seen
An In-Body Portrait Experience
“This was, hands down, one of the most empowering experiences of my life.”- Molly
of you, as you, for you
Feels>looks portraits that mark the threshold
“It’s a whole process happening in me!”- Kerryn
“It felt like art! I got really excited about what we were making and kind of took myself out of the equation.” - Sabriel
“Her photos speak for themselves--she's a master behind the lens--but you'll value your images even more for the experience they represent. She doesn't shy away from our raw, most human experiences, and her capacity to stay open and vulnerable while sharply aware and present allow her to capture images that no other photographer can.” - Errin
“I was nervous at first, but that quickly melted away and I just felt peace, like it was the most normal thing for me to be doing. I felt like a child and like the most powerful goddess at all the same time. It was as if time stood still while this was all happening and I was in a little bubble just for me.”- Molly
“You aren’t a subject in Ashley Thalman’s photos. She doesn’t control the narrative or how you look in the photos, but instead offers value to settle into your own.”- Miranda
“To be beholden by someone with that level of freedom, someone who isn’t expecting anything, to whom there are no bad angles, to be witnessed in a way that is as unconditional as anything I’ve ever experienced, is more effective than heart surgery.” -Whitney
“It's an experience you'll won't get anywhere else. The connection you'll feel to yourself…to the magic of Ashley is simply thrilling.”- Steph
“The season of life I'm in didn't allow me to hide what was true for me at that time, and being able to show up in honesty (an invitation Ashley is good at extending) it made me feel more capable of addressing the life I'm actually in. As opposed to pretending to be something else or denying what I'm not.”- Maddie
“I cannot believe how uninhibited I felt shooting with Ashley. I have SO MANY issues with how I see myself and my appearance in real life AND in photos and I honestly gave two shits during the shoot. Those concerns that feel like bricks were not even present. I had COMPLETE trust that whatever we were going to create together, I would love. Ashley also created an EXPERIENCE that provided absolute specific intention and purpose for the shoot. I honestly didn't want the session to ever end!”- Andrea
Yeah, this is for me. I can just feel it…
What’s next?
$1111 | Seen
Each Session Includes:
Pre and post session connecting and sharing to plan and process.
Thoughtful questionnaires to document & process your experience
Collaborative portraiture takes the time it takes and forgetting the clock is part of the magic! Sessions end naturally around 3 hours.
Private gallery of 40+ fully edited low resolution images via a private, password protected gallery.
$111 print/album credit
For Nude-in-Nature sessions please add “Seen Outside” ($500) at booking for additional planning and session day time.
Hi, I’m Ash
I come from a lineage of stare-hards: detail adorers. The demonstrative ones who hold your face in their hands and said, “Aw look at you!”; a sensory-sorta grandma who rubbed earlobes, grew rare iris varieties, a mother who gave tenderness and confidence as a hairdresser, and a dad who was never afraid to awe and wonder at the beauty of life. As the living rarity of those kinda folks I offer Seen.
From my earliest girlhood memory I wanted to see, direct, create and share images just like this.
Got questions? Contact me HERE
“Though the reflection in the pool
Often swims before our eyes:
Know the image.”
- Rilke