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Paul Askins

Shot with Valentina at the weekend at her art-nude workshop in a Galway castle with Johannsdottir. Great experience to work with two such talented models, both together and separately. Two hours just flew by, and we managed to do lots of different scenes and setups in that time.

Valentina is a pleasure to work with, poses perfectly, has lots of feedback on how things are progressing, and takes direction well. Even sitting atop a cold marble fireplace was no problem for her :)

Recommended, and hope to work with her again in the future.

MSIIreland

I had a wonderful shoot with the delightful Valentina today in Cregg Castle, Galway. Valentina is very professional and is extremely creative as a glance at her portfolio will confirm. She has a very impressive knowledge of the local area and excels both in and outdoors. I was intrigued to meet this fabled 116 year old and having done so am delighted I made the trip to Galway today ;-) Seriously though Valentina is not only a wonderful model, but also beautiful on the inside with a lovely personality. As I am only getting to grips with model photography she was very patient with me and was full of helpful tips and suggestions on how to get the best out of our shoot. We had a good pre shoot communication, which is always important. The weather was good today although we had a lot of changing lighting conditions but Valentina was able to react very quickly to this and she is not afraid to get her hands dirty and is great at moving furniture also! We did some indoor and outside work and it was very apparent that Valentina was extremely comfortable with any location and excelled at any challenges thrown at her. She has the most amazing eyes and her hair (17 years worth of dreadlocks) is something to behold! She is able to contort herself into the most amazing shapes and although some of these must incredibly uncomfortable she can hold them for as long as is required to get the shot. She has gorgeous silky smooth olive skin and the most incredible accent which of course you cannot appreciate from her photos! She has a unique look with great makeup skills and then there is her hair! Valentina is easy going, a pleasure to work with and full of energy and creativity.

Although we were shooting mainly art nudes she brought an impressive wardrobe of outfits and props and she knows what looks great on her.

Needless to say that I recommend her highly.

Thanks for all your help today Valentina it was great to meet and work with you.

Lightbeam

First time shooting with Valentina in Galway this weekend although we have been in touch for many years but never managed to work together! At least now we finally managed to meet up and had a wonderful shoot! Valentina is very relaxed naturally and really makes you at ease super friendly and is a very cool model. She can create some intense posing and is always looking for there perfect pose.

A really great model and I cannot wait to work with her again! :)

Highly recommended!

Icelandic Selkie

I had an absolute blast creating with Valentina in Iceland!

We arranged a very last minute shooting with my friend Odinn and she braved the cold with me in some amazing locations.

She is a fantastic model and has a beautiful presence about her, I feel lucky to call her my friend :)

Simply cannot recommend her enough and I cannot wait to create with her again!

Odinntheviking

I was very fortunate to have the chance to meet this 116 year old mythical creature here in Iceland, but she flew over from Ireland on her broomstick turbo 2000.

On serious notes, Valentina is amazing.

Amazing look, very unique, poses with ease and is very creative and skilled.

You will for sure have a great time and have some killer shots when working with Valentina.

Highly recommended and hopefully we meet again sometime soon.

Tekahem

Valentina definitely doesn't look the age she announces on her portfolio! :-)

We've had an extremely creative and efficient shoot. She so easily undertook my instructions to make them hers and come with stunning poses and images.

She fully collaborated by bringing personal items I asked her to come with and she did so professionally with her video interview.

In short, a perfect day!

:-)

Highly recommended!

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Keep up such a good work, Valentina

Roger Vantilt

I had a second shoot with Valentina and although due to circumstances it was improvised we came out with pictures that I love very much. Valentina is such a great inspiration, I think she can pull the best out of me and probably out of all the photographers. She's a true professional and a creative artist, you just have to click! Can't wait to see you again Valentina!

Digital-Caress

After wanting to work with one another for about a year, fate finally determined that it was time for the two of us to actually get together and shoot! :)

Communication beforehand was excellent, Valentina was always quick to reply. We quickly agreed on a plan for the day, and the shoot itself went as planned. Valentina showed up, on time and full of energy. During the day, we shot at two different locations. Working together went really well from the start, up to the point where we were actually on the same "wavelength" with ideas and trying things out. She's really easy-going, as well as professional: we looked back at the shots frequently, and Valentina often pointed out what we could do to improve the shot even more. After which she went back into one of the uncomfortable poses we just did, to get that perfect shot.

All in all, I loved working with her (I hope to be working with her again in the future, if the opportunity presents itself and fate decides in our favor once more), and would highly recommend her to any photographer who's considering to work with her as well!

Johan Photo

A lovely and spontaneous session with Valentina who feels the right mood and comes with great poses. I like her sense of humor resulting in great shots. I surely recommend her.

Aleksandar

I was lucky enough to have two hours photo shoot with _Valentina_

On both a personal and professional level _Valentina_ is highly organised and easy going, would have no hesitations recommending her to anyone.

I am looking forward to working with you in the future!

Paul Timon

I've lost count of the shoots I've had with Valentina. They're all good. This shoot was arranged by Valentina in a castle in Galway along with Romi Muse. I went down with about 5 ideas in my head and I think I came back with one. The rest of the shoot was creative chaos and great fun and probably produced better shots than those I had in my mind.

Recommended again!

Romi Muse

I have just nice words for this lovely woman, model, artist...she is absolutely delightful, I was lucky enough to meet her and work with her.

She is a truly professional, a fantastic model, so easy to work beside her, creative, open to ideas, the perfect partner. She treated me like a princess, pick me up at the station, gave me full accomodation, she organised a successful shooting day and the most important thing, now I have a new friend :)

Thank you so much for all your effort and passion for this work. Really looking forward to work with you again!!

YOU ROCK!!!!!!

Roger Vantilt

My ever first shoot with a model was with Valentina. How lucky I was to start with her. She made it so easy for me that I only had to give her a general idea of what I wanted, and then to start shooting and get amazing results.

Thank you Valentina for being such an inspiring and inspired model and person!

Very highly recommended! Don't miss an opportunity to work with her!

Richard Maxim

Another brilliant shoot with Valentina, this time on her home territory of Galway and doing location work in Cregg Castle and grounds. Valentina is a natural for location work using her modelling skills and creativity to make the most of her surroundings. Lots of wonderful images again. A great model who is really enjoyable company which makes the whole shoot flow so well. Looking forward to working with Valentina again.

tongoslinga

Third time shot with Valentina. Third time ace. We always shoot some crazy things together, it always works. Of course lots of fun, before the shoot we went to the Bulb Flower Parade in the area where I live. Be sure it's not just that hair that looks fantastic, it are the qualities of Valentina that result in excellent pics. Highly recommended.

eisenblau

I have shot with Valentina. She is serious, creative and productive. She knows how to be directed and add her own style to the shoot. She is easy to work with, professional and on top of that good company. Of course I don't hesitate to recommend her full heartedly :)

fotofaces images

I had the pleasure of workinng with Valentina on Friday at the end of her London Tour. Valentina's unique hair and beauty was a great mix for the dark macabre theme I was after. But the preparation for this macabre look left us both laughing at times and although she was very professional it was good to shoot a model who can have fun too. A very productive shoot and I'm so glad I managed care to catch her. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Richard Maxim

A wonderful day shooting with Valentina, A true professional, she made the long trek from Galway to Cambridge to honour our arrangements even though a planned mini tour had fallen through. I am so glad she did - she is a brilliant model with a unique look who is equally good in classical nude, fashion and slightly quirky fashion nude. She needs no direction and adds to the shoot developing themes and creating new ideas of her own. Also she is a delightful and lovely person with a warm personality and a gentle sense of humour which makes her a joy to work with. Thank you Valentina for coming over to work with me and I am really looking forward to working with you again. Highly recommended!

Cathal Twomey C2ME

Had the Pleasure of Shooting Valentina finally, after years of chatting about shooting together , ..She is a great model , a joy to shoot , fun , easy going and has the experience to pull off any look with ease...has a great positive attitude , doesn't complain and gets on with the job at hand with the tight time we had to shoot.I would HIGHLY recommend Valentina to any photographer and look forward to working with her agin in the near future in other projects we plan to do...

David-lee

After talking about shooting together for a while, I finally got to meet Valentina in Cork two weeks ago. I really enjoyed working with her as she is professional in her work and has an artistic flare that really helped bring the images to life. Valentina comes highly recommended from me and I look forward to working with her again in the future.