How it works
Booking
Once you have checked my website and are happy to go ahead we will have a chat either on the phone or preferably we will meet in person.
We can then get to know each other a bit better and plan your session. You might tell me you want to include your furry friend in the photo or bring the blanket that grandma made for you.
You can see the beautiful products available to display your family memories and starting to think about what you want to achieve.
Once the session fee has been paid, and the contract signed we will pencil a date.
Your Session
You will enjoy the session in my garden studio near Richmond, in west London.
Newborns are unpredictable, a regular feeding, sleeping and potty schedule is out of the question. That's why a newborn session could take up to 3 hours. There is no rush, I’m entirely baby-led and baby decides the pace of the session.
Once your baby has been fed, you can relax and enjoy a cup of tea while I work my magic.
You will be there at all time to watch the experience and I will ask you when I'll need you in the image.
Review your Images
To make things easier for you, a couple of weeks after the session I will send you a private online gallery where you can review your beautiful images in the comfort of your couch. This is normally a very emotional part as you will see your baby as you've never seen him before.
There will be no sale pressure or stress. You will decide when to look at them and have a couple of days to select your favourites and decide how to display them.
I will always be available should you need any help and advice.
Display your Art
A photograph is a piece of art and as such, it deserves to be displayed at its best.
Over the years I developed a line of products of which I am quite proud of and I am sure you will love it too.
For every image you purchase as a print, wall art or album you will receive the correspondent image in a digital format too. This will be perfect to share them with friends and family.
Transform your images in pieces of art and display them: frames, albums, acrylics, print boxes. Choose your favourites and a few weeks after your order, you can proudly display these in your home.
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It’s been 17 days since I last posted.
I had to check the date because honestly, I didn’t notice. And that’s new for me.
For years, I’ve felt the pressure to show up constantly.
To post multiple times a week.
To be visible. To prove I’m here, I’m working, I’m relevant.
But somewhere along the way, I started asking myself: is there value in posting just for the sake of posting?
If I posted every day saying “book a shoot with me,” I’d bore myself.
So how could I expect you not to be bored too?
There’s already so much noise online. And I don’t think you need mine too.
So this year, I made a choice.
To show up when I have something worth saying. To prioritise depth over frequency. To invest in myself rather than performing for an algorithm.
Since the beginning of the year, I’ve read 9 books.
I’ve studied. I’ve learned. I’ve grown.
And I feel more valuable now than I did when I was posting three times a week just to tick a box.
I’m not saying social media doesn’t matter. It does. Visibility matters.
But so does substance.
So does intention.
So does showing up because you have something real to offer, not because you’re afraid of being forgotten. And Now I’m here to drop this reflection.
I’m still here. I’m still photographing families. I’m still creating work I’m proud of.
Actually I’m more busy than usual.
I’m just not shouting about it every day anymore.
And I’m okay with that.
If this resonates with you, I’d love to hear it.
Because I think a lot of us are tired of the noise.
What’s the main message of Milk Tales?
This was my answer on my very first podcast back in July, before the book even launched. And now, after being featured in Grazia, this message feels more important than ever.
Every story shared helps another mother feel less alone.
Every conversation breaks the silence a little more.
If you’re struggling with breastfeeding, please know: you deserve to be seen, heard, and supported. Your story matters.
Milk Tales available on Amazon
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I never thought I`d see my story in Grazia.
But here it is. My journey with breastfeeding. The struggle. The guilt. The feeling of failing. And why I turned all of that into Milk Tales.
When I was breastfeeding, I felt completely alone. I thought I was the only one crying through feeds. The only one who couldn`t make it work. The only one drowning in guilt when I stopped.
But I wasn`t alone. None of us are.
That`s why I wrote this book. To collect the stories nobody tells. The truths we`re all too afraid to say out loud. The guilt, the grief, the pressure, the relief.
Because however you feed your baby is enough. And you deserve to feel supported, not judged.
If you`ve ever felt alone in your feeding journey, Milk Tales is for you.
Available on Amazon (link in bio).
Thanks to @melhunterwrites for listening to me and writing this beautiful piece and @graziauk for publish it.
Read the full Grazia article here: https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/parenting/breastfeeding-guilt/
Tag a mother who needs this.
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Here’s the truth: I guide you into these moments.
I ask Dad to hold baby on his chest.
I invite Mum to step close.
I create the setup.
But the feeling that happens inside that moment?
I can’t create that. That’s all you.
My role is to guide you gently into a space where real emotion can surface. Where you’re not performing. Just feeling.
And that’s what makes these images matter.
Years from now, you won’t remember the direction. You’ll remember how it felt to hold your baby this small. To be this close. To feel this much.
That’s what I capture. Your presence.
If you’d like to keep these early days forever, I would love to create something like this for your family.
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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.
#londonnewbornphotographer #newbornshoots #photographybyvalentina
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.
Based in Richmond, I work with families across London to capture life’s most meaningful milestones through portrait photography.