The Winner of the 2009 Contest!

 

Layla - First Prize!

This annual contest gives children throughout our area the opportunity to compete with a little less stress than the "national" contests.  This particular contest is all about "the look," and PRIZES!

The Rules

• The contest runs between January 15 and the last day of February.
• Your child must be between six and 30 months of age at the time of the sitting.
• The standard sitting fee (or one of our special contest packages) must be paid for in advance of your sitting.  A special "entry only" sitting fee ($35) is available as well.
• The image you select will be printed and submitted "as is" without modifications or retouching.
• Judging of the contest is done by independent judges which are not selected until the contest is completed.
• Each of the judges selects a first, second, and third favorite.
• The image with the highest total score wins first place.  The next highest score gets second place, etc.
• There are three top prizes, and two honorable mentions

The Sittings

• A sitting must be scheduled in advance, and paid for at the time you make the appointment.  The amount of time required depends upon the number of outfits, people and other factors.
• Please do not arrive more than ten minutes early, as we build in "get acquainted time" to our sittings.
• Please read our Children's Sitting page to become more familiar with how our sittings work.
• Please limit the number of adults in the camera room to one.

The Packages

• Package pricing starts at $59.
• Specials are available throughout the year for all participants in our annual contest.
• Galleries, frames, portfolios and composites are available as well.  Please see our samples when you come in.

The Sponsors

The following companies have provided a portion of the prizes that make up our pool of prizes.  Each of these sponsors appears in all advertising which follows their agreeing to participate in our annual children's photo contest.  Please visit our sponsors as a way of encouraging their continued participation in children's programs.  Click on "See The Flyer" to view this year's flyer with all our prize sponsors listed.

• JayDee's Family Fun Center (Inwood)
• Hair Cuttery (Martinsburg, near the mall)
• Chick-Fil-A (Martinsburg, near I-81)
• Summit Community Bank (Martinsburg, and all over)
• Pikeside Bowl (Martinsburg, in Pikeside, near TLC Photography)
• The Purple Iris (Martinsburg, on Winchester Ave South)
• Hoss's Steak & Sea House (Martinsburg, North Queen St)
• Shoney's (Martinsburg, Off King St, near I-81)
• Hair Central (Inwood)
• Clyde's Karate (Inwood)
• Hair Designs (Shepherdstown)
• China Kitchen (Shepherdstown, right on German St)
• Blockbuster Video (Martinsburg, near the mall)
• Orchidstrated Design (Martinsburg)
• Regal Entertainment (Martinsburg)
• Reverend Di's Weddings (Martinsburg)
• Around The Panhandle Magazine (Martinsburg)
• 9 West Hair Salon (Martinsburg)
• Tupperware (Kristin Vanderwijst, Martinsburg)

Want to become a sponsor?  Click for more information

Our Commitment

Throughout the duration of the contest, TLC Photography will donate a portion of every sitting fee to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.  We are proud to help children's research as part of our ongoing commitment to children.