INTIMATE PORTRAITURE
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"TRY APPROVING OF YOURSELF AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS" - Louise Hay
Nude vulnerability is:
“Here I am, my scars, my secrets, my fears, my affection – they are precious. I bring it to you – let us live with our hearts”
Asna-Art
My greatest work is in helping you uncover, appreciate, and celebrate everything about you that the mirror is missing.
These portraits are reminders that you are perfectly imperfect
They are proof of everything you’ve overcome.
They are you on your best day.
They tell the story of your life...
every bit of the messy, beautiful chaos that is more than worth embracing.
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
Dorothea Lange

from "Love After Love" by Derek Walcott ...
The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other's welcome, and say:
"Sit here. Eat."
You will love again the stranger who was yourself.
"Give wine. Give Bread."
Give back your heart to itself,
to the stranger who has loved you all your life
whom you ignored for another,
who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf, the photographs, the desperate notes, peel your image from the mirror.
"Sit. Feast on your life."
Are you ready to invest
in yourself?
Invite yourself in, and
SAY HELLO
Let us guide you with a 15-minute phone consultation where we can chat and make sure all are aligned so as to best bring the results you are after. Feel free to discuss all that comes to mind and ask as many questions as you like.
Send your message and we will respond
within 24hrs to discuss.
Studio:
Beachview, Gqeberha, South Africa
Enquires:
hello@asna-art.com
Whatsapp:
+27 (0)83 627 1232
All consultations are strictly private and we do not share information with anyone.
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What we do ..
Boudoir
Intimate Portraiture
"And one day she discovered that she was fierce and strong, and full of fire and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears."
― Mark Anthony
Maternity
Mother & Baby
"You will never have this day with your children again, tomorrow, they will be a little older than they were today.
This day is a gift. Just breath, notice, study their faces and little feet. Pay attention.
Relish the charms of the present. Enjoy today.
It will be over before you know it."
― Jen Hatmaker
Artistic Soul
Nude Fine Art
“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”
― Ansel Adams
Fine Art
Human Form
Going Solo & Couples
“Let someone love you just the way you are... as flawed as you might be, as unattractive as you sometimes feel, and as unaccomplished as you think you are. To believe that you must hide all the parts of you that are broken, out of fear that someone else is incapable of loving what is less than perfect, is to believe that sunlight is incapable of entering a broken window and illuminating a dark room.” ― Marc Hack
Our Process
Say Hello & Consultation
By the time you say Hello, you have been thinking about making contact for a while. Taking the first step to let us know you are considering a photoshoot, is all we need to be in a position to plan and take care of things. It is important that you share all with us during the consultation - your special requests and wishes, as well as fears.
A consultation also introduces you to the photographer and get a feel for all the different possibilities you may expect on the day of your shoot. From this very moment we hear from you, we aim to make you comfortable and understand what it is you wish to gain from your photoshoot. It may be for a partner, or yourself, or just because.
Whichever the reason, we want to get to know you and hear your heart's desires for the photoshoot.
Feel free to ask questions at all times.
Throughout the process, you are in a position to decide what you feel comfortable with to do.
Booking & Preparations
Once we have established the foundations of your photoshoot, we consider possible dates and confirm your booking. At this time it is important that a deposit is paid so as to ensure your time booked, remains yours.
Various preparations sometimes need to be taken care of and we will ensure that all is in place so no time is wasted on the booked date. Studio or alternative venues and colour settings are discussed also. If we plan an outdoor shoot, we may need to keep an eye out for weather patterns.
We communicate with you in the time leading up to the photoshoot and guide you with some tricks - the do's and dont's of preparing for your shoot. You may also wish to shop around for special items you want to incorporate. If hair and make-up is done by yourself or professionally done will need to be discussed ahead of time so shooting time is not reduced by time spent on this at the studio.
Day of Photoshoot
Your day has arrived and all are ready and waiting. This is when you let us do what we do best. Most clients like to page through our albums to review ideas possible to incorporate in their own shoots. There may be time to use some of your own ideas, should you also have specific concepts in mind.
Our main aim is always to help you feel comfortable, and most of all, enjoy this special experience. We want this day to be another huge success! It is important that you are not distracted during your shoot, and we therefor would not allow a friend on the set during our photoshoots.
You will leave a different person than the one who first walked in, not because you have attended an acting class, but because you very soon find yourself being free to be the you you really are.
This day is the first day of the life-long romance with yourself and we make it the very best it possibly can be.
Post-Production & Delivery
The best images from the photoshoot will be selected and be retouched professionally. Once completed and checked, we upload preview images online on our website where you are able to login with a private password to view and select images you would like to order.
Since various packages offer different quantities of images, we ensure that we upload more than the package allows. You will be notified that the upload is complete and ready for viewing. Should your selection of images exceed the package for the photoshoot, you may still request to order additional images and these will be charged at a set price per image.
During this time of viewing, you may already know which images you wish to turn into wall art, which you may intend to present in a photo box or album, or request our very special photo painting to be done for specific images.
Once completed, you are again contacted and may download your high resolution images directly as applicable.