Soulful Fine Art Portraits


Give expression to your inner world through my art.

A guided portrait experience for people who want to be captured with depth, beauty, atmosphere, and soul — whether through grounded presence, spiritual expression, or mythic, artistic, and fairytale-inspired imagery.

I am drawn to that space where appearance meets essence — where expression, atmosphere, emotion, and presence come together to reveal something beyond the surface. Sometimes it appears in a gaze, a gesture, a softness, a stillness, or the way someone seems to momentarily forget the camera and simply be.

These sessions are created for people who want more than polished images. They are for those who want portraits that feel alive, honest, and meaningful — images that hold not only beauty, but resonance. Images that reflect something of the soul.

Within this offering, there are two pathways.

Activation Sessions are rooted in presence, intention, embodiment, and transformation.
Fantasy / Fairytale / ArtistiPortraits are rooted in symbolism, beauty, storytelling, atmosphere, and creative soul-expression.

Both are guided with care. Both are co-created. Both are designed to create imagery that feels true — not only to how you look, but to something deeper within you.

What is included in every session

  • pre-shoot consultation

  • creative direction tailored to your vision

  • a guided and supportive experience

  • professional editing in my visual style

  • a private online gallery

  • the possibility to order fine art prints

  • the possibility to create a printed photo album

Activation Sessions

For healers, facilitators, artists, rites of passage, personal thresholds, embodied expression, and soulful inner work.

An Activation Session is more than a photoshoot. It is a guided experience of presence, self-connection, and inner remembrance.

At the heart of this work is a simple but profound intention: to support you in seeing beyond surface identity, beyond conditioning, beyond the ways society has taught you to relate to your body, your beauty, or your worth. My purpose is to empower you to see your own wings — to sense something boundless within yourself, something deeper than form, something that cannot be reduced to appearance alone. That is what I mean by activation. It is not performance. It is a gentle pointing inward.

I propose a transformative photoshoot experience designed to challenge and dismantle this narrow perception, inviting you to rediscover that true beauty goes far beyond the physical. This session is a profound activation of your inner beauty and inherent power; through mindful presence and gentle guidance, we create space for whatever wishes to emerge from within you authentically. This is not a conventional photoshoot; rather, it is a deeply personal journey of connection and self-discovery, where we explore and intentionally bring forth the unique essence that defines your individual spirit. I witness you express your truth visually, hold space for your truth, and seek to empower you to give birth to your inner art and light.

These sessions are for moments when something within you is ready to be seen, reclaimed, softened, expressed, or awakened. Sometimes that may feel spiritual. Sometimes emotional. Sometimes creative. Sometimes simply human. It may be connected to healing, devotion, grief, sensuality, confidence, transition, or truth.

What this session can hold

intention-led portraiture
presence, embodiment, and inner truth
personal thresholds and rites of passage
healing, emotional expression, and self-care
artist and facilitator imagery
soulful visual storytelling


Fullheartedly, my purpose in Life is to empower YOU to see your own beauty,
To see the Boundless, the Infinity beyond form
By “activating” or pointing you to look within
In simply Being
Know Thy Self 🙏

What’s Included

This process begins by inviting you back into your body with greater ownership, gentleness, and trust. In a world that often teaches people to relate to themselves through pressure, comparison, or objectification, this experience creates space to soften, reconnect, and see beyond the surface. It is a space where the body is no longer a barrier, but a doorway — a place from which essence, truth, and soul can begin to shine through.

Discovery Session

We'll begin with a personalised session to explore and formulate what you want to express through your photoshoot. Together, we'll clarify your vision, intentions, and the story you want to tell through the images.

Professional Editing

Each image will be professionally edited to match your creative vision. The final photos will reflect the mood, tone, and atmosphere you want to create to tell your story.

Moodboard Creation

I'll create a curated moodboard that visually captures your story and aesthetic. This ensures we're aligned on the creative direction before the shoot begins.

Gentle Guidance

I provide thoughtful direction throughout the session to help you feel natural and confident. My approach brings forth what wants to be seen, allowing your authentic self to shine through.

A safe and respectful space

I create a safe environment where you can experience and move through any resistance. I work with sensitivity, consent, and presence, so vulnerability is met with care and never pushed beyond what feels aligned.

Light-Heartedness & Integration

We approach the shoot with a sense of light-heartedness, making space for both vulnerability and joy. This process is as much about inner integration as it is about capturing beautiful images.

Co-Creation

This is a collaborative experience where your input and intuition are valued. We'll work together to create something that feels true to you and your journey.

Creativity & spontaneity

Creativity and spontaneity come together to capture authentic emotions and lively moments, producing inspiring, vibrant photos that spark imagination — a reflection of the fun in our creative process.

🜂 Activation

Beyond just taking photos, this photoshoot serves as an activation—a transformative experience that helps you step more fully into your power and truth.

Investment

Activation Mini — €222

60-90 minutes
1 location
15 edited images

Activation Session — €333

90-120 minutes
1-2 nearby locations
25 edited images
Discovery call included

Activation Immersion — €555

Half-day shoot (4 hours)
Up to 3 nearby locations
Multiple looks and outfits
50 edited images
Discovery call
Moodboard included

These prices are indicative, and I am open to negotiation based on the nature of the shoot, the concept behind it, and its impact. Travel and prop rental costs (dresses or makeup artists) are charged separately when applicable.

From time to time, I choose to work for free when a concept genuinely resonates with me. So if you feel a connection, please reach out — and let’s see if we can create something beautiful together.

Fantasy / Fairytale / Artistic Portraits

For lovers of myth, symbolism, beauty, artistic self-expression, and cinematic portraiture.

These sessions are for those who feel drawn to beauty not only as appearance, but as atmosphere, meaning, story, and soul.

They are for the dreamers, romantics, shape-shifters, wild hearts, and visually curious beings who want to step into another world — or perhaps reveal one that has always lived within them.

A Fantasy / Fairytale / Artistic Portrait session is a space to embody imagination, symbolism, and creative essence. It can be poetic, regal, earthy, mysterious, ethereal, dramatic, playful, soft, cinematic, or deeply personal. It can draw from myth, nature, archetype, memory, storybook imagery, inner worlds, or pure aesthetic instinct.

What interests me here is not fantasy as escape, but fantasy as expression. As a visual language for something inward. A way of revealing emotion, beauty, longing, power, tenderness, mystery, or the parts of ourselves that are difficult to speak, yet easy to feel.

These sessions are ideal for anyone who wants portraits that feel like art — images with mood, symbolism, and soul, where creativity becomes a bridge between the visible and the unseen.

What this session can hold

mythic and symbolic portraiture
fairytale-inspired imagery
cinematic visual storytelling
artistic self-expression
costume or styled concepts
beauty, atmosphere, and visual world-building

What’s Included

✧ Creative Consultation

A conversation about your concept, inspirations, emotional tone, wardrobe, and the visual world you want to create.

Professional Editing

A polished final gallery with refined tone, atmosphere, and consistency, edited in my artistic style.

◇ Moodboard & Concept Shaping

A curated moodboard to bring clarity and coherence to the aesthetic, atmosphere, and story of the session.

☾ Location & Atmosphere Guidance

Support in choosing a setting that complements the feeling of the images, whether cinematic, natural, ethereal, intimate, or dreamlike.

✺ Styling Direction

Guidance on wardrobe, textures, colours, and visual details to help shape a cohesive and expressive aesthetic.

☼ Symbolism & Storytelling

The session can weave in symbolic elements, gestures, objects, or emotional themes that give the images more depth, atmosphere, and narrative.

→ Guided Portrait Session

Direction during the shoot to support expression, movement, posture, and natural embodiment within the visual concept.

~ Creativity & spontaneity

Alongside the concept, there is always room for instinct, play, and unexpected beauty to emerge naturally in the moment.

Print & Album Possibilities

Selected images can be turned into fine art prints or a printed photo album, allowing the work to live beyond the screen.

Pricing

Storybook Mini — €200

60 minutes
1 location
15 edited images

Signature Portrait Session — €300

90 minutes
1-2 nearby locations
25 edited images
Creative consultation included

Cinematic Fairytale Session — €555

Half-day shoot (4 hours)
Up to 3 nearby locations
Multiple looks and outfits
50 edited images
Creative consultation
Moodboard included

*Indicative prices.
Travel, studio bookings and prop rental costs (dresses or makeup artists) are charged separately when applicable.

Add-ons

Optional add-ons are available for those who want to expand the experience beyond the core session. These can include extra images, a short cinematic video reel, additional shooting time, or printed keepsakes such as fine art prints and photo albums. For artists, creatives, and personal brands, video can be an especially powerful addition — bringing movement, atmosphere, and emotion into a format that works beautifully for social media, websites, and launches.

+ Short Cinematic Video Reel — from €99

A short vertical video edit capturing movement, atmosphere, and emotion from the session. Ideal for Instagram, websites, launches, and artistic self-expression.

+ Extra Edited Images — from €15 per image

Add more final selections from your gallery beyond the included amount.

+ Extra Shooting Time — from €50

Additional time for more variation, outfit changes, or a more spacious creative flow.

+ Fine Art Prints — from €50

Selected images available as high-quality prints in a range of sizes.

+ Printed Photo Album — from €120

A tangible keepsake to hold the story and atmosphere of the session in printed form.

+ Advanced Creative Retouching — from €25 per image

For selected images requiring more detailed artistic finishing.

What has been co-created

What others are saying

  • Lindsay Mackintosh

    My photoshoot experience with Sagar was beautiful. I normally feel very camera shy and uncomfortable in front of a camera. But Sagar knew just how to make me feel more comfortable he was very patient, understanding and kind and had several ideas to make it more easy for me to be in front of the camera. He really wants you to feel good and capture you in your power. I felt safe with him as photographer. As he said to me “butterfly’s can’t see their own wings, so I am here to show them their wings”. I could really feel that in the way he works, and how he treats me. I can recommend him for everyone ♥️

    Lindsay Mackintosh
    Yoga Teacher

    https://theshiftspace.info/

Frequently asked questions

  • If you are drawn to presence, embodiment, personal transformation, or want imagery connected to your inner journey, Activation Sessions will likely be the best fit.

    If you are drawn to symbolism, atmosphere, creativity, storytelling, or a more cinematic and artistic visual world, Fantasy / Fairytale / Artistic Portraits may be the better fit.

    If you are unsure, you are welcome to reach out and I can help guide you toward the most aligned option.

  • Prices depend on the type of session and the level of creative development involved.

    Activation Sessions start from €222.
    Fantasy / Fairytale / Artistic Portraits start from €200.

    Larger or more elaborate shoots may include extra costs such as studio rental, special wardrobe, travel, or additional creative support. These will always be discussed clearly in advance.

  • Each session includes preparation, the photoshoot itself, professional editing, and a curated final gallery.

    Depending on the package, this may also include a discovery or creative consultation, moodboard creation, and more extensive concept development.

    Any extra costs, such as studio rental, special styling, makeup artist, or travel outside the included area, are priced separately unless otherwise agreed.

  • Your session includes usage rights for social media, your website, and newsletters.

    Usage for advertising, magazines, publications, or broader commercial campaigns is not included by default and can be licensed separately.

  • The number of final edited images depends on the package you book.

    As a general guide:

    • Mini sessions include around 15 edited images

    • Standard sessions include around 25 edited images

    • Extended sessions include around 50 edited images

    Additional edited images can also be purchased separately.

  • Session length depends on the package.

    Mini sessions are around 60 minutes (1 hour).
    Standard sessions are around 120 minutes (2 hours).
    Extended sessions are around 240 minutes (4 hours).

    Some sessions may run a little longer depending on the flow, location, and creative concept.

  • Yes. I guide the process from both a creative and practical perspective.

    Depending on the session type, I can support with concept development, moodboards, wardrobe direction, location ideas, and gentle direction during the shoot. You do not need to know how to pose or have previous experience in front of the camera.

  • Yes — absolutely.

    Outdoor sessions are a big part of my work, and I love creating portraits in nature and in locations with atmosphere. I can also suggest locations in the Netherlands based on the mood and style you want to create.

    I especially love working with natural light in the early morning or around sunset.

  • Yes, although I do not have my own permanent studio.

    If a studio suits the concept better, I can recommend or arrange a rental space that matches the mood of the session. Studio rental costs are added separately unless included in a custom quote.

  • Yes, in some cases.

    For personal branding, artistic work, or more intimate concepts, it can be very meaningful to photograph you in your own space or in a location connected to your work or story.

  • Yes — a short cinematic video reel can be added to your session.

    This is especially beautiful for artists, facilitators, creatives, and personal brands who want movement and atmosphere alongside still images. Video reels start from €99.

  • Yes.

    Selected images can be turned into fine art prints or a printed photo album. This is a beautiful option if you want the work to exist as something tangible beyond the screen.

    Fine art prints start from €50.
    Photo albums start from €120.

  • Delivery times may vary slightly depending on the session and season, but in general you can expect your final edited gallery within 2 to 3 weeks.

    If you need a faster turnaround for a launch, release, or event, feel free to mention it when booking.

  • Yes, if that helps you feel more comfortable.

    For some people, having a trusted friend or partner nearby can be supportive. For other sessions, especially more intimate or inward ones, it may feel better to keep the space just between us. We can decide together what feels most aligned.

  • No.

    These sessions are open to anyone who resonates with the work and wants to create something meaningful, beautiful, and true to who they are.

  • You can begin by sending an inquiry or booking a discovery call.

    From there, we clarify the type of session, your vision, location, and any practical details. Once everything is aligned, your date is confirmed.

  • That is completely okay.

    Most people are not professional models, and you do not need any previous experience. I guide you gently throughout the process so you can feel natural, supported, and at ease.

Ready to create something meaningful?

Whether you feel drawn to a grounded activation session or a more mythic, artistic portrait experience, I would love to hear your vision.

Book a discovery call or send an inquiry to begin.