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Let’s Turn Your Photos into Beautiful, Lasting Art.
Your photos deserve to be seen and enjoyed every day. I offer a curated selection of high-quality prints, albums, and wall art, all designed to bring your favorite moments to life. During our ordering appointment, you’ll get to see and feel each product in person. Together, we’ll choose the perfect pieces that fit your style, your home, and your life—so you can enjoy these memories for years to come, without the hassle of printing and framing on your own.
custom products
HANDCRAFTED PORTRAIT BOXES
Preserve your matted prints in an exquisitely crafted portfolio box tailored exclusively to your preferences. This distinctive image box is a hallmark of our top two collections, accompanied by either 15 or 30 matted portraits (7×10” matted to 11×14”). Crafted with the utmost care and attention to detail, each box is handcrafted using premium linens, silks, and vegan suedes, ensuring a touch of luxury with every viewing. Whether stored in the heirloom box, elegantly displayed on an easel, or framed for the wall, these prints are destined to become cherished keepsakes, admired for generations to come.
WALNUT PORTRAIT BOX
Our Walnut Portrait Box is a stunning display piece crafted with the finest Black Walnut sourced from the Appalachian Mountains, renowned for its use in prestigious locations like the Louvre and Buckingham Palace. This isn't just any image box; it's the very best on the market. The crystal clear tempered glass window showcases your favorite image with unmatched clarity. Inside, luxurious soft-touch lining presents and protects your matted prints, while gunmetal hinges add both practicality and style. Versatile and innovative, this folio box serves as a gorgeous display piece for your home, even when empty, thanks to its unique design. Whether displayed on a sideboard or table, the Walnut Box brings your images to life, without the need for wall space. Crafted with supreme quality materials and a hinged design for effortless use, this image box is truly in a league of its own.
FRAMED & MATTED PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS
Our photographic prints are meticulously crafted on museum-grade luster paper, engineered to endure for a century or more.
Enhanced with a luxurious linen finish, these prints exude elegance in both touch and appearance.
To safeguard their longevity, each print receives a protective coating application.
Arriving framed and finished, they are ready to grace your space with timeless beauty.
FRAMED WALL ART, Choose from Canvas, Print, or Metal
Framed Canvases
Our canvases are meticulously reproduced on museum-grade archival canvas,
skillfully stretched around an artist’s frame to achieve a polished and enduring appearance.
To ensure durability, canvases are further reinforced with a solid mounting, preventing any potential loosening or sagging over time.
Finished with a protective coating, they are delivered ready for display via bracket or wire hanging options.
Additionally, frameable canvas options are also on offer for a more brilliant & higher contrast appearance than traditional canvases.
Mounted Metal Art
Mounted Metal Prints are a beautiful and unique offering that you won't find anywhere else.
Made in Italy and hand constructed, you're finished wall art will be ready to hang and finished with a quality that will exceed your expectations.
Choose from four different shades of wood to mount the image and adorn the walls of your home.
The metal option delivers a sleek surface with an incredible substrate where colors are infused by sublimation, creating a vibrant, dramatic result.
THE HEIRLOOM ALBUM
Elegantly designed from beginning to end, the heirloom album stands as the quintessential keepsake for every session.
Featuring lay-flat pages enabling seamless photo display across spreads, these albums offer a captivating presentation.
Images are carefully mounted onto sturdy mat board pages, enhanced with a protective coating for longevity.
Customizable with your preferred fabric material, each album is a personalized masterpiece.
Framed Fine Art Paintings
The Framed Fine Art Painting is something you won’t find anywhere else—a rare collaboration of photography and hand-painted artistry. Each piece begins with a photograph, carefully transformed into a digital painting, with each brushstroke added by hand, no filters involved. Printed on fine giclée canvas, it’s then enhanced with layers of hand-painted acrylic, bringing depth and texture to every stroke. Finished in a custom, hand-carved frame, this timeless artwork is delivered directly to your home, ready to be cherished for generations and available in up to 60 inches for a stunning piece of family art.
DIGITAL FILES
With every printed portrait purchase, you'll receive it's high-resolution digital counterpart included in the print price.
I also offer digital collections for the images you would like to keep, but are not quite ready to print.
Alongside, you gain personal print rights, granting you the freedom to print from your digital files at your convenience, forever.
ALBUM & PORTFOLIO BOX MATERIAL SELECTIONS
** Swatch images and product images are courtesy of my labs & suppliers.
These are not examples of my photography work, but purely to illustrate the beautiful custom products I offer.
All art products will be personalized with my individual clients images.**
Vallentyne Photography is a portrait studio in Oceanside, CA, with a newborn studio in Carlsbad, CA, serving North County and San Diego. With 20 years of experience, we specialize in natural, timeless portraits for families, maternity, newborns, and seniors—capturing genuine moments on location or in our beautiful portrait studio.
We’re here to make the process easy and enjoyable. Let’s start with a quick chat about what matters most to you. We’d be honored to create portraits you’ll cherish for a lifetime.
Some of the best photos happen when nothing goes to plan—kids running, wind in the hair, real life unfolding. That’s where the beauty is. If that sounds like your family, I’d love to photograph you.
Full-service photography means I don’t stop at taking pictures—I help you design wall art, albums, and keepsakes you’ll treasure for a lifetime. If you’d like that kind of support, I’d love to work with you.
I’ve worked with families for generations—sometimes photographing the same people from engagement through grandchildren. It’s an incredible privilege. If you’d like a long-term photographer for your family, let’s connect.
Every family is unique, and that’s what I love capturing—the real connection, laughter, and personality that make you who you are. If that’s what you want in your portraits, let’s plan something together.
Being born and raised here means I know this area better than anyone—I’ve discovered hidden gems that make for the most beautiful portraits. Want me to share them with you? Send me a message.
One last hug before college. A small moment, but one that carries a lot of history.🤍
Studio or on location, each session is designed to reflect your personality and style. If you’re wondering which is best for you, let’s talk it through together.
