Jaime Val Photography

Jaime Val Photography Family, Newborn and Maternity photographer in the Fox Valley. A boy mom who has mastered controlling chaos and turning it into cinematic, timeless art.

From my heart to yours, motherhood can be bottled and kept 🤎

Sadly, with meta glasses, this is all out of our control, but I will do my part in this little corner of the internet be...
09/07/2026

Sadly, with meta glasses, this is all out of our control, but I will do my part in this little corner of the internet because mother to mother, it just feels right.

I will no longer be sharing forward facing images of children to my social media. This effort will protect their faces from being added to the piles of images that teach Ai how to build “fake” kids from the likeliness of real ones. Here is what this means:

1. With parent permission, I will only share images of children that are side-profile, back of head, or detail shots. Images where two half’s of their faces are not clear will be pulled from my galleries for social media posts; however this will be ONLY with parent permission. When you book a session, I have added a question in my client questionnaire that allows you to indicate whether you are comfortable having these types of images displayed or whether you prefer to have no face images shared, even from a side-view.

2. If there is a past post on my page that you would like removed, please send it to me in a DM and it will be archived. This will take time, based on the volume of DMs.

3. I will still invite clients to collaborate on my posts, but as always, there is zero obligation to accept and I will not be upset AT ALL if you decide not to.

4. I will alter my website, blogs, and digital footprint over the next 6 months, following busy season. This will take time and your patience is very appreciated.

5. I will no longer share media of my own children in this format, meaning less of the boys on here. I promise I’m still a relatable mom who is in the thick of it, too. Also I am still funny, dazzling and incredibly interesting, too (IRL).

6. As I have always said- yes, legally these are my images, but more importantly, they are your children. My client contract will be altered to reflect this.

09/03/2026

Let’s have a conversation. Mother to mother, photographer to photographer… where are we going from here?

Is it just me, or did the Canadian wildfire in July make for a pretty insane backdrop? Thankfully, we had just mini sess...
09/02/2026

Is it just me, or did the Canadian wildfire in July make for a pretty insane backdrop? Thankfully, we had just mini sessions that day, so no one was outside super long, but I loved the dreamy haze it provided. This gorgeous family was joined by a sweet baby recently, so I definitely needed to get these images off of my phone and onto my socials!

My boys and I are going out of town this weekend, so I’m pushing hard to get galleries out and emails answered! I will be plopping my butt on the couch and editing away while my kiddos are in school.

08/30/2026

I sat down today and looked at my calendar from now until the end of the year, and I could hardly believe I have more than 50 sessions booked in the next few months. That said, I will be preparing to close my 2026 calendar pretty soon! If you are hoping to book with me before the year ends, I highly encourage reaching out ASAP! You can inquire through my website or you can book directly on my booking site. Links in comments!

Do you see that little girl? 🥲The first time we met, she was in her mama’s belly. I photographed her as a newborn, captu...
08/29/2026

Do you see that little girl? 🥲

The first time we met, she was in her mama’s belly. I photographed her as a newborn, captured her as a baby, and celebrated her first birthday with her. Then, I moved away.

See that little boy? This session was the first time I got to meet him in person, and hug a family I have known since before they became parents. My trips back home are highlighted by the clients that text me year-round, checking in to see when I’m coming to visit. And they wait for me ❤️ it’s hard to even call them clients at this point… they are so, so much more.

It’s the last weekend of summer break. I said to my almost-third-grader, “I’m really going to miss you guys when school ...
08/28/2026

It’s the last weekend of summer break. I said to my almost-third-grader, “I’m really going to miss you guys when school starts. What is mommy going to do with all of her time when you’re not around?” And his response was heavier than I anticipated… without skipping a beat, he said, “maybe you can finally have some time for yourself, mom, without having to take care of of us all the time.”

It actually almost made me cry. It felt like the permission I needed… one little statement out of my eight year old’s mouth evaporated mom guilt I hadn’t even experienced yet. This permission to have three hours a day completely to myself without feeling like I should be doing something for anyone else but me… I know myself, and I will teeter between editing, the gym, and errands, but somehow doing all of that without a little in tote is going to be an absolute vacation, and one I don’t need to feel guilty about.

I love being able to make more room for things I deeply enjoy, and I’m fortunate enough to say that my work is one of those things. I have enough sessions I haven’t shared yet to keep my socials full until the end of the year, so I bring you this beautiful in home with the cutest, rolliest 4-month old.

Fall minis are waitlisted, downtown Christmas minis are sold out and there are a few spots left for the trailer tree far...
08/27/2026

Fall minis are waitlisted, downtown Christmas minis are sold out and there are a few spots left for the trailer tree farm minis! There is a chance I will open one additional fall slot on each mini date, but I will not be opening up any more dates. Big thank you to everyone who helped these sell out before fall even begins!

I don’t mean to hurt any feelings when I say this, but this little dude may just have the coolest parents ever. This new...
08/25/2026

I don’t mean to hurt any feelings when I say this, but this little dude may just have the coolest parents ever. This newborn session was so sweet, authentic and laid back, and this 10 lb boy slept through the whole experience. I’m the lucky girl who gets to photograph his whole first year… from bump to baby to first birthday! His mama already has some super fun ideas for his one year shoot, and you bet it’s going to be a unique take on first birthday photos!

Did you catch the “you bet”? My Midwest personality rebrand is underway.

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