Empowering Women Portrait Sessions
Celebrating Women Over 40, Because Confidence Has No Age Limit
Are you a woman in your 40s, 50s or beyond?
This is your time to be seen, celebrated, and remembered.
I’M PHOTOGRAPHING 40 WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 40.
I’D LOVE FOR YOU TO BE ONE OF THEM.
For many of us, turning 40 marks more than just a number, it’s a powerful milestone.
It’s a time when many of us pause, reflect, and reconnect with who we really are.
Our values shift. Our confidence grows.
And sometimes, we realise it’s been far too long since we’ve done something just for us.
That’s why I created these Empowering Women Portrait Sessions, a project dedicated to celebrating the beauty, strength, and stories of women over 40, 50, and beyond.
I believe that every stage of womanhood holds its own power.
Whether you’re stepping into your 40s with excitement or navigating them with introspection, your story matters and it is beautiful.
You deserve to be seen, celebrated, and reminded of just how far you’ve come.
That’s exactly what this portrait experience for women over 40 is all about.
Step into my calm, welcoming London studio for an empowering portrait session designed just for you.
This isn’t just about taking photos, it’s about reconnecting with yourself.
Together, we’ll capture the essence of who you are, both inside and out, through timeless, elegant portraits.
You’ll be gently guided throughout, with wardrobe support and expert styling to help you feel confident, radiant, and truly seen.
"Working with Valentina was one of the most empowering and uplifting experiences l've had in years!
Valentina has this incredible gift of bringing out your true essence.
And not just through the camera, but in how she gently guides, supports, and encourages you.
I honestly didn't expect to feel this amazing, but I did! "
Justine
What’s Included in Your Empowering Women Portrait Session
A pre-shoot consultation.
Before your session, we'll have a personalised consultation where we'll discuss the theme of your shoot and explore wardrobe, hair, and makeup options. I'll also take the opportunity to ask you a few interview questions, getting to know you better and ensuring that your session reflects your unique personality and style.
Full makeover.
On the day of your shoot, you'll be treated to a full makeover by a professional hair stylist and makeup artist. Their expertise will ensure that you look and feel absolutely stunning, setting the perfect tone for your photo session.
The photo session.
Your photo session will last 2-3 hours, during which I'll guide you through each pose and expression, capturing the essence of who you are. Together, we'll bring your story and unique features to life in beautiful, authentic photos.
Photo reveal.
Once all your images are ready, we'll have an online reveal session where you'll have the opportunity to view and select your favourite images. This ensures that you have a say in the final selection and guarantees that you receive images that truly resonate with you.
One Matted Print Included
You’ll receive one fine art matted print of your favourite portrait, ready to be proudly displayed in your home as a daily reminder of your strength, beauty, and worth.
Your story featured
As a special touch, your story will be featured on my blog and potentially in a magazine. This platform allows us to showcase how fabulous you are and inspire other women to embrace their unique journeys.
The session fee is £390
(Additional products and images are purchased separately.)
Top 3 Reasons to Join the Empowering Women Portrait Sessions:
1. Celebrate the Best Version of Yourself
Your 40s (and beyond!) can be some of the most meaningful years of your life.
After decades of giving so much to others, in your family, career, or community, this is your chance to turn the spotlight back on you.
These portraits for women over 40 are about acknowledging everything you’ve become and honouring the woman you are today, inside and out.
2. Reconnect with Yourself
This empowering photography experience isn’t about anyone else. It’s just for you.
A chance to slow down, reflect, and see yourself through kinder eyes, without pressure, filters, or judgment.
Through the session, many women rediscover their softness, their power, and their story.
It’s an invitation to reconnect with your essence and feel truly seen.
3. Boost Your Confidence
If ageing has ever made you feel invisible or uncertain, you’re not alone, but this session can be a turning point.
When you’re supported by someone who sees your beauty and knows how to bring it out, something shifts.
These portraits go beyond the surface. You’ll leave with a new lens, literally and emotionally, and a deep sense of self-worth.
An Empowering Portrait Session is more than just a photoshoot.
It’s a celebration of your strength, your story, and your self-worth.
Want to Explore More First?
If you’re not quite ready to step in front of the camera just yet, that’s okay.
Here are a few ways to get inspired:
📖 Read the Empowerment Manifesto, a love letter to every woman who's ever lost touch with herself and is ready to reclaim her story.
📝 Blog: Rediscovering Yourself Through Empowering Photography
Discover how portrait photography can help you reconnect with who you are, especially when life has shifted and you’re searching for something more.
✨ Curious what past clients felt after their session? Read Embracing Confidence Through Photography: A Journey of Self-Discovery
✨ More Stories: Transformative Photoshoot for Women Over 40
Real stories, real women, real confidence rediscovered.
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Every newborn session is someone’s once.
That’s why this work is never routine to me.
Every baby makes me love what I do a little more each time.
If you’d like to hold onto the first memories of your family, I’m here for you.
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In the smallest details, whole worlds exist.
A newborn foot becomes a landscape, lines like branches, paths, traces of something ancient and natural.
Macro photography allows us to see what the eye would normally rush past.
These lines will stretch, soften, change.
But right now, they tell a story of beginnings.
If you would like to capture your baby’s story of beginnings, let’s chat.
Forty-five.
Another year of stepping in front of the camera when it’s easier to stay behind it.
Another year of choosing to be seen when being invisible feels safer.
I photograph women because I believe they deserve to be celebrated. To exist in their own stories. To be remembered.
And every year on this day, I try to offer that same grace to myself.
Not because I feel ready. But because presence matters more than comfort.
I’ve made a pact with myself this year: to step in front of the camera more often. Not just on my birthday, but whenever I need the reminder that I belong in my own story too.
Because if I’m asking others to be brave enough to be seen, I need to practice that courage too.
Here’s to another year. To showing up. To being held in moments worth remembering.
Thank you for walking this journey with me.
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“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” - Dorothea Lange
We don’t photograph just to freeze life.
We photograph so we can return to what mattered most.
So we can feel again, not just remember.
Photography is how we hold time with tenderness.
What moment would you love to hold close, to feel again?
Being photographed can feel vulnerable. That’s why the experience matters just as much as the images.
“We had our first child, and seeing how fast she grew, we decided to have a newborn photoshoot last minute. We were quite nervous and worried at first. Valentina put us at ease. From start to finish, everything was calm, professional, and beautifully organized. She handled our little one with such care and patience, creating a relaxing atmosphere that made the whole session stress-free. We love our album! The photos turned out absolutely stunning, soft, natural, and full of emotion. You can tell there’s real talent behind the lens. We’ll cherish these images forever. I highly recommend to anyone considering it.”
This is always where I begin. With you.
With your comfort.
With creating an experience that feels safe and calm.
If you’ve been thinking about newborn or maternity photography, I’d love to chat about what this could look like for you.
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A quiet look behind the scenes of a newborn session.
Time, patience and care, before anything else.
These moments are made to be held. 🤍
And I’d love to create yours too
Based in Richmond, I work with families across London to capture life’s most meaningful milestones through portrait photography.