— About—

Oh where to start….. I’m sure that you came here expecting for me to write about how I was born, straight out of the womb with a camera in hand, but…. sadly, that was not the case. I did, on the other hand, absolutely fall in love with art in general while in high school. I took a photography class, learned how to use my little Pentax camera and, even accomplished developing some of my own rolls of film.

But the real reason that you’d hire me? It’s totally because I used to work for a company that did Glamour Shots in the 90’s. I even did the makeup. You know what’s worse than a regular Glamour Shot? A Glamour Shot with 90’s hooker makeup. Not a good look for anyone. But it was a glorious time.

A few other nuggets about me:

I live on a small farm in Cornish, ME with my husband and 2 boys. We have 2 dogs (Otis & Pearl), 4 chickens, 2 temporary pigs (because bacon is delicious), 3 ferrets and 1 very angry milksnake.

I was an 80’s metal head, turned punker kid. I’m still kinda a punker kid / metal head.

When I was a kid I took tap lessons until I was told that I had to dress up like a California Raisin for my recital. I still stand by my decision to quit right before my recital.

I play guitar, not well, but I play. I thoroughly enjoy punishing every one of my family members when I like to “practice”. It’s a small miracle that they haven’t murdered me by now.

I can kick some serious Minecraft ass, but, for some strange reason can not figure out the controls to Fortnite for the life of me.

I love cake. Remember that if I am shooting your wedding….

I can live strictly on Red Bull, coffee and cheese. That sounds like a really gross combination now that I’m typing it out. I may need a life coach.

All of these pictures of me are a result of trying to take a “serious headshot” of myself specifically for this page, but my dogs had other plans. Oh well. Honestly, I like the outtakes much better. And if you have dogs, these are probably pretty relatable moments. (Sorry for the uncomfortably close picture of Otis’s butt.)

— Reviews —

“Val was excellent to work with for portraits when our son was a newborn, and incorporating the rest of our extended family into the shots as well. She was extremely accommodating with location, and quick turnaround of our images. We love her style, the high quality of her shots and her laid back demeanor and patience getting us all together!” -Kristen

“Val did such an amazing job capturing our wedding! We are so happy with how our photos came out, and she was so organized and had a game plan before the wedding so everything went smoothly. She arrived early before the ceremony and captured all the little details, and somehow (still not really sure how!) managed to capture both bride and groom's parties getting ready and some group photos before the wedding. We didn't do a first look before the ceremony, but had talked before the wedding about some ideas for formal photo locations for us a couple. Val took charge after the ceremony and family photos, and got absolutely gorgeous photos of the two of us in record time. We totally rushed her because we were ready to eat and party but they came out beautiful! Val also did our engagement photos which included climbing through the snow and dealing with our less-than-cooperative dog and they came out great as well. She is super professional and has a great sense of humor. So glad she was our photographer!” -Natalie

“Val has shot our family a couple of times now and the results are always fantastic! She makes my husband and I feel comfortable in front of the camera (which is not an easy task). And is so great with the kiddos, we love the real belly laughs she captures as a result!” -Jillian

“Val is so easy to work with. She’s very good at giving directions for poses. My guest loved her at the wedding. Everyone I show my wedding pictures to loves them. She was also reasonably priced compared to other photographers in the area. Her moody pictures and her black and white photography is what made me interested in her style of photography.
Val was always very responsive to emails and easy to contact. For our complimentary engagement shoot I decided that day to fly a kite during the photo shoot which she handled well. For our wedding day I bought light up balloons that she also shot well, and are some of my favorite pictures! She was very perceptive of certain pictures I wanted to obtain the day of my wedding.” -Melissa

“Val is amazing! We loved working with her so much and her work is STUNNING! I'm so glad we picked her to be our photographer. She is friendly, professional, and an incredible artist. We are so pleased with the photos captured of our special day. Thank you Val!!!!!!” -Sara

“Val is an awesome photographer. Down to earth and knows her craft. She was a blast to work with and made me and my husband look amazing even when we're usually awkward whenever a camera is near. Would highly recommend Val, she captured our special day perfectly and we can't thank her enough!” -Sarah

“One of the things we loved about working with Val was her focused energy. Val knew that there were great shots to be had, but to get them, we’d have to climb down to the rocks right up to the waters edge. In a tux and a big heavy wedding dress and red sparkly heels. It wasn’t easy but Val helped encouraged us to make it happen and the resulting shots are fantastic. Another thing we loved about Val was the she and her assistant were totally unobtrusive. They were there and got every shot but, it never felt like we were being followed around by a camera. Also, Val never pushed the poses on us so it all felt really natural and easy. Val was professional, responsive and accessible throughout the process. Most important though, her work, out photos are gorgeous. She captured the happiness and meaning of our day and we can’t recommend her more strongly. Thank you Val!” -Alison

“Val was our favorite vendor to work with! She was able to capture who we are as a couple and made us feel comfortable throughout the process! She was also so incredibly prompt and sent us our final photos before we even returned from our honeymoon!” -Meaghan