Beautiful photos with a candid approach + easy direction that makes the session natural and fun.
Your only job is to be yourself & let me do the rest.
"Heather just competed out family photos for this year.
We could not be more pleased!
She was fantastic to work with from setting up location and making suggestions to the very impressive final product. She has a warm and friendly personality and makes the process feel as fun and natural as possible. Patient and creative with capturing young kids too!"
the garner family
Images Made With Heart and Soul
How it Works
Phone Call & Session Planning
When you book your call, we'll start getting an idea of who you are and what you'd like to create to remember this season of your life. We'll talk about the process and answer all of your questions and then we will get you booked and on the calendar.
Photo Shoot Day
You'll be fully guided and directed throughout the session so all you will have to focus on is having fun and enjoying the people you love. You might feel a little nervous at first but that will quickly melt away as we focus on your real connections with your family. We are serious about creating art for you, but also serious about giving you the greatest experience you've ever had in front of the camera!
The Reveal & ORdering Session
We will get together via zoom to reveal the gorgeous images we have created together. We will guide you through choosing your favorites and talk about how they might look best in your home. My number one tip, trust your instincts. The ones that make you smile or tear up instantly, are the ones you're going to print!
Delivery, Shipped Direct To Your Home
Within weeks of your ordering appointment, a very special package will be delivered to your home all the way from our professional lab. You will be holding your finished ART in your hands and hanging it on your walls! The best part about the artwork we deliver is that it's going to grow more special and meaningful over the years, increasing in value in your heart as the ages and stages change in your family. I can guarantee that you will still be smiling and tearing up on a normal Tuesday afternoon years from now, as you pass these images on your walls.
Get In Touch
"5 stars from start to finish!
We were coming in from out of town and she made the entire process simple and enjoyable. Heather was a joy to work with and knew exactly how to work with our two small boys. We couldn't be happier with the photos-love, love, love them!!!"
the Benson Family
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Vallentyne Photography is a portrait studio in Carlsbad, CA, serving families throughout North County San Diego and surrounding coastal communities.
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With 20 years of experience, we specialize in natural, timeless portraits for families, maternity, newborns, and seniors โ photographed on location or in our beautiful, natural light studio. Our goal is to make the experience feel relaxed, meaningful, and easy from start to finish while creating artwork youโll love for years to come.
Something new at Vallentyne Photography!
If you follow me here for family, maternity, newborn, or senior portraits, you may not know that I also photograph professional headshots and personal branding.
And now that I have my Carlsbad Village studio, Iโve created a whole new experience specifically for it: Modern Headshots.
These are for business owners and professionals who want photographs that feel polished and professional, but still approachable and like you.
Modern Headshots include professional hair and makeup, multiple wardrobe looks and backgrounds, plenty of guidance with posing and expression, and 2 professionally retouched images.
My first Modern Headshots Day is October 15 at the studio.
Iโve also created a separate page here on Instagram just for my headshot and branding work: @vallentynebranding
So if youโre the face of your business, come follow me over there! Iโll be sharing lots more headshot and personal branding inspiration.
And if your own headshot could use an update, send me a message and Iโll send you the October 15 details.
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Message me anytime and weโll hop on a quick call to plan something beautiful.
Every newborn photo is really a love story. Not just about the baby, but about the people whose hearts changed forever the moment they arrived.
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Message me anytime and weโll hop on a quick call to plan something beautiful.
The photos are really for later. That`s what so many families tell me. Not for social media. Not for next week. For the future version of themselves who wants to remember everyone exactly like this.
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This is the kind of moment I love during a family sessionโthe completely unplanned ones that end up becoming part of the story.
Beautiful portraits are important, but so are the laughs, the chaos, and the moments you couldn`t have planned if you tried. ๐ค
Family portraits in San Diego | Vallentyne Photography
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If you`ve ever thought, "I just want some nice photos before this season is gone," you`re not alone. I hear versions of that on almost every maternity inquiry call.
#VallentynePhotography #MaternityPhotography #CarlsbadMaternityPhotographer #BeachMaternitySession #NorthCountySanDiego #PregnancyPortraits #MotherhoodJourney #OceansidePhotographer #MaternityPhotos
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Message me anytime and weโll hop on a quick call to plan something beautiful.
Senior year has a way of making parents emotional. Not because it`s ending, but because they suddenly realize how quickly they got here.
#VallentynePhotography #SeniorPortraits #BeachSeniorPhotos #CarlsbadSeniorPhotographer #NorthCountyPhotographer #ClassOf2026 #OceansideSeniorSession #SeniorPhotography #SanDiegoPortraits
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