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  1. The payment of the session fee is required at booking to secure the date. It is non-refundable but transferable to another date should you cancel 48 hours before.
  2. The session does NOT include digital files or products unless the package states so. They can be purchased separately.
  3. Photography by Valentina reserves the copyright of the photographs and the right to use them in advertising, marketing pieces, competitions and reproduction.  All images are copyrighted by Photography by Valentina, even those you purchase.
  4. Copying, scanning or reproducing images is strictly prohibited. Print-screening images from this website is also against the law. Please DO NOT COPY or save photos from my Facebook page, website or other social media. If you order your files we will provide web-seized watermarked files of the photos. Please do not alterate the image.
  5. For product orders, full payment is due at the time of order.
  6. Gallery will stay live for 3 days within you have to make your order. The gallery can be activated again when expired with an admin fee of £25 that will allow the access for another 3 days.
  7. We will be in contact once the product has arrived. Products need to be collected from us. Additional charges may be payable for delivery your products.
  8. Album, frames, prints and all the products are not refundable. Orders cannot be cancelled for the custom nature of the products.
  9. If your child is sick please give me at least 24 hours notice and we will reschedule at no cost. I am aware emergencies can happen with babies. However, if there is no call,  50% of the session fee will not be refunded and an additional 50% needs to be paid for the next session. A delay of 30 minutes without a call is considered as no show.
  10. If you have or are having a boy, please DO NOT CIRCUMCISE your child before your session. We will be swaddling your baby tightly while he is naked, and moving him from one position to another constantly during the session. This is very painful for a child who has just been circumcised. We will NOT photograph a newborn who has been circumcised less than 6 days prior to the session.
  11. You agree to hold harmless, Valentina, her representatives, employees and Photography by Valentina LTD, from any dispute in the event you or your family become injured during your session or while on the studio premises. Photograface by Valentina LTD and its representatives will not be held liable for any injury to you, your children or your family members, or for any damage to your property during the photo session or while on studio premises.
  12. Prices are guaranteed for 30 days after your session, in case of a change in pricing.

By hiring Photography by Valentina you agree to these terms and conditions.

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Before her session, she left a comment on one of my posts. “It would be lovely to see myself from a different viewpoint, and I might be pleasantly surprised.”

That’s exactly what this became.

Sometimes the surprise isn’t that you look different. It’s that you finally get to see what was already there.

When did you last really see yourself?

#womensempowerment
#seennotjustphotographed
#portraitphotographylondon
#womenover40
#richmondphotographer

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Before her session, she left a comment on one of my posts. “It would be lovely to see myself from a different viewpoint, and I might be pleasantly surprised.” That’s exactly what this became. Sometimes the surprise isn’t that you look different. It’s that you finally get to see what was already there. When did you last really see yourself? #womensempowerment #seennotjustphotographed #portraitphotographylondon #womenover40 #richmondphotographer

She reached out at 39 weeks. Baby number four, so I wasn’t sure there was time left to book anything at all.

We shot the session, and that same afternoon, she went into hospital. He was born shortly after.

Sometimes it feels like a baby can sense what you’re hoping for, and holds on just long enough.

Dad wrote in his review that they walked in a little anxious, first time in a studio, but the whole process felt relaxed. He said every detail in the album made it perfect, an unforgettable memory.

This album is what came from those last hours before everything changed. Not rushed. Not almost missed. Just in time.

If you’re waiting for the “right” moment to book yours, this might be it.

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She reached out at 39 weeks. Baby number four, so I wasn’t sure there was time left to book anything at all. We shot the session, and that same afternoon, she went into hospital. He was born shortly after. Sometimes it feels like a baby can sense what you’re hoping for, and holds on just long enough. Dad wrote in his review that they walked in a little anxious, first time in a studio, but the whole process felt relaxed. He said every detail in the album made it perfect, an unforgettable memory. This album is what came from those last hours before everything changed. Not rushed. Not almost missed. Just in time. If you’re waiting for the “right” moment to book yours, this might be it.

Moments like this are the gems in a session. They don’t always come.

But when they do, I’m ready.

No AI image could give you this. Maybe a fake photo, but without the lived experience, it’s just another pretty picture.

Dad saw the smile happen. Mum was watching them both. It was real, and it lasted only a few seconds.

The print is what lets you relive it forever

Not just a digital file, something tangible, after something real.

What’s a moment you wish you had a print of?

#newbornphotoshoot #londonnewbornphotographer #printyourmemories #londonmums

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Moments like this are the gems in a session. They don’t always come. But when they do, I’m ready. No AI image could give you this. Maybe a fake photo, but without the lived experience, it’s just another pretty picture. Dad saw the smile happen. Mum was watching them both. It was real, and it lasted only a few seconds. The print is what lets you relive it forever Not just a digital file, something tangible, after something real. What’s a moment you wish you had a print of? #newbornphotoshoot #londonnewbornphotographer #printyourmemories #londonmums

I’m definitely not a poet. I’ve never called myself a writer.
I’m a photographer.

But these lines came out of me almost on their own during the breastfeeding project. As if they’d been waiting for a page.

This is the third and last part.
Thank you for reading it with me. I hope you enjoyed it.

If you missed the other 2 parts check the previous reels.

#breastfeedingjourney #breastfeedingmum #BreastfeedingUnfiltered #londonmums

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I’m definitely not a poet. I’ve never called myself a writer. I’m a photographer. But these lines came out of me almost on their own during the breastfeeding project. As if they’d been waiting for a page. This is the third and last part. Thank you for reading it with me. I hope you enjoyed it. If you missed the other 2 parts check the previous reels. #breastfeedingjourney #breastfeedingmum #BreastfeedingUnfiltered #londonmums

Part two of the poem I wrote while working on Milk Tales. If you missed part one, it’s on my page, or click on the reel.

It’s a raging storm,
and the calm sea at dusk.
It’s the sun that tempts you,
the rain that breaks you.

It’s burning fire
that stirs what words can’t say.
It’s a path of discovery,
lit in your own way.

A journey that strips you bare,
but clothes you in new grace.
Each drop of milk
a vow you won’t erase.

Third and last one coming soon. Don’t miss it.

Which line stayed with you? #breastfeeding #breastfeedingjourney #poemsofinsta

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Part two of the poem I wrote while working on Milk Tales. If you missed part one, it’s on my page, or click on the reel. It’s a raging storm,
and the calm sea at dusk.
It’s the sun that tempts you,
the rain that breaks you. 
It’s burning fire
that stirs what words can’t say.
It’s a path of discovery,
lit in your own way. 
A journey that strips you bare,
but clothes you in new grace.
Each drop of milk
a vow you won’t erase. Third and last one coming soon. Don’t miss it. Which line stayed with you? #breastfeeding #breastfeedingjourney #poemsofinsta

While I was working on my breastfeeding personal project a few years ago, a poem slowly grew in me, written in Italian.

This is the translated version, which became part of Milk Tales, a book of photography and stories from 25 mothers, including my own.

I never shared the poem publicly, until now.
Part one of three. Follow for more.

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While I was working on my breastfeeding personal project a few years ago, a poem slowly grew in me, written in Italian. This is the translated version, which became part of Milk Tales, a book of photography and stories from 25 mothers, including my own. I never shared the poem publicly, until now. Part one of three. Follow for more.
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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.