Clarice Russeil was born and raised in the Central Valley of California and graduated from the Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. Once graduated, Clarice set out to pursue a more creative career and took a job as a traveling Photographer with Olan Mills. Soon she was opening portrait studios for a chain of one-hour photo labs and in 1995, opened her own studio called Portrait Panache in Agoura Hills, CA.

After 11 years owning and operating the studio, in 2005, it was time to follow another star and she moved her two children, cat, dog, and horse to Leesburg to get a feel of the East Coast finding the countryside of VA to be the most beautiful place on Earth.

Once here, Clarice started her portable portrait business covering VA, DC, MD, and DE, but this time focused her efforts in corporate and business portraits naming it Salutation Station. Her clients praise her ability to make one feel at ease and have coined her 'The Magician' for her considerable expertise in Photoshop Retouching. Her software skills may remove facial lines or reduce double chins, but changes are always done in a moderate way that complements the photo but retains the essence and reality of the subject.

Five years ago, Clarice moved from Leesburg to Middleburg and is now launching her Fantasy Portrait division where the client is able to select the theme, background, props, and 'feel' of the portrait which are all built digitally around their personal session. It's easy, private, completely controlled digitally, and affordable. Fantasy Portraits allow the client to be as outrageous as they want but the viewer thinks it's real.

Clarice asks the question: 'What is your fantasy?' Is it hunting an elephant? Sitting on the back of a giraffe reading a book? Riding a tiger in front of the Taj Mahal? Or a special boudoir portrait to drive your partner mad for years to come. Whatever your fantasy, Clarice can create a photo of it exclusively for you!