and introspective, or a little of everything.
Dreaming of somewhere else? Travel and destination sessions are always welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
I feel awkward in front of the camera. Is that okay?
More than okay. It’s incredibly common. You don’t need to know how to pose or arrive overflowing with confidence. I’ll offer clear, encouraging direction while giving you room to move, laugh, play, and settle into yourself. My job is to help you feel comfortable enough to forget about performing for the camera.
What should I wear?
Wear something that feels like you, or like a version of you that you’re curious to explore. Texture, movement, layers, and colors that complement the landscape tend to photograph beautifully. Depending on your session, we can plan two or three possible looks. I’ll help you narrow down your choices so you won’t have to figure it out alone.
Where do sessions take place?
Most New Orleans sessions happen outdoors in Audubon Park, City Park, or another mutually selected location. I'm also available for travel when the right adventure calls.
What happens if the weather doesn’t cooperate?
Outdoor photography comes with a little unpredictability, and that can sometimes create unexpected magic. We’ll keep an eye on the forecast as your session approaches. If conditions would be unsafe or genuinely miserable, we’ll make a plan to adjust the timing, change locations, or reschedule.
What kinds of sessions do you photograph?
Ecstatic Ashley is centered on creative, nature-based portrait experiences for adults, whether you're coming solo, with a partner, or with a small group of your favorite people. I don't photograph weddings, elopements, engagements, or traditional family sessions, and Collective Experiences are designed for adults only.
Will you heavily retouch me?
My editing enhances the color, light, atmosphere, and artistry of each image while allowing you to remain recognizably yourself. I may soften temporary distractions, but I don’t believe your body or natural features are problems that need to be corrected.
Do you offer payment plans?
Your date is reserved with a signed contract and 50% retainer. The remaining balance may be divided into scheduled payments as long as the full amount is paid by the agreed-upon deadline. If you need a particular arrangement, please ask.
Do you travel?
Yes. Your experience includes up to one hour of round-trip travel from New Orleans unless otherwise stated. Additional travel can be arranged for a fee. I would also love to hear about the places you’re dreaming of exploring.
Everyone Is Welcome Here
Ecstatic Ashley is a welcoming and affirming space for people of all identities, bodies, backgrounds, abilities, and expressions. LGBTQIA+ individuals, people of all races and ethnicities, people with disabilities, and people of every size, age, and stage of life are warmly welcomed and celebrated.
You deserve to feel safe, respected, and fully yourself in front of the camera. I will honor your name, pronouns, boundaries, comfort, and vision while creating an experience that feels joyful, supportive, and true to you.
