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"It was great how easily my daughter cooperated in your studio... she never does that." - Kim L.

Most Beautiful Baby Contest 

The Ninth Annual Contest Starts January 14!

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!

Click here to see the NEW Facebook contest!

The Rules (MAIN contest)
  • The contest runs between January 14 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. The session fee goes to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
  • 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 $109.  There is no minimum order, however.  No order is required to enter the contest.
  • 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.
This Year's Sponsors

While we still permit contest sponsors for our annual contest, we do not solicit them any longer.  Below is a list of the companies that provided a portion of the prizes that make up our pool of prizes.  Each of these sponsors appear 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.

  • Hair Designs (Shepherdstown)
  • Valley Homes & Style Magazine (All over)
  • Reverend Di's Weddings (Martinsburg)
  • TLC Photography (Martinsburg)
Prior Year's Sponsors

Below is a list of the companies that provided a portion of the prizes that made up our pool of prizes last year.  Each of these sponsors appeared in all advertising 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.

Want to become a sponsor?  Click for more information
The New Facebook Contest!

Each year, the outcry is for older children to be included in the contest.  So this year we have created a NEW contest.  The rules and entries are basically the same.  You still must purchase a session and hold it before the end of February.  This one is open to children 31 months and older.

After the end of February, we will put all of the entries from this contest onto a special Gallery on our Facebook page.  You ask your family and friends to vote for their favorite (YOUR child, of course!)  The winner ALSO gets prizes!  And St. Jude gets even more donations!  It's a win-win!

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.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital