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August 25, 2015

A day in life – gnocchi recipe

A while ago I did a little video of Amy baking some cupcakes. She really enjoys cooking with me, sometimes she helps me, and sometimes she is a bit of a pain, to be honest (hahahaha) but when I have time I let her help me. On Sunday, since it was a rainy day, I...

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July 22, 2015

Love London – Maternity Photography

I met these guys at the Clapham Pregnancy and Baby Show a few months ago. We had a chat and they showed me their engagement photos that were taken at South Bank in London. They wanted to have the maternity photos in the same locations so we planned to revisit those places and we found...

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Jacek22 July 2015 - 21:47
Wonderful set of images. I love the colors!ReplyCancel
gabriellevh23 July 2015 - 04:28
these images are so beautiful and I actually love the rainy, cloud filled sky, it adds contrast and interest! these photos are making my travel bug itch to visit London that much stronger!ReplyCancel
Melissa23 July 2015 - 05:41
These are so wonderful! I love the city shots.ReplyCancel
Heather Arnita28 July 2015 - 06:26
I love these so much!ReplyCancel

June 17, 2015

Exploring London – Maternity Photography SW London

I love London, especially now that is sunny and warm and everything shines. It’s a wonderful city full of things to do and explore. I was very happy when I met this beautiful couple and we planned a maternity session around the city. The future dad-to-be is from the States and the mum-to-be is from...

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Laura17 June 2015 - 16:31
What beautiful photos! I love how you combined their love to travel with a maternity session, that’s so awesome ! 🙂ReplyCancel
- Valentina18 June 2015 - 09:20
  thanks LauraReplyCancel
Baotran17 June 2015 - 17:31
What a beautiful location for photos! I love the moment you captured in the last photo!ReplyCancel
- Valentina18 June 2015 - 09:21
  For sure London offers great photo opportunity 🙂ReplyCancel
katfourphoto17 June 2015 - 21:52
What a sweet family! And they will always have these beautiful memories of their home at this time! You did such a wonderful job with this session!ReplyCancel
- Valentina18 June 2015 - 09:22
  Thank you. They are both very sweet indeedReplyCancel
Irene18 June 2015 - 01:40
Beautiful maternity photos. I absolutely love the locations and the expressions of the last ones. I am sure that they will treasure these forever. And so will there little bundle of joy when she is grown up.ReplyCancel
- Valentina18 June 2015 - 09:27
  Thanks Irene. London famous places are pretty popular for engagement photography. It was the first time I tried it for a maternity session and I am quite happy about the result. After all in both cases we have to capture love 🙂 I love the last photo as well, very sweet.ReplyCancel
Baby Samantha – Newborn Photography Battersea London | Photograface by Valentina9 July 2015 - 11:43
[…] Do you want to see her when she was still in mommy’s bump? Have a look here 🙂 […]ReplyCancel
Love London – Maternity Photography | Photograface by Valentina22 July 2015 - 17:55
[…] you like them check out more maternity photos taken around […]ReplyCancel

May 22, 2015

Have you read “Bob & Flo, the missing bucket”? Here my little review

Yeah, it’s Friday!! And best of all it’s the beginning of a long weekend this time and I really looking forward to some relaxing time (hopefully!) This Friday I wanted to talk about the book Bob ad Flo the missing bucket. We discovered this book last week at Storytime Sunday at the Doodle Bar in...

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April 24, 2015

Friday review – Hippobottymus

Last Sunday we went to the Doodle Bar in Battersea, a nice place where you can go and relax with the children. They can scribble on the chalkboard wall, they can play in the outside area, there is also a Beach area (but it was quite cold and windy last week so we couldn’t try...

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Friday review – Bob and Flo | Photograface by Valentina22 May 2015 - 14:34
[…] This Friday I wanted to talk about the book Bob ad Flo the missing bucket, that we discovered last week at the Storytime Sunday at the Doodle Bar in Battersea. This is our second time to this fabulous monthly event and you can read about last month book here. […]ReplyCancel

April 22, 2015

Time for an oil change?

This is a guest post written by Jayne Russell, the lovely owner of Nom Nom, certified organic, multi-award winning pregnancy and baby skincare products. We shared a table at the recent Clapham Pregnancy and Baby Show where she displayed her range of products. I asked her to write an article about baby oil and skincare. As...

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March 13, 2015

Barry the Fish with Fingers – Friday Review

I haven’t done a Friday review in a while now . . . but sometimes I am getting caught up too much with things 🙁 We recently bought the book “Barry the fish with fingers” and Amy is loving it. We had already one of Barry’s story and she was never tired of listening to it....

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March 4, 2015

3 Reasons Why You Should Have Maternity Photography?

pregnant woman walking with the dog in the park

I decided to write a post about this topic because Mother’s Day is coming soon and what better way to celebrate Motherhood from the very beginning when a woman is about to become a mother! Maternity photography is getting more popular. When Demi Moore showed off her nude belly in 1991 on the Vanity Fair...

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Angie4 March 2015 - 15:56
This is a great article! I am often trying to convince expecting mamas to get in front of the camera! You make excellent points!ReplyCancel
- Valentina4 March 2015 - 16:01
  Thanks Angie! I hope this will help mums to be more confident 🙂ReplyCancel
Steve Lewis Photography4 March 2015 - 16:03
Absolutely, you should have photos taken! It’s such a beautiful time in a woman’s life!ReplyCancel
Mary4 March 2015 - 16:11
Great article!ReplyCancel
Dave Miller4 March 2015 - 17:32
My son and Girlfriend and having a baby (my first grandkid) and we are pretty excited. I have talked to them about a maternity shoot this article might just get them to say yes.ReplyCancel
Corey Sewellc4 March 2015 - 18:52
Great blog post on maternity portraits! I think they’re such a great keepsake for expecting moms!ReplyCancel
Harshita4 March 2015 - 19:24
I love this blog which was so informative about the maternity session!!!ReplyCancel
Christine4 March 2015 - 19:39
So true! Maternity photos are very important. These are beautiful. My favorite is the one with the mom walking the dog! <3ReplyCancel
Anna Koko5 March 2015 - 04:34
Great post and good reasons! Every pregnant woman should have a nice pictures of her pregnancy! Soon enough this belly will remain a memory only… 🙂ReplyCancel
carmen5 March 2015 - 16:28
Great article here. Even though they may not feel up to it, in the long run it’s a priceless moment to be captured.ReplyCancel
Giselle6 March 2015 - 17:46
Expecting a baby is something so special on a woman’s life and capturing this special time is so important. Beautiful photos!ReplyCancel
Isabella@newborn photography melbourne4 May 2015 - 10:04
I complete agree with you. Maternity photography is great way to document this beautiful time and cherishing the memory.ReplyCancel
Around the city – Maternity Photography London | Photograface by Valentina17 June 2015 - 16:19
[…] wrote a post about maternity photography a while ago and why you should do it 🙂 I should actually add this reason! They will have a nice […]ReplyCancel
Autumn colours are magic | Photograface by Valentina21 October 2015 - 16:49
[…] time ago I wrote a post about why you should have maternity photography, why you should document this special time in your life. I listed a few reasons so there is no […]ReplyCancel

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