A Luxe, Legacy Portrait Experience Designed to Elevate + Celebrate YOU
FEARLESS•CONFIDENT•STRONG•VIBRANT•SEXY
Ladies age 50 & over!
YOU ARE THE
Revolution!
Now Booking for our next round 2025!
Grab your spot and let the transformation begin!
Located in Des Moines, IA
we welcome clients from across the country often, and travel to you can also be arranged! Don't let geography be a barrier...
Are You A Woman 50, 60, 70 ++ years young??
We are looking for you!
Welcome to our website, where we are dedicated to empowering women over 50
to be seen, heard, and photographed. We firmly believe that it's time to break free from society's narrow standard of beauty and embrace a more inclusive and authentic perspective.
OUR MISSION: to inspire confidence, empower women,
and change the narrative surrounding aging and beauty, not only in the world at large,
but in our own heads! I want you to experience the feeling of self appreciation & deep connection with the beautiful soul that is you.
We create a welcoming space for women over 50 to feel celebrated & valued.
We celebrate the unique stories, experiences, and qualities that each woman brings to the table. We know that true beauty transcends age...
The Urban Couture Portrait Experience
is an exciting, pampering, half-day indulgence,
custom tailored and focused on YOU!
Our passion is to take the every-day woman and give her
an unforgettable celebrity-style, magazine photoshoot experience!
We want to capture your essence...
It's about so much more than just "taking pretty pictures."
Our hope is for you to truly reconnect with yourself
and see your beauty & spirit the way others already see you!
Your experience will look like this...
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1) Consultation:
Wardrobe & Styling, Planning
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We will create a plan for your session and customize it exactly how you want to be photographed
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Access to our Couture Wardrobe & Accessories. Read: You get to play dress up! Twice!
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View our beautiful product offerings, most of which are hand-made in Italy
2) Professional Makeover
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Camera-ready Custom Make-up application by our professional in studio make-up artist (you meet her, you love her!) Glammed up or natural/refined, it's all up to you...
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Light hairstyling for picture perfect results.
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Relax with a beverage and music and pampering to set the tone for the big day!
3) Fashion-Inspired Photoshoot
Covergirl for a day!
You will enjoy a fully, expertly guided
magazine-style photoshoot.
Not photogenic? Nonsense!
It is not your job to be.
I've got you! It is my job to connect and make you comfortable, to show you in
your best light with flattering posing.
Get ready to rock this!
4) The Reveal
Drumroll, please.....
We will schedule a time for you to come back and view your beautiful portraits in person
(a week or so after your session)
to review, choose and order.
You only purchase the images you love!
I see the process through with you to the end to assure you get exactly the images you want, retouched to your chosen level, made into your favorite products for presentation.
Photographs are made to be printed and displayed not thrown in the desk drawer on a USB!
Ready to get started? Just fill out the form and book your complimentary discovery call!
I am Val Carr, Portrait Artist and Owner of
Urban Couture Photography.
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I am based out of my beautiful studio
in Des Moines Iowa & I travel worldwide.
I have recently turned 50, and in stepping into this new chapter of life
I have come to realize that we are stronger and better together.
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The Over Fifty Revolution
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I want all of my PHENOMENAL 50 + LADIES
to be a part of this Revolution of self-love, self-care and empowerment!
This is an opportunity for connection, transformation & celebration of self.
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Listen, I know it can be hard to put yourself out there...it takes courage.
I also realize that deep inside there is a longing to SHINE!
To be a part of something bigger.
To be seen and valued for the BEAUTIFUL soul you are.
To LIVE OUR BEST LIFE!
Look what you have been through, and look how far you've come!
We have hopes and dreams and plans that are yet to be!
I want you to say and feel
I AM BEAUTIFUL. I MATTER. I AM ENOUGH.
Today. Right now.
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As a visual storyteller, my goal is create the most beautiful images
you have seen of yourself and provide a platform to express yourself.
And we will have a blast doing it!!
Do this for yourself.
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You Are so Worth it !
But wait, there's more...
Your VIP treatment doesn't end there!
INCLUDED WITH YOUR PARTICIPATION​
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A BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT of your choice, printed & matted (value $400)
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YOUR IMAGES & STORY FEATURED on The Over 50 Revolution Blog, Facebook & Instagram, Magazine, etc.
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PRINT EXHIBITION/GRANDE CELEBRATION participants will be featured! It's a BIG party! We encourage friends and family to attend, fun for all!
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And more surprises in store!
Sound good?
Fill out the form below and pick a good time
for a quick chat! Can't wait to meet you!
How do You Dream of being Photographed?
[ Just showing off some of our AMAZING OVER 50 family ]
In the News/Special Appearances
"...she captured my true nature and made it shine through, in my photos!"
~ Carrie S.
Testimonials
WE WILL NO LONGER BE INVISIBLE
WHY SHOULD I DO THIS?
• It's time to embrace your power.
• You would love to enjoy a very unique, luxe experience created with you in mind
• It is time to lovingly accept yourself and celebrate who you are right now
• To be an example to others, an inspiration for young and mature alike, to do the same
• To re-connect or maybe connect for the first time, to your authentic self
• To celebrate a milestone in your life
• Because it can be transformational for many
• To show yourself and foster self-love & care
• Because You Are SO Worth It!!
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Join us in this worldwide movement, to bravely get in front of the camera,
and with confidence, joy, & everything that is uniquely you, represent women over 50.
AND FINALLY HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF OURSELVES!!
Your image, your experiences, your stories, your wisdom
have so much value... they need to be shared!
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Are you ready to step into your spotlight?
Let's embark on this empowering journey together.
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Let's Get Started!
Please fill out our form and let's start a conversation!
Connection is the essence of my business, which is why my process starts out with a phone chat. To see if we are a good fit, to hear your vision and get to know you a bit. Also the easiest way to get all of your questions answered!
You can even book your own convenient time on my calendar to chat, after submitting your form!