BIO

I’m Carlos Valentino and I’m a wedding and portrait photographer. Born the day before Valentine’s day the name Valentino was an easy choice. Brooklyn, New York was my photography playground when I was a teenager and where I photographed my first nude at attending Fashion Institute of Technology. Looking for a change of scenery, I packed my life into a U-Haul truck and made the trek to Sacramento California; the goal was Hawaii but, I ran out of road. In October 2000, I made Sacramento California my home and I’ve never look back.

I love what’s in Vogue, but nothing is more elegant than a lady in a beautiful gown or of a gentleman in a black suit. The same goes for photography. There is nothing more classic than a beautiful wedding portrait in the medium of a black and white print. My style of photography is simple, traditional portraits with a urban flavor. I’m not a Photo Journalistic Photographer in any sense of the word. A true Photo Journalistic Photographer is more like a fly on the wall; he dares not intrude, dares not to orchestrate a photograph. I in the other hand, will help you stand facing the best light, facing your best side making sure you look….your best. Inside of me lives a passionate, inferno of love and lust, guided by God and balanced by my Wife and my Art and my goal is to capture the traditional family wedding images, and when that is done, to break away with the Bride and Groom and have fun.

The slideshow below will give you an idea of how I work; I hope you enjoy it.

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