Tiffany Hix Photography is participating in the 2012 Charity Model Search to select America’s Cutest Kid and to raise funds for the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation. (NILMDTS.org). Is your child America’s Cutest Kid? Tiffany Hix Photography will give you the opportunity to prove it! The prizewinners will receive a generous savings bond and gift cards!

Book your child’s model search session online now!

Model Search Details:

• $40 entrance fee includes a 20 minute model session and one image submitted to the contest gallery. Sessions available January 4, 2012 through March 15, 2012 on a limited basis. Please call the studio for availability.
• Finalists will be determined by online votes. Each vote is $1 (no limit on the amount of votes you can cast), and all proceeds from votes benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS.org). The top 25 vote receivers will move on to the final judging round to determine the winners.
• Grand prize winner and runners up will be determined from the 25 finalists. The winner and runners up are selected by photography experts. Call 208.724.1303 now to enter your “Cutest Kid” in this exciting contest.
• *Contest open to residents of the US. For more information, visit http://www.charitymodelsearch.org.

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are filled with joy, peace and love as you share the day with your families!

In the spirit of giving and thanks I would like to invite you all to join me in giving back to our community in my first ever Toys for Tots Toy Drive Sessions!

Simply bring a donation of a new, unwrapped toy valued at $30 or more to the new natural light loft studio in Meridian and your mini-session fee will be waived. A special toy drive portrait collection that includes (2) 8×10′s and (2) 5×7′s will be priced at $75. For a total investment of $105 you can receive beautiful portraits just in time for the holidays and make a child’s christmas a little brighter while warming your heart with the joy of giving.

Session Date
Saturday, December 3rd

Sessions will be held in the natural light loft studio in Meridian.

The Toy Drive Portrait Collection is to be pre-paid in order to reserve your appointment time. Portrait galleries will be available for viewing online on December 6th. Portrait selection for the pre-paid portrait collection is due by December 8th and final portraits will be ready for pick up at the studio on December 15th; or they may be shipped to you for an additional fee. Additional portraits, products, Christmas cards or digital images may be purchased at a specially discounted rate while your portraits are available online if you would like.

A limited number of mini-sessions are available. I’m looking forward to meeting you there and helping out children this holiday season. To reserve your mini-session, you may book your desired time online.

This little guy is such a curious fella! We played with rocks and bark and leaves. We had a great time!

And remember, when this session spotlight receives 10+ comments or facebook comments here on the  blog they receive a special gift from me! Comment away!

Oh, this little guy was so sweet! I really do forget how little newborns are every time I photograph them. Mr. H was just so sweet and little.

And remember, when this session spotlight receives 10+ comments or facebook comments here on the  blog they receive a special gift from me! Comment away!

I have to mark this session down in the kinda crazy category. Don’t get me wrong, it was a total blast and will probably go down as one of my favorite sessions ever. Let’s just say that the kids were SO excited to be photographed that it got a little wild. You know how kids are when they’re all wound up … hilarious, silly and crazy. Those 3 words totally describe this session. As I was working on the photos for this session yesterday I stumbled across quite possibly the best outtake ever. Backstory first … the session started out great, all the kids were happy and cooperating. We got some gorgeous images in the tall grasses and then moved down to the river bank. The two older kids wanted to put their feet in the water for a photo. Mom said it was ok so they took off their shoes and waded in, just a little bit. Then the wiggles set in and down goes the little boy … soaked. So the wonderfully relaxed mom says, “Well, you’re already wet, might as well get in all the way.” They do and we get some cute images of them in the water. Then we decide to walk down the path further. The oldest can’t get her boots on all the way because her feet are covered with sand. We find a nice little wooden bench that the soaked middle boy wants to be photographed on. Ok, let’s do that! So I take some of just him and then we put all three kids together. The super silliness immediatly set in and none of them could stay still or look at the camera at the same time. That’s ok … we’ll move on. We get their clothes changed and move on to the next area for the session. Wonderful, finish the session easily and everyone had a great time. Then, I’m editing yesterday and found these 2 photos from that bench where no one would sit still …

Yes, yes … he is licking his brother … and the older sister’s boot is flopped over all weird because she couldn’t do it up. There is just so much wrong with these 2 photos, I mean aside from the face licking … but I LOVE them. I am starting to think I need to create a gallery of outtakes to show that even though a session may not seem perfect or this kids might act a little crazy that you can still get images that look like the session was perfect and your children are sweet, well behaved little angels.

So, after saying that … here is a spotlight of this wonderfully funny session with 3 adorable children!

And remember, when this session spotlight receives 10+ comments or facebook comments here on the  blog they receive a special gift from me! Comment away!

Fall is a little late in it’s arrival but it’s now here and there is still time to get beautiful fall colors in your family portraits! We are excited to announce the return of our fall mini-sessions! These limited-availability sessions will be offered on two Saturdays this fall — October 29th and November 5th. Sessions on each day will take place a pre-determined location that Tiffany has selected.

Your mini session fee of $300 includes a 20 minute session, 25 beautiful press-printed custom holiday or note cards and a $200 print credit to be applied toward the purchase of images from your session. A small selection of specialty items as well as digital files will also be available just for mini-session clients. After your mini-session, you will be shown a minimum of 8-10 images in a private online gallery and will work with Tiffany to finalize your order and create your custom cards or choose the digital image you’d like your stationer to use.

These limited availability sessions are expected to fill very quickly. To hold your spot for either the October 29th or November 5th date, contact Tiffany today or book your session online. The mini-session fee of $300 is required to hold your spot and, again, includes your session as well as 25 custom press-printed cards or one digital image sent directly to a stationer, and a $200 print credit. Preferred times on the schedule will be held in order of payment received.

If you would prefer a full custom session at your home or outdoor location of your choice, the calendar for the remainder of 2011 is open and a few dates remain.

Finally, if you have had a session in 2011 and wish to purchase holiday cards featuring an image from that session, please contact Tiffany before November 7th to order your cards.