About

Hi, I'm Alexis and I believe that stories
have the power
to change the world 

You heard it said that pictures speak a thousand words. I live by that expression. 

About

Hi, I'm Alexis and I believe that stories
have the power
to change the world 

You heard it said that pictures speak a thousand words. I live by that expression. 

A woman on a mission

I work with people who want more from life than staying surface-level

Be it entrepreneurs and artists looking to grow their brands and do it properly, or just people looking for beautiful portraits showing their more intimate side for themselves or a loved one.

I feel deeply, think a lot, and care about the people who come into my world, more than anything else. And I absolutely adore beauty in all its forms. 

A woman on a mission

I work with people who want more from life than staying surface-level

Be it entrepreneurs and artists looking to grow their brands and do it properly, or just people looking for beautiful portraits showing their more intimate side for themselves or a loved one.

I feel deeply, think a lot, and care about the people who come into my world, more than anything else. And I absolutely adore beauty in all its forms. 

When I was little, before I could even read, I used to browse my mother’s fashion magazines looking at the pictures and ads in awe.

I spent my pocket money on school trips buying extra film for my basic camera because I’d run out of space.
I loved beautiful things and creating tangible memories of those I saw. Even if a lot of them were blurry.

I then learnt how to take proper photographs on my father’s old Minolta analogue camera as I grew older, and received a DSLR for my 18th birthday.

I gave up on being a professional photographer when I was a teenager. Despite some early success as a street fashion and concert photographer, my family’s lack of support got to me.

I went to uni to study History, and got a safe job in marketing, starting a lifestyle blog as a side creative outlet to keep taking pretty pictures.

Over the year that followed, I worked on myself so I could leave that insecure teenager behind. I built my first portfolio, which won me a spot on Wishu’s 2022 Top 100 UK Creatives list, and started my business. 

Top: Our family cat, Fiore.
Left: A past, fun life <3
Right: My favourite city
(other than London, of course!)

During lockdown, I picked up a new hobby: playing a genre of Japanese visual novels called otome.

I was reading a story about a London photoshoot and I could hear it like a daemon on my shoulder: “It could’ve been you.

Of course I can’t shoot fictional characters (although I can shoot the actors bringing them to life), but that was not the point.

I knew I belonged behind a camera, and it was time I made it happen.

47% of women started a business in the last year too, but 90% of them will hang their ballet shoes before the 10 year mark.
That makes me sad.

I knew I had the experience in marketing and branding to offer a special touch to portrait photography to other women like me, looking to show up and create authentic connections with their ideal clients. 

My experience helps me to see every shot not just as what’s in front of me, but also as the potential for using it on your website and social media.

Seeing the development of a brand story in my mind as vividly as my commute daydreams is second nature.

Whether it’s personal branding, lifestyle photography, or boudoir and classic portraits, my approach is that of a storyteller. I just use images rather than words.

Don McCullin once said: “I only use a camera like I use a toothbrush. It does the job.”

I would say that I use it like a magic wand, bringing something intangible into reality. 


And that's how I learnt that what I do is actually special…

We always create something from nothing and then, when someone else engages with it, it causes an emotion, and that fascinates me like few other things.

I live and breathe emotions, mine and other people’s (did I mention I’m a Scorpio Moon?). Technique can be learnt, and things can be technically perfect and dry.

True beautiful photography is something that touches the soul, and that’s my aspiration when I pick up my camera.

It’s like how music makes us feel emotions and we remember the most important moments of our lives by the music that was playing then. Music and images in my mind always go together. 

I don’t exclusively work with women (and I mean trans women too), so if you’re a man or non-binary person and want to work with me I’d love to hear from you.

However, I am a woman and I’m passionate about female empowerment since, for far too long, we have been relegated to the sidelines of history save for the notable exceptions that have inspired generations.

I also know what it’s like to be on the other side as a business owner and as a woman having her photos taken when society has conditioned us to never see ourselves as beautiful and worthy just as we are. 



47% of women started a business in the last year too, but 90% of them will hang their ballet shoes before the 10 year mark. 
That makes me sad.


I knew I had the experience in marketing and branding to offer a special touch to portrait photography to other women like me, looking to show up and create authentic connections with their ideal clients.
My experience helps me to see every shot not just as what’s in front of me, but also as the potential for using it on your website and social media.

Seeing the development of a brand story in my mind as vividly as my commute daydreams is second nature.

Whether it’s personal branding, lifestyle photography, or boudoir and classic portraits, my approach is that of a storyteller. I just use images rather than words.

Don McCullin once said: “I only use a camera like I use a toothbrush. It does the job.”



And that's how I learnt that what I do is actually special…

We always create something from nothing and then, when someone else engages with it, it causes an emotion, and that fascinates me like few other things.

I live and breathe emotions, mine and other people’s (did I mention I’m a Scorpio Moon?). Technique can be learnt, and things can be technically perfect and dry.

True beautiful photography is something that touches the soul, and that’s my aspiration when I pick up my camera.

It’s like how music makes us feel emotions and we remember the most important moments of our lives by the music that was playing then. Music and images in my mind always go together. 

I don’t exclusively work with women (and I mean trans women too), so if you’re a man or non-binary person and want to work with me I’d love to hear from you.

However, I am a woman and I’m passionate about female empowerment since, for far too long, we have been relegated to the sidelines of history save for the notable exceptions that have inspired generations.

I also know what it’s like to be on the other side as a business owner and as a woman having her photos taken when society has conditioned us to never see ourselves as beautiful and worthy just as we are. 



I would say that I use a camera like a magic wand, bringing something intangible into reality. 

MY REALLY OFFICIAL BIO, the TL:DR VERSION

Alexis is a portrait photographer working with creatives, artists, intuitives, and entrepreneurs on their confidence and personal brands.

She loves to geek out about all things stars and magic on her podcast Starry Sky and Witchy Things and Witchy Musings on Substack.

She's passionate about sharing the knowledge and tools from this long tradition and the best experts in self-development to see people live lives they don't want to escape from.

When not wandering the streets of London with her camera, or planning her move to Japan, she can be found obsessing with Hakuoki.

She was one of Wishu’s Top 100 UK Creatives in 2022.

SUPER FUN
FACTS

NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT STUFF

01

I live for a great little black dress.
They’re more than half my wardrobe and I still buy more when I see one I like

02

80% of my personality is influenced by watching Gilmore Girls too much growing up (forever #TeamLogan, by the way)

03

A friend once said that Hakuoki is, for me, “a lifestyle and a religion”.
She had a point.
It could be my specialist topic on Mastermind

04

I have Italian heritage but I don’t really like pasta. Or espresso. But I would take cicchetti and wine in Venice any day

SUPER FUN
FACTS

NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT STUFF

01

I live for a great little black dress.
They’re more than half my wardrobe and I still buy more when I see one I like

02

80% of my personality is influenced by watching Gilmore Girls too much growing up (forever #TeamLogan, by the way)

03

A friend once said that Hakuoki is, for me, “a lifestyle and a religion”.
She had a point.
It could be my specialist topic on Mastermind

04

I have Italian heritage but I don’t really like pasta. Or espresso. But I would take cicchetti and wine in Venice any day

Your at-a-glance guide to where I stand on all the truly important things.

THE QUIZ

Favorite indulgence

Mint Chocolate

celeb i'd love to meet

Kishou Taniyama of GRANRODEO

Guilty pleasure

Uta no Prince-sama

alternate universe job:

Wine Maker

favorite place i've been:

Venice

drink of choice

A French 75, of course! This Tonic template was no coincidence

can't live without

Music (and good food, possibly together)

usually craving

Takoyaki

beach vs mountains

Beach

favorite show to binge

Any show I like. Is there any other way to watch anything?

Your at-a-glance guide to where I stand on all the truly important things.

THE QUIZ

Favorite indulgence

Mint Chocolate

celeb i'd love to meet

Kishou Taniyama of GRANRODEO

Guilty pleasure

Uta no Prince-sama

alternate universe job:

Wine Maker

favorite place i've been:

Venice

drink of choice

A French 75, of course! This Tonic template was no coincidence

can't live without

Music (and good food, possibly together)

usually craving

Takoyaki

beach vs mountains

Beach

favorite show to binge

Any show I like. Is there any other way to watch anything?

Instagram

Come behind the scenes of my life as a travelling witchy photographer

@thisisalexisneve