SelfMagic Portrait STUDIO
THE CORE CREATIVE PRACTICE — IN 3 WEEKS
for women whose work asks them to be visible
for non-photographers and non-models
SelfMagic Portrait STUDIO
THE CORE CREATIVE PRACTICE — IN 3 WEEKS
for women whose work asks them to be visible
for non-photographers and non-models
SelfMagic Portrait STUDIO
THE CORE CREATIVE PRACTICE — IN 3 WEEKS
for women whose work asks them to be visible
for non-photographers and non-models
See yourself differently.
Learn the core SelfMagic™ methodology through creative self-portrait practices that transform the camera from something you perform for into something you come alive through.
And you can't mess this up.
You’ve gotten very good at thinking.
Planning. Strategizing. Making decisions. Finding the words. Knowing what makes sense.
Those abilities have probably gotten you pretty far.
But they can’t necessarily show you everything that’s there.
SelfMagic helps you access what your brain has not been trained to see.
We start with the image.
Before the explanation.
Before the polished story.
Before deciding what it all means.
You make. You play. You take the picture.
Then you look.
And sometimes the woman looking back at you is more daring, strange, powerful, funny, sensual, alive, or unmistakably herself than the one you would have planned.
This is Image First.
Create → See → Recognize → Give it form.
You've met yourself. Now you get to author her.
Create photos that feel surprisingly you, even if you hate being in front of the camera.
Is this you?
You’re not new in business, and you got old brand photos that no longer reflect who you’re becoming.
You navigating CHANGE such as pivoting, aging, evolving, and you're done with performing visibility.
You’re ready for a NEW relationship with being seen, one that's curious instead of critical.
You’re hungry for discovery — not just photos.
“SelfMagic work is grounding my self confidence. Making visible my transformation of the last 2 years or something, into an image that deeply shows that. I could not imagine that there was something that existed out there that would help me grow, AND help me explore my branding, AND produce photos.
“I know I needed to start showing myself more, and I didn’t quite know what I was all about.. I didn’t really know how I liked to be seen. I’ve never really done it (be seen.) And I didn’t know how to do that, or go about it, or enjoy it.”
What if being seen is approached as a creative act?
We live in a culture that asks women to perform who they are — to polish, post, and prove their worth. The more we share, the less we truly feel seen.
SelfMagic reframes visibility as self-intimacy. It’s not about fixing your image or finding perfect brand colors. It’s about changing how you see yourself — because how you see yourself shapes everything you create.
Through the SelfMagic practice, the same tools that culture uses for distortion — the camera, the mirror, the act of self-presentation — become instruments of discovery, agency, and play.
Instead of personal branding, we practice personal becoming.
Instead of chasing reinvention as survival, we normalize evolution as creative play.
When you become curious about yourself, you don’t fade — you evolve.
And as you do, your presence, your brand, and your creative work begin to reflect that aliveness back to the world.
And this I know–and so do all my clients:
No lens will love you more than your own.
“Unlock doors within yourself, and have a bunch of unique images to go with it, through a process you OWN 100%. Using my own images regularly has been making more impact and getting more interaction.”
“Now I’m my own canvas.
From a person who doesn’t take selfies, doesn’t show herself on social media, doesn’t do any of that, I learned how to use a process to be playful… My voice is coming out more naturally. I‘m enamored by all the different ways I can show myself.”
The best shots come from you being your most authentic self,
which is your most creative self.
Image as Initiation
Seeing yourself differently is the first act of creative power.
Through portraiture and reflection, you begin to witness the woman you’re becoming — not as a concept, but as a presence.
You learn to meet your own gaze with curiosity, reverence, and creative control.
Play as Power
Play is where your genius reveals itself.
Through experimentation and embodied creativity, you break free from perfectionism and create from pleasure instead of pressure.
You discover that your originality thrives when you allow yourself to explore — not edit.
What You Get
Capture Your Confidence: SelfMagic Portraits
Learn (and practice) the repeatable process to create scroll-stopping, soul-honest brand visuals.
Through SelfMagic Portraits STUDIO, or as we like to call it, Capture Your Magic, you’ll learn how to create photos that feel real, resonant as well as surprising — even if you’ve always hated being in front of the camera.
You’ll start to build confidence not by posing, but by witnessing yourself with compassion and curiosity.
How to Play
Discover how to be yourself in front of the camera, (without wondering what to do with your hands!) and without feeling overly posed.
Psst: Did I mention you don’t have to be a photographer or model to get a great shot?
Visual Brand Bank
Skip the panic of 'oy, what am I going to post today?' — and replace it with a living library that grows with you. Learn how to organize, curate, and refine your imagery, inspirations, and ideas into a robust personal archive:
a handy dandy collection of images that fuel your posts, sharpen your message, and anchor your aesthetic.
This becomes your creative capital — the foundation of your brand, your projects, and your identity.
SelMagic Playbook
Set up, organize and document your flow with the Notion SelfMagic Playbook–so you can capture, cultivate, and create new and relevant content from your experience.
Witnessing
Put everything into practice, while you’ll be supported by a community of creative women who understand the courage it takes to be seen. Together, you’ll share your process, your revelations, and your art — and witness each other’s transformation— not just your work, but the you who’s emerging behind it.
What You Leave With
SelfMagic doesn’t just give you new photos or a brand aesthetic — it gives you a new relationship with yourself as a creator, leader, and woman being seen.
You’ll walk away with a repeatable process you can keep doing for life.
☑️ A new skill: Learn simple playful steps that lead to big breakthroughs.
☑️ Increased Confidence: and photos/videos you actually like (so you post them…)
☑️ Elevated Self-Perception: Create a newly sparked relationship with self.
☑️ Visual Brand assets: that pop with personality and match your message.
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“It was like experiencing an explosion inside your brain, because of how you see yourself. You suddenly become a colorful and playful artist. Redefine your self-image and find that new energy to become who you want to be!”
“Every woman wants to feel as beautiful and as powerful as I feel in these photos. Monicka gives space to just really come as you are as well as envision what you can be. I feel I am connecting to myself in a whole new way, I feel I’m being a version of myself I didn’t even know it was possible.”
“I was really tuning in how much fun this was and how much I enjoyed it. I loved the workshop and the way you presented it! It really took me out of my comfort zone and gave me much inspiration. I really wanted to feel it in my body; the joy."
THE INVESTMENT
Waitlist Early Bird [first few spots]
$900
$1200
Because the moment you start seeing yourself differently,
you start seeing different possibilities…
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Monicka Clio Sakki
Founder of SelfMagic™
Through SelfMagic, I help women move beyond surface-level personal branding and develop an unmistakable creative signature—not by starting with branding, but by beginning where transformation often begins:
With an IMAGE.
Every portrait, every conversation, and every creative experience inside the Studio is part of that practice.