The Fearless Spirit Project

WHAT IS FEARLESS SPIRIT? 🤷‍♀️✨
The Fearless Spirit Project was created by Casey Scalf at Storybook Studios 📸. The program is for middle school girls struggling with self-confidence, bullying, and anxiety issues.

Many girls start to lose confidence when they reach middle school. This is when mean behavior and bullying 🗣️➡️😢 often begin. A once outgoing child may become shy, sad, guarded, and keep to themselves most of the time 😔. Parents can tell them how beautiful and amazing they are, but often hear, “You have to say that.” 🤷‍♀️💬 Parents can only do so much.

This program offers a totally different approach to helping teens! Applicants are selected to “Model” 🧍‍♀️📷 for Storybook Studios—not based on looks, but for their potential 🌟.

Participants enjoy 8 monthly fun and artistic group sessions 🎨🦋. Over time, by seeing beautiful images of themselves 📸💫 again and again, they begin to recognize their own beauty and understand how cool it is to be unique and stand out from the crowd 🌟. This journey helps them develop a Fearless Spirit 🕊️🔥!

📅 Apply now!

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See the stories of the 2024 Fearless Spirit Model Crew

What do they get from all of this?: Self-Confidence
New Friendships
Personal Photo Shoot
Creative Outlet
Fun Social Events
Fun, Safe & Positive Environment

Each model gets their own personal photoshoot, with professional hair and makeup, access to the amazing Storybook Dresses; A full day to celebrate them!

They will gain self-confidence that will help them see their worth and know that they are meant to be here. They get new friendships and social events that help with their anxiety. They also get to participate in 6-8 monthly model crew group sessions. These monthly photo shoots help them bond with the other girls and is also a creative outlet because they get to be involved in the artistic process.

Parents will receive a discount off of anything purchased from these sessions. The monthly model crew sessions are one Sunday a month.

There is a fee associated with joining the Model Crew. There are different levels of entry fees, to work with most budgets.

What happens now that we have applied?: We will look over the applications and will call or email you to set up a time for you and your daughter to come to the studio for a quick interview, to see if your daughter is the right fit for the program and we can answer your questions.

We only accept 10 girls for the program. They must be available from 9:00-4:00 at least one Sunday a month. After all of the model crew members are finalized, we will work out the dates for their individual photoshoots and the dates of the monthly model crew photoshoots.

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Individual Gallery

We customize each of the personal photo shoots to include their hobbies, sports & things that they love. We capture their personality in these photo shoots.

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What Parents are Saying...

This has been such an amazing, powerful experience for both Skyla and myself. Through fearless spirit, she has opened up, became so much braver than I think she ever imagined she that could be brave. ~Skyla's Mom

I can’t tell you how profoundly this experience has positively impacted her. She has grown this year and has gained so much confidence. Thank you for helping her see the beauty and strength she carries inside. ~Caroline's Mom

This photo session was amazing!!! We are in love with the photos. Ella had one of the best experiences of her life doing this shoot. We look at the pictures and videos a lot. I love that the video shows her Humor and her playful side. It is something I will never forget! ~Ella's Mom

From start to finish this journey has been amazing for Addison. I never thought I would hear her say she liked a picture of herself. That alone, is priceless to me. Thank you for helping all of the girls see what we see in them. They are all beautiful. ~Addison's Mom

Caroline's Mom:
"I just cannot say enough about how Caroline’s time with you has transformed her. You have a way of bringing out the personality of your subjects and really helping them to see the beauty in each of them. That is such a precious gift. Her portraits have taken my breath away. You have captured beauty, confidence, sass, innocence and that precious stage of becoming - between little girl and young woman. It amazes me how you can convey all of that in one frozen moment in time. Through your artistry, she has seen herself in a way that she never has before. When she saw her portraits, she saw a confident, beautiful girl and then believed that about herself. No matter how much we have tried to help her see that, she didn’t until she saw herself through the lens of your camera and it has had such a positive impact on her self-esteem. As a result, you have positively affected every aspect of her life. Her confidence has led to believing in herself, taking chances, setting goals, and reaching them. Caroline said that her very favorite day of the last year was the day that she spent with you at her Fearless Spirit photo shoot. I am in awe. THANK YOU!"

Caroline:
“Some of the best days of my life have been the days of my photo shoots at Storybook Studios. Photo sessions with Casey are not only fun, but you have a day just about you, a day to feel especially beautiful. The portraits are just stunning; I think they bring out a whole new you. My portrait sessions with Storybook Studios have definitely been days to remember.” ~Caroline

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The Very First Fearless Spirit Model Crew Session

The video below is a "behind the scenes" video of the very first Fearless Spirit Model Crew session. Some of these girl's were so shy they couldn't even speak to me, the first time that I met them. I asked the girls what are the names or phrases that bullies called them. We wrote those words on their skin. I also asked them to pick out a temporary tattoo that they related to. We put the tattoo on them as well. I photographed them individually and at the end of each girl's turn, I asked her to wipe off the word or phrase they had been called...leaving the positive words on them. Powerful.

One Year Later...

Over the year, I concentrated on teaching these girls to be proud of who they were, even if others ridiculed them for it.

For example: Amber was joked for being too tall...so, I made her even taller in these portraits. Victoria was called "Good girl in a bad way" (Goody-Goody), so I made her look strong and powerful. I photographed them, in front of hundreds of people, at a carnival. They weren't scared and not one of them cared what people thought of them. They came SO far. To stand up with their head held high and proud of all of the quirks and scars and ALL of things about them that had been ridiculed before. They OWNED it! These girls changed my life.

Behind the Scenes with the Fearless Spirit Model Crew

Behind the Scenes Videos

Model posing with a self-defense instructor

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