Welcome to

I Am ME Project

a personalised confidence-building photo experience for tweens + teens





Welcome to

I Am ME Project


a personalised confidence-building
photo experience
for
tweens + teens

DO YOU REMEMBER HOW YOU FELT WHEN YOU WERE A TWEEN?

There are so many changes
happening in this stage of life.
Between constant mood swings and
this new found independence but also feeling like you are not quite ready to take on the world,
it could be a daunting and frightful place to be for a tween or teen.

  • You most likely felt emotional
  • You struggled to accept your changing body
  • You probably felt self-conscious
  • You likely found it hard to fit in
  • You may have struggled to find your own identity

IF YOU CAN RELATE, THE CHANCES ARE
YOUR TWEEN + TEEN IS EXPERIENCING SOMETHING SIMILAR TOO,
BUT THERE IS A WAY YOU CAN HELP THEM!

If you’re a mother of a tween or teen
girl or boy aged 10-16,
and want to help them feel more
beautiful & confident in themselves
right now

THEN I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE YOUR DAUGHTER OR SON TO BE PART OF

I AM ME PROJECT

EMPOWERED . CONFIDENT . YOUTH

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Our primary duty as a parent is to protect and care for our children and while this can be rewarding on many occasions when our children are thriving, it can also be difficult and make you feel helpless when they are going through their own inner turmoils that they can’t even sometimes understand themselves.


I’ve been there myself when I was a tween and I wished there was a magic solution to overcoming all of those inner voices that kept telling me I wasn’t good enough, I wasn’t pretty enough or worthy of anyone’s friendship and love.

I’ve two girls aged 11 and 20 now and I have seen my eldest go through it all, and now my youngest starting to experience it. It’s really heartbreaking to witness and it’s not always easy to help them through it.

While there isn’t a magical one-click solution to quieten those inner voices,
there is a way that we could help our tweens + teens to build on their self-worth
and have an unshakable confidence in who they are right now.
This can be achieved through beautiful photos of themselves and
positive words from their family
and the closest people they look up to!

While there isn’t a magical one-click solution
to quieten those inner voices,
there is a way that we could help our tweens + teens
to build on their self-worth
and have an unshakable confidence
in who they are right now.
This can be achieved through
beautiful photos of themselves
and positive words from their family
and the closest people they look up to!

SO HOW DOES

I AM ME

TWEEN + TEEN PHOTO SESSION

help them feel uplifted and better about themselves


It’s more than a photo session!

It’s a chance for your child to be involved and have a say in what they want to wear, show off their hobbies and things they’re into at this stage of their lives, choose where they would like their photo session to be and what kind of music they would like to listen to during the session. But most importantly – it’s a chance to express themselves and have fun!

Secretly, I will be asking parents and some of their kid’s closest people they admire to send me their most heartfelt words they would like to say about their tween or teen. I will later use those encouraging words together with the photos in an emotive slideshow to surprise them and to show this amazing young person just how incredible and loved they are by their nearest and dearest!

Photos with positive words will then get printed as a keepsake album so that tween + teen could refer to it as a personal pep talk any time they feel they feel unworthy or need a reminder on how amazing, smart and beautiful they are and how much love their family and friends have for them.

IMAGINE THE IMPACT beautiful images mixed with heartfelt words
can do for your TWEEN’S + TEEN’S CONFIDENCE & SELF-IMAGE!
Add music to it and it’s guaranteed
to get the waterworks flowing for the entire family!
IMAGINE
THE IMPACT
beautiful images mixed with heartfelt words
can do for your
TWEEN’S + TEEN’S
CONFIDENCE & SELF-IMAGE!
Add music to it and it’s guaranteed to get
the waterworks flowing for the entire family!

Why did I start I Am Me Project?

Tweens + teens are constantly being pushed unrealistic beauty standards through social & publishing media outlets these days. Various apps that have filters to alter appearance enable people to change their perceived imperfections at a click of a button resulting in loss of authenticity and all of those little quirks that make each young person
who they truly are.

As a mam, those quirks are the kind of things I teach my children to embrace and to love about them, as that is what makes them special and unique. I’d love nothing more than to preserve their perfectly imperfect features through beautiful photographs. My children may not see the true impact of them now but
they will absolutely adore and appreciate having those memories when they’re older.
I’m sure you could relate to this too, but there is even more to it!

Below is a photo of me at age ten, one of maybe 4 or 5 photos from me being a tween and teen.
I love looking back at it and seeing some of my features coming through in my girls as they’re getting older and reaching the same age. I wish I had more of the photos to look through and compare, but my mam has only a handful of photographs of me from those years. It’s like I haven’t even existed during that period and
I’m on a mission to ensure you have a printed record of your tween’s + teen’s existence!

Time is fleeting

The changes that our children go through in a relatively short period of time are huge. The difference in them when they’re age 10 and when they’re 16 is like night and day. The metamorphosis that happens during this period is fascinating and well worth documenting so they learn to love their freckles, adore their braces-filled-smiles, and proudly embrace the “geek” status given by their peers just because they wear glasses.


A keepsake of love & encouragement

Tweens + teens don’t normally like public affections from their parents. This way you get to show your child all the ways you SEE them, LOVE them, and are PROUD of them as well as leaving them with a tangible keepsake to refer to over and over again when they feel they need a good pick me up.

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Confidence-building photo experience

Your tween + teen gets to be fully involved in their photo session planning stages as well as during the session. This helps in building their self-esteem and allows their creativity to shine which in turn paves a way for them to be more open to being in the photos in the future. This way you get to have more than just a handful of photographs from their tween + teen years.


The ripple effect

I’d love to reach as many families as I can through this project, but if this experience only helps a very few tweens + teens and makes their lives that bit easier to navigate, if it empowers them to uplift and help their peers to be more confident and comfortable in themselves – my heart would be full and I would consider this a huge success! The ripple effect amplifies when we influence and support others!

Imagine having some personal loving words
from your mam, dad, grandparents
printed in a photo book
so you could look back on in years to come
– long after they’re gone.

what aN incredible gift this would be FOR YOUR CHILD!!!

EXPERIENCE

VALUE


I Am Me Project is a unique way to say I Love You. This is not simply a photo session, it is a reminder to your child how much you value their presence in your life. This project is beyond any other gift you could give and will impact your loved one for years to come. This project is aimed at tweens + teens 10 -16 years old, however it would greatly benefit any individual at any age.


I Am Me Project photo sessions are €555 with €111 non-refundable booking fee payable at the time of booking and balance due 2 days before the session. To make this accessible to as many families as possible, I’m also offering payment plans to help spread the payments and allow you to budget this out.

The first 5 participants to book in by 30th Mar 2025 will receive a complementary album valued at €333 which is my gift to you and your tween + teen for being part of I Am Me Project.

Emotive storytelling film can also be purchased as an add-on should you wish to have a moving portrait with audio & video of your tween’s + teen’s voice and laughter at this stage of their lives.

INCLUDED

  • Unlimited consultations
  • Personalised experience & empowerment
  • Up to 2 hours photography
  • All digital images (50+)
  • 1 year private online gallery
  • Reveal slideshow with Photographs + Words
  • €161 value print credit towards the album

ADDITIONAL

  • 8x8in album (40 pages) – €333
  • Emotive storytelling film (3-4min.) – €595
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“I would highly recommend Kristina and taking part in
I Am Me Project.


She is so professional and very passionate about her photography. There is so much more to the session than the pictures……there is a far bigger picture going on in the background and Kristina handles every detail with the utmost care and attention.


She spent so much time and energy getting to know Tanya, she set up zoom calls and talked with her to find out her favourite activities, music etc.  She handed over all decision making to Tanya regarding what clothes she wanted to wear, pictures of her pets and hobbies, right down to making a playlist they could listen to so Tanya was relaxed and having fun.  I loved the idea of parents, Grandparents and people who love Tanya having to fill out a questionnaire and leave their special words.
 


Kristina is not only a photographer,  she is a natural editor and storyteller.


She captured Tanya in such a beautiful natural way that you knew there was a friend the other side of the camera. The album is gorgeous and amazing quality. I got emotional as I turned the pages and read the words alongside the pictures.


I know that in the future it will give Tanya both joy and sadness when she reads the words of the people who love her. It will be a constant source of support and unconditional love through the good and the bad times of the life that lies ahead for her.


Priceless memories to be treasured forever.



Don’t think twice, the album is a gift you can open time and time again. Love it!”


– SYLVIA (Tanya’s mum)

Priceless memories
to be treasured
forever

GOT SOME

QUESTIONS?


I Am Me Project is aimed at tween + teens aged 10 – 16, however I have also had requests to make this project available for young adults, mums, dads and grandparents.

If you would like to gift this to yourself or a friend at a time of joy, transition or difficulty such as midlife struggles, divorce, cancer diagnosis etc., please reach out. I Am Me Project is for anyone who could use a reminder of who they are and how many have been lifted by their presence.

Step 1 – Reach out by completing contact form, and book I Am Me experience by accepting a quote you will receive in an email from me, signing the contract and paying €111 non-refundable booking fee to make the booking official.

Step 2 – We’ll arrange a Zoom/WhatsApp call to chat to you and your daughter/son where I will ask them a few questions about themselves and explain how the session is going to go.

After the call, I will send you the links to questionnaires which you, your spouse/partner and up to 3-5 most important people in your child’s life can complete prior to the session. I’ll collect the responses and will hand-pick the best quotes from each person to be included in your kiddo’s experience.

Step 3 – We’ll meet in an agreed location(s) for a couple of hours of fun where I will photograph your tween + teen and we’ll have a great time together. I’ll use this time to connect with your child even more and help empower them with encouraging words.

Step 4 – We’ll set a date for a Reveal Session at the comfort of your own home around 2 – 4 weeks after the photo session. The quotes from you and your family will be combined with photos in a one-of-a-kind video for the entire family to watch together (prepare the tissues!). Those quotes + your favourite photos will then be added to the keepsake photo album for them to treasure!

Step 5 – After the Reveal Session you will pick your favourite photos and we’ll start designing your keepsake album. You will receive an Album and Printed Products Guide and will have a chance to order any additional printed keepsakes you may wish to gift to grandparents or other family members.

Once the album is printed, I will contact you to arrange for me to pop down to you for a quick visit so I can hand deliver this beautiful keepsake to your daughter/son and see how much they enjoy their photos in print. If you live a good distance away, I’ll post the album and will organise a quick call to see what you’ve thought of it.

Step 6 – I’ll email you asking for a feedback and a testimonial so I could share with future clients how profound this experience was for you and your tween + teen.

Absolutely! It’s all about allowing your tween + teen to be part of the creative process, so that after all is done, they feel like they have created something amazing for their future selves. They’ll be able to pick their own outfits, style their hair, choose locations that are meaningful to them, show off their hobbies and even create their own playlist of music they love to listen to, which will be played during their photo session.
They’ll also have a say in which photos they would like to see
in their keepsake photo album.

Many of the kids I photograph need a boost that this project can give. But let’s be real here, most people aren’t very excited to be photographed. And if a tween + teen hears that people are writing things about them…no way! Some kids love the attention and the opportunity to be a model for the afternoon. But, like most of us, being in front of the camera and having people tell us how amazing we are is sometimes difficult, especially for our struggling kids.
 
A good idea to get your tween + teen to participate would be to appeal to their emotional pull and ask them to do it for you as a Mother’s Day or a birthday gift to you. They would be more inclined to agree to this knowing how much this would mean to you.

I will capture your kid’s personality – whether they are silly, shy or a little bit of both. I also want to capture what they LOVE.
If they love sports – we can incorporate their hurling/camogie gear/football/basketball and their sports attire, if they love to swim – their goggles and swimsuit. If they love music or art, let’s include their musical instruments or some artwork. Or if they have a deep care for animals, we can include their beloved pets. We can really be creative with this so you get a variety of photos of your daughter/son.

I plan on using these images to start spreading the project even further in our community, so I can make a positive impact on as many tweens + teens as possible! I will use images of your child combined with your quotes to create impactful pieces of art to use in my marketing.

Because of this, I do require that a model release contract is signed, so I have permission to use these photos on my website and social media (and if you wish, tag you in them on Instagram and/or Facebook).

I’m here to help you through the entire process and make this experience really enjoyable not only for your tween + teen but also for you! I will walk you through every step and give you guidance on each stage of this process.

Your biggest commitment in terms of time would be answering the questionnaires which could take you and your spouse/partner by surprise just how deep and profound it would make you feel pouring your love for your child out into written words. Some parents find it really helpful to talk through all of the details on the phone where I could answer any of your questions there and then. If that’s you, please call me on 0879383348 and we could discuss everything in detail.

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STILL NOT CONVINCED?

WATCH
THIS!

Watch this one-of-a-kind slideshow to get an idea of what this could look like for your own daughter or son. And then see a quick video of their family’s reaction to this slideshow at the Reveal Session.

Oh, and grab some tissues too, you going to need them!!!


If you’d love for your tween + teen to participate in I Am Me Project,
please reach out by filling out below contact form

I can’t wait to hear from you and chat more about
how this experience could change your daughter’s/son’s life and
help them with their confidence!
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