For Photographers
Are you interested in learning more about simple and timeless newborn photography?
If you are ready to follow your dream and transform your passion into your business, I can help you by teaching and guiding you on this amazing journey.
I will hold your hand and empower you to achieve your goals and dream.
I've been in business for over a decade. I grew my business and my daughter together and I wanted to do them both successfully.
But it was a long journey, not always easy, actually full of trials, errors and cries. Yes, I thought about quitting a few times, but thank god my passion was stronger than my fears and I never did.
The quickest way to get you started is by learning from someone who has been there. Someone who has a business you would like to have. Someone who is a few steps ahead of you.
I can certainly help you fast-track your journey.
There are a couple of ways we can work together.
Power Hour | £150
Being a baby photographer is the best job in the world, but it can be overwhelming and lonely. This type of session is perfect if you are already in business, are stuck somewhere and want a little help. You will get:
One-hour video call
2 topics to focus on and discuss
email me before the call to find out what you need so I can better help and make the most of your time
Here are some areas I could help you with:
portfolio reviews
building your brand
finding your style
client communications and workflows
marketing
natural lighting
shooting workflow
working with fussy or awake babies
camera angles and composition
contract, invoicing, business
These are just some suggestions if you have any others you don't see here just let me know.
I know 1 hour is not a lot but if something is stopping you right now, it might be what you need to regain confidence in yourself and walk away with some simple steps to take to make it happen.
1-1 Mentoring in Person | £799
Practical Workshop Day.
This is perfect if you are just starting out and need to see how a session is done.
You will come to my Twickenham studio and I will walk you through a newborn session from start to finish. You will learn in a day what I did in 10 years so you can fast-track your journey.
You will have the chance to see how I pose and handle the baby and you will be able to take images for your own portfolio and social media usage.
I will cover all the basics of newborn photography from camera settings to camera angles and more. My style is simple and minimalist but once you know the basics you can apply it to any style you prefer.
You will get lunch and snacks.
We will discuss editing and business and I will answer all your questions.
£199 (non-refundable) deposit is required to book. The remaining balance is due the day before the workshop.
3-month-program | £1100
This is the best investment you could make in yourself as not only will you learn about newborn photography but you will also have someone there for you when you need it.
It will include 2 calls and will cover :
Mindset and Finding Your Style
(understanding of how our brain works and learns, mindset, confidence, how to reprogram your mind)
Newborn basics
(lighting, camera setting, manual shooting, white balance, camera angles, baby safety, composition and planning)
In-person Workshop
(you will get the chance to see how I work with a baby and you will take photos and practice too)
3x30 minutes follow-up calls to ask me anything
email support within this time
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We live in a world where everything is fast, filtered, automated.
Where perfection is polished and every flaw can be edited away in just a click.
But what happens when we pause?
When we slow down…
When we really look?
Not just at the photos, but at ourselves.
This is where the true power of photography lives—not in capturing a perfect image, but in creating space for reflection, for presence, for seeing yourself as you really are.
No filters. No rush. No expectations.
Just you.
In the stillness, the truth becomes louder.
In the quiet, we see what was always there.
Because the answers we’re looking for, the confidence, the worthiness, the values, they’ve been inside us all along.
This is the beginning of Reflections Beyond the Frame. A space for honest conversations. For slowing down. For seeing yourself again.
When was the last time you truly paused to listen to yourself?
#ReflectionsBeyondTheFrame #empoweredthroughphotography #photographyforthesoul #lookwithin #selfdiscovery #celebrateyourself
#londonportraitphotographer #londonphotographer
Did you know your newborn might cry, but without actual tear, for their first few weeks?
Even though they definitely make their voices heard (we know those cries well!), their tear ducts are still developing, so you might notice a lot of crying, but no real tears.
It’s completely normal and just another fascinating part of their early days.
Did you already know this? Or do you have another favourite newborn fact? Share it below, I’d love to hear it!
#FunFact #NewbornLife #BabyFacts #NewbornPhotography #MumLife
Model Call: Newborn Session Opportunity
I’m looking for a newborn baby (born after 14th April) to take part in a beautiful session during my 1:1 mentoring.
This is a lovely opportunity to have some precious photographs of your little one, capturing these fleeting early days while also helping me teach and share my approach with another photographer.
As a parent you will receive
a complimentary newborn session
5 beautiful images of your choice as a thank you
the chance to create beautiful memories of your baby’s first days
A few important notes:
both parents (mum and dad) must be available on the 30th of April to be present and included in the photos.
Model release is required, which means the images might be used on my website and social media as well as on the photographer’s platforms.
The session will take place at my cosy studio in Twickenham (SW London), designed to offer a calm and relaxed experience for you and your baby.
If you or someone you know has recently welcomed a little one and might be interested, please send me a DM or an email to vale@photographybyvalentina.com
I’d love to share more details with you!
#londonnewbornphotographer #londonmums #londonmumsnetwork #londonnewbornshoot
As a small business owner, we’re told to show up, to be visible, to build a personal brand.
As small business owners, we’re told to show up, stay visible, and build our personal brand.
And on social media? It can feel like everyone else is always on: always networking, always glowing, always travelling, always achieving.
Perfect homes. Perfect outfits. Perfect nails.
Even rest has to look productive and aesthetic.
But here’s the truth I’m holding onto lately:
Not everything needs to be loud to be meaningful.
Sometimes, we need to go quiet to make space for what really matters.
I’ve been a little quieter here - not because I’ve disappeared, but because I’ve been working on something really special (my book is getting so close!!)...
And also giving myself the gift of slowing down and reconnecting with what matters most.
This is your gentle reminder that stepping back is still moving forward.
And you’re allowed to do the same.
#gentlereminders #mindfulentrepreneur #londonphotographer #slowbusiness
#femaleentrepreneur #fentrepreneur
#behindthescenes
Coming soon to toy stores near you... not really. But imagine!
Introducing the Valentina action figure:
Wearing the classic jeans + white tee combo
Armed with a Canon camera (obviously)
Comes with accessories like a laptop, lit candle (for vibes), white orchid (because aesthetics matter), AND my real-life Labrador sidekick
Mood: somewhere between “let’s create magic” and “I need chocolate.”
Honestly, this was such a fun little thing to try and kinda hilarious to see myself as a 3D mini-me! 🙈
But behind the toy box, there’s a real woman who’s spent years telling stories through photos. Helping mums feel beautiful. Cheering on women rediscovering their confidence.
Freezing the messy, emotional, magical in-between moments that make life what it is.
And while I don’t come in packaging (thank goodness, can you imagine the plastic hair??), I do show up with camera in hand and music in the background, ready to turn your moments into something timeless.
So tell me… if YOU were an action figure, what would your accessories be?
Mine better come with a never-ending SD card.
PS. My daughter said the figurine looks like an Oompa Loompa.
I might have laughed a little too hard… mostly because she’s not wrong.
#womenwithcameras #photographerlife #empoweringwomen #londonphotographer #smallbusinessfun #actionfigureenergy
These photos?
They were taken minutes after she told me everything she didn’t like about herself.
And yet… look at her.
Strong. Present.
Fully seen.
So many of the women I photograph say the same things before we begin
“I’m not photogenic.”
“I don’t like how I look.”
“I just want to hide.”
We’ve been taught to shrink.
To criticise before we’re criticised.
To see ourselves through the lens of judgement, instead of truth.
But what if we could rewrite that story?
That’s why I created the Women Empowering Session, to give voice to the powerful woman who’s already in you. You don’t have to become someone else. You just have to see her.
And if you want to start this journey gently,
I created something for you: The Empowered Woman’s Manifesto. A loving reminder of who you are beneath all the noise.
DM me manifesto and I’ll send you the link.
Tell me, what part of yourself are you learning to celebrate?
#theempoweredwoman #selfworth #bodyimagehealing #over40andfabulous #photographyforwomen #youareenough #confidencejourney #womenempoweringwomen #londonportraitphotographer
