seen, confident and Beautiful at 40 +
A portrait session designed to capture your essence, confidence, and story — because every woman deserves to feel radiant exactly as she is today.
I’M PHOTOGRAPHING 40 Women in their 40s, 50s, 60s+
I'd love you to be one of them!
YOU’RE INVITED TO A UNIQUE AND LUXURIOUS PHOTOSHOOT EXPERIENCE CULMINATING IN A GALLERY-STYLE EXHIBITION AND CELEBRATION OF WOMEN AND THEIR STORIES.
40 OVER 40 Gallery -Show Exhibition 08 30 - 09 04/ 2025
Your 40 over 40
experience includes:
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consultation with me to discuss how you want to be photographed.
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Professional Hair and makeup (you will feel amazing!)
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Fully guided professional photo shoot
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one Fine art matted print. Additional digital photograph and products are available for purchase.
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Preparation Guide.
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A reveal and ordering session. you'll have the opportunity to select your digital photograph collection, which includes some extra prints.
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You will be honoured in my upcoming exhibition event. Once the portrait series is complete, You will be celebrated in an exhibition featuring a portrait of each of the wonderful participants I've photographed.
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YOU'LL BE CELEBRATED IN MY MAGAZINE: When the portrait series is complete, you will be featured amongst other fabulous participants I've photographed in my 40 over 40 Volume 2 magazine and will receive one to keep.
P.S We are all photogenic and can look amazing in the images,
therefore by moving your body and finding the best angles,
I will take beautiful images of you that will change the way
you see yourself and plus you will enjoy the photoshoot!
Let’s have a quick chat about including you in the
40 Over 40 Portrait Experience.
(please fill this form if you really would like to chat about
the photoshoot and start getting excited and start planning it!).
sessions are limited to only 40 spots!
MORE ABOUT THE 40 OVER 40
EXPERIENCE FOR 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s+
There has never been a better time in history to be a woman over 40!
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Let’s celebrate that wisdom and beauty grows with age!
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Help me tell your story of what it means to be over 40 today as you step in to who you are becoming.
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Embrace your beauty and cherish every scar, every line, and every grey (or purple!) hair.
My goal is to disrupt and transform how the media and society view (or overlook) us by sharing beautiful, authentic images and real stories of who we are today!
This is your chance to be seen and heard!
What Women Say About Their 40 Over 40 Experience:
Thank you for capturing such wonderful moments during our recent shoot. Really appreciated how you guided me with poses that felt natural and flattering. This photoshoot is a memorable experience that very well defines my life, myself and my achievements. Loved the photos that exceeded my expectations.
- Shalini-
40 over 40! Fantastic experince definately worth doing. Vilija had everything covered. Make-up and hair by Saira was on point. The fabulous outfits and jewellery chosen by Vilija matched my personality. Had such a great day from start to end, creating memories with my best friend J and to top it all off our photos are amazing. Thankyou so much!
- Judith -
The experience was so good, Vilija puts you at ease and the process itself it was not stressful at all. I felt as if I spent the day somewhere in another world, enjoying myself. The photos looked like out of this world! Truly you, but soo beautiful, one can never imagine.
- Laura-
Why I am passionate about this project?
I’m 40 now, and I feel the changes — inside and out. But instead of fighting them, I’m finally learning to lean in. I’m growing into a confidence I never had before, becoming more aware, more curious, and softer with myself.
I’ve always looked up to the women a few steps ahead of me — my mum, my sister, the women in my family, and every woman over 40 who carries life with strength and grace. You inspire me. Your stories inspire me. You’ve shown me a truth society often hides: women don’t fade with age… we deepen. We become more ourselves.
So let’s talk about growth — the shifts we feel both inside and out. The changes in our bodies, our minds, our pace, our priorities. Society loves to portray these changes as decline, as something to hide or fix. But the truth is the opposite: these changes are beautiful. They’re proof that we’ve lived, learned, endured, loved, and evolved. They show the depth, wisdom, softness, and strength that only time can carve into us.
Who can participate in this project?
This portrait experience is open to all women aged 39+ and above, regardless of their shape, size, or background.
I have captured the beauty of women from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. This is a personalised and luxurious adventure that is all about you.
It’s your moment to breathe, to slow down, to feel taken care of, and to be seen in a way you probably haven’t in years. Think about how you want to remember yourself. What kind of legacy you want to leave behind — for your children, or simply for the woman you’re becoming.
My passion is photographing women from all walks of life — not models, not influencers, just real women — and giving them a photoshoot that feels like stepping into the pages of a magazine. A day where you get to feel powerful, feminine, playful and bold…
This is about so much more than creating just “pretty pictures.”
It’s about reconnecting with yourself.
Behind the scenes
Unique portrait photoshoot experience
here's what makes it special:
1. CONSULTATION:
WARDROBE, STYLING & PLANNING
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Advice on colours, styling and fit.
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Consultation to know you better: what colours you like, your clothes style and etc
2. PROFESSIONAL MAKEOVER
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Camera-ready Custom Make-up application by our skilful on site.
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Glammed up or natural/refined, it's all up to you! Light hairstyling for picture perfect results!
3. your PHOTOSHOOT
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You will enjoy a fully, expertly guided magazine-style photoshoot.
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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.
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Get ready to rock this and enjoy your photoshoot experience!
4. THE REVEAL
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This is when you come back to my studio and see all of your most beautiful, fully retouched portraits.You will be able to choose your print and choose to purchase your digital collection that comes with extra prints.
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My job is to take most amazing portraits you have ever seen of yourself so you want them all!
5. Portrait of your choice
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You will receive one fine-art, matted portrait.
6. Preparation Guide
7. AN INVITE to an exhibition
8. YOU'LL BE CELEBRATED IN MY MAGAZINE.
After the portraits series is complete you will be featured and will receive my 40 over 40 volume 2 magazine.
video that shows 40 over 40 photoshoot experience, click play to see it all
sessions are limited!
Fill out the form to schedule a quick call to chat about including you in the
40 Over 40 Portrait Experience.
(please fill this form if you really would like to chat about the photoshoot and start getting excited and start planning it!)
Assisting women aged 40 and above to gain recognition and admiration globally.
Interested in sharing with a friend who is also experiencing this stage of life in a different location? Explore my talented photographer colleagues from around the world who specialise in lighting, posing, and capturing the elegance of women over 40.
VILIJA SKUBUTE PHOTOGRAPHY
384 Chester Rd, M16 9YD
MANCHESTER, UK
0744 377 4319