Valerie Fairbourn - Sacramento Portrait Photographer

Where Magic Meets the Lens

Each session focuses on the moments that matter, capturing the connections and feelings that make your story yours.

Sessions Shaped Around You

Where you are, where you’ve come from, and where you’re going – that’s all reflected in the light you put out that’s captured by the camera.

Service Overview

Every session begins with the same belief: you are valid, and you deserve to be seen as such. As a photographer, my job is to create a space where you can settle into that idea, so that you can claim the magic that is yours and show up on camera as you are – nothing forced, just portraits that reflect who you are.

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A white cat sitting among the branches of a white faux christmas tree with white lights and colorfully wrapped presents behind him. He has his nose up in the lights.

Pets and Animal Allies

Animals are special, and for many of us, were our first taste of what unconditional love is supposed to feel like. Our companions through thick and thin, they are steadfast no matter what the rest of the world tries to decide we’re worth. Our pets know otherwise, and remind us of that every day, and they deserve to be honored just as much as anyone else in our lives.

** for my safety, any animals being photographed must be well-behaved and trained not to jump, bark excessively, or be otherwise aggressive. I reserve the right to end the session at any time if I feel my well-being and safety is not being respected.

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Background is a river. There is a person with short dark hair and a dark beard with his hands up looking like claws framing the face of the person in front of them. The person in front of them has shoulder length bright pink hair and is making a face.

(A)Romantic (Poly)

Every relationship has its own rhythm. Gone are the days of stiff posing and the expectations of what a relationship is supposed to look like. Now, it’s time for reality. The ups and downs, the joy and the bad, and everything in between, manifested in how you show up with each other.

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Individual Identity

Whether you’re marking a milestone, or it’s just time, personal portraits are here to reflect who you are, right now, in this moment. No distortion of the mirror, just the honest truth of your light captured in my camera, and given back in the form of portraits meant to remind you that you are here, you are valid, and you are worthy.

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(Chosen) Family and Other Groups

When you connect with each other, that connection shows up on the camera. It’s not going to be about formality, hierarchy, or who’s in charge over who’s not. It’s about how we stand by each other when the tough times come, and how we celebrate each other on every step of the journey together. This is the epitome of putting your family on a pedstal.

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