I met up with Suzanne Lambert at Union 206 for a high-energy portrait session that honestly flew by. If you’re on Instagram or TikTok, you’ve probably seen her—she’s a fast-rising influencer with a sharp sense of humor and a strong personal brand. She came through looking to refresh her visuals with clean, bold shots for her promotional materials, social profiles, and speaking gigs.

We first connected through a mutual client, Alex Tyminski. Suzanne saw some of the work I did for Alex and reached out to book her own session. She mentioned this was her first real photoshoot outside of event photography—and she wanted to show up as exactly who she is: confident, bold, and lowkey hilarious. Her words? “Boss bitch.”

A Quick Breakdown of the Session

Type: Studio Portraits

Location: Union 206, Alexandria VA

Duration: 2 hours (Standard Package)

Setup: Clean white backdrop, simple lighting, soft monitor setup for live feedback

The energy in the studio was 🔥. Suzanne came in high-energy but a little nervous—it’s wild how many people, even influencers, still feel unsure in front of a camera. So I set up a camera monitor to show her results in real-time. Once she saw the first few frames? We were off. Confidence unlocked.

By the end of the session, she’d not only hit every pose she came in with—she tripled the number of photos in her package. That’s never happened before. Her reaction to the final gallery? I caught it on camera. It turned into one of my favorite Instagram reels to date.

“I loved so many of them—which is something I’ve never experienced before.”

– @itssuzannelambert