I’ve been on the other side of this lens.
I know what it’s like to struggle with the way you see yourself. I know the nervousness before a session, and I know the feeling after - when you look at an image of yourself and think, wait, is that really me? That feeling is why I do this work.
— Ashleigh
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
This whole journey started before I ever picked up a camera professionally. When I was younger, I’d help someone close to me take intimate photos for the person she loved - carefully setting up shots, helping her feel beautiful and at ease. And what I remember most isn’t the photos themselves. It’s the way her face changed when she held those images. The way she lit up knowing she was giving something that deeply personal, and meaningful.
That moment planted something in me I didn’t fully understand until years later.
When I had my own boudoir experience - before I ever picked up a camera professionally - it clicked. I walked out of that session seeing myself differently than I had in years. The album I came home with isn’t tucked away in a drawer somewhere. I still get it out and look at it. And every time I do, I feel exactly the same way I felt the day I first saw those images.
I became a boudoir photographer because I want every woman I work with to have that album. That feeling. That proof that she is more beautiful than she ever gave herself credit for.
“I Still pull out my own album and look at it. That is what I want for you.”
— Ashleigh
THE PHOTOGRAPHER BEHIND THE LENS
Self-taught. Self-driven. Deeply invested in you.
I didn’t go to photography school. I learned by doing - shooting, studying light, making mistakes, studying more. Over the past several years I’ve dedicated myself to the specific craft of boudoir. Learning how to pose every body type beautifully, how to work with available light, and most importantly, how to make a nervous woman feel completely at ease within the first fifteen minutes of meeting me.
My clients would tell you I’m the kind of person who cracks a bad joke to cut the tension and then quietly, patiently helps you find your best angles without you ever realizing I’m directing you. Sessions with me feel less like a photoshoot and more like spending a few hours with someone who genuinely thinks you’re beautiful - because I do.
Outside of photography, I’m an outdoors person, a drag racing enthusiast, and completely devoted to my animals and family. I’m more likely to be found at a trail or drag strip than a gallery opening - and I think that keeps me grounded in what really matters, real people, real life, real beauty.
“I know what it feels like to not see yourself clearly.”
Body image struggles don’t just disappear. I’ve lived with my own. What I’ve discovered - through my own session and through years of watching my clients - is that seeing yourself through someone else’s eyes, even just once, can change something permanent in how you see yourself.
That’s not just what I sell, it’s what I’ve lived.
Ashleigh at a glance.
BASED IN
Warrenton, Virginia & surrounding areas
OFF THE CLOCK
Outdoors, drag racing, animals & family time
WHAT TO EXPECT
What it’s like to work with me.
01
You will feel at ease
I will do everything in my power to make you laugh, loosen up, and forget you’re nervous. Most clients tell me they stopped feeling awkward within the first twenty minutes. That’s entirely intentional.
02
You will be guided
You don’t need to know how to pose. I’ll tell you exactly where to put your hands, how to angle your body, where to look. You just show up and following along - I’ll handle the rest.
03
You will be seen
Not just photographed. I pay attention to the small things - the angle of light, the curve of a shoulder, the expression when you’re not trying. The images I make are honest, beautiful, and unmistakably you.
Let’s make something beautiful together.
If you’ve read this far and you feel like you know me a little - that's exactly the point. Reach out. No pressure, no commitment. Just a conversation.