Family Photography

 

 

Where life begins, and love never ends

 

 

 

Being Italian, family is one of my most significant values! Yes. we have big families and sometimes it's hard to keep up with all, but I grew up valuing those connections, which is ingrained in what I do.

 

I love working with families and capturing their uniqueness and bond. My style is very simple and minimalistic, I like getting those natural moments that show the personality of that family.

 

I don't like stiff and traditional portraits. I like the smiles, the hugs and the tickles.

I like seeing the authenticity of your children!

 

Studio sessions are perfect for smaller children up to 12 or 18 months. For older children, I suggest shooting outdoors and London has so many beautiful parks or urban locations.

Children usually feel more themselves outdoors, they are free to move and run around resulting in relaxed and natural moments.

 

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Valentina, London maternity and newborn photographer, smiling in white top – portrait used in contact section

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It never gets old.

Every time one of your albums arrives at my door it feels a little like Christmas morning. There is something about holding it for the first time, knowing what is inside, knowing what it meant to be in that room with you.

If I feel this way, I can only imagine what it feels like for you.

Follow along, the next reel shows what’s inside.

Newborn and maternity photography in Richmond and Twickenham.
Every mum knows this feeling.

I know it too. I still remember the first time I held my daughter. 
So tiny. So new. 
And yet somehow, already familiar. Like I had always known her, in some place deeper than memory.

She is 14 now. And I would give anything to hold that small weight against my chest one more time.

This is why I do what I do. 
Not just to make beautiful images. But to give you something to hold onto, long after those first days have passed.
There is something about photographing a woman at this stage of life. The way she holds herself. What she carries inside. All of the things that are about to change.

And then, months later, she sits with her album. And she remembers.

This is why I photograph maternity. Not just to document a bump, but to give you something you will reach for years from now. 

Something your child will one day hold and say, look how beautiful you were.
Because you were. 
You are.

If you are expecting and wondering whether to book a session, this is your sign.

Maternity photography in Richmond and Twickenham.
It starts with a moment of preparation, a breath, a pause before everything changes.

And then, without realising it, that moment becomes something lasting.

Not just a photo, but a piece of your story to live with every day.

I don’t create images to sit in a folder.
�I create them to be seen, held, and remembered.
�Because your memories deserve space in your home, and in your everyday life.

If you’ve been thinking about capturing this chapter of your life, I’d love to create something meaningful with you. 🤍
I often start with an idea.
A light, a set, a feeling I imagine could work.

But the real session begins when you walk in.
When we connect, when I listen, when I understand what you need, not just what I planned.

That is where everything shifts.

A portrait session isn’t about fitting you into my vision.
It’s about creating something together, something that feels true to you.

Would you prefer to be guided, or to co-create your session?
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VALE@PHOTOGRAPHYBYVALENTINA.COM

07577 978246

LONDON NEWBORN & MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

Based in Richmond, I work with families across London to capture life’s most meaningful milestones through portrait photography.