Here’s another sneak peek from the boudoir marathon! Miss V is beautiful… I can’t wait to post MORE!
Sneak peek of a boudoir session- San Diego boudoir photographer
I can’t wait to finish editing all these beautiful images! Here’s a sneak peek of Joann’s boudoir session held the other day!
A sneak peek of the 2010 Holiday card line- San Diego Photographer
I know I said it would be announced in July… I got a little busy 
Anyway here is a sneak peek on the custom designed holiday card line for my clients. They are WAY cute and I can’t WAIT to show them off! Look for details in the newsletter in August!
What? You don’t get the newsletter?! You are missing out! Sign up right on the top of the blog!
****PLEASE KEEP IN MIND I AM NOT SELLING THESE TEMPLATES****
If you already had your session with me and would like to use those images, just contact me once the designs are announced and I will send you your proof with invoice 
Pricing is the same as last year $60/set of 24 FLAT and $85/set of 24 FOLDED. Order 4 sets and save 15%
**ALL of the cards this year are FLAT this year per your vote on facebook. If you wish to have a folded card, I am more than happy to change a design for you
Sneak Peek: Baby Nathan- San Diego children’s photographer
Normally I do all my sneak peek’s through my facebook fanpage, but today I am doing this one through the blog… I can’t resist! How stinkin cute is he?! I can’t wait to post more.. he’s too adorable
July 24, 2010 - 6:31 pm - Cutest baby I've seen
July 24, 2010 - 7:10 pm - love these pics!!! nathan is a superstar cutie!!
July 24, 2010 - 7:34 pm - Nate the Great looks adorable!
July 24, 2010 - 7:51 pm - Adorable.
July 24, 2010 - 7:52 pm - Oh my goodness! SO cute!
July 25, 2010 - 5:56 am - Too cute!!!
July 25, 2010 - 7:41 am - Super, super cute!!!
July 25, 2010 - 8:05 am - Such great pictures!! He is sooooooooo cute!!
July 25, 2010 - 9:38 am - Nathan is so sweet! Love the smile!
July 25, 2010 - 12:24 pm - Great beefcake shots...he is sooo delicious!!!!
July 25, 2010 - 5:32 pm - Ella can't take her eyes off him!
July 25, 2010 - 7:07 pm - Nathan looks like a Gerber baby! he is adorable.
July 26, 2010 - 5:49 am - he is so adorable and precious!! what great photos :-)
July 26, 2010 - 2:07 pm - Love these! He's adorable!!!
July 27, 2010 - 9:49 pm - Esta increible, ya me muero de ganas de verlo.
Back-2-School Mini Sessions- La Mesa Children’s Photographer
I know… they seriously just got out of school it seems (although many of you moms might be counting down the days until they head back to school…) but here in San Diego–kids go back to school around the end of August… that’s around the corner! You know those boring school portraits you get at school? Why not do a fun back to school session where you will receive special discounted mini-session pricing and (2) 5×7 prints? It’s way cute for those kidlets starting kindergarten too! The cost is $75+tax (normally that’s the cost for prints!) and you must pay $20 of the session fee when reserving your spot.
Please keep in mind this is geared toward kids 3 1/2ish- 10ish. Each additional child is $15. Sessions are best done as a single subject.
So reserve your spot for the mini sessions on August 15th before it fills up… and remember to bring your childs backpack & lunch box!
Click HERE to reserve your spot!
Sisterly love- San Diego Family Photographer
I had the pleasure of photographing this adorable family who had won a session in an auction (I donate to auctions if you are looking for a high-value prize for a good cause!)… anyway… how beautiful are N & C? I mean really… Thanks R & L … I look forward to working with your family again!
Thinking of entering a picture into a contest? Read the terms – La Mesa Photographer
I often get requests from people about either using MY pictures to enter their children into contests, or family members tell ME to enter MY kid into photo contests. I admit, Lilly is pretty stinkin cute… but have you ever thought about and read the TERMS of a photo contest? I ask you to PLEASE read ALL TERMS and CONDITIONS of every single place you submit your pictures to…including unwatermarked pictures on facebook, myspace, your personal blog etc.
I heard on the radio that a local radio station was doing a cute baby photo contest and that there’s tons of cash prizes and your child could be up on a billboard around town. How cool would that be? Everyone thinks “my kid is cute enough!! I’m going to enter!” Hold up!!
I heard the ad and even said to myself… “Lilly is super cute… I think I will enter”…
So I go to their website and read “terms and conditions” before uploading ANYTHING (please do the same thing!)… sure enough it’s the SAME terms and conditions as most contests you see around (like from costco, newspapers, etc)…
The following was taken directly from their site under rules:
“BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU ARE VERIFYING THAT (1) YOU ARE THE PARENT AND/OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE BABY IN THE SUBMITTED PHOTO, AND (2) THE OWNER AND PRODUCER OF THE SUBMITTED MATERIAL AND THAT NO THIRD PARTY OWNERSHIP RIGHTS EXIST TO THE PHOTOGRAPH SUBMITTED. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU ARE TRANSFERRING ALL OWNERSHIP RIGHTS OF YOUR SUBMITTED PHOTOGRAGH TO THE COMPANY, AS DEFINED ABOVE. YOUR SUBMITTED PHOTOGRAPHWILL NOT BE RETURNED AND YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO USE THE SUBMISSION FOR ANY COMMERCIAL USE AFTER IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.”
It’s pretty standard verbage– nothing out of the ordinary… but do you understand it?
First off, most photographers (including me) own the rights to their photographs. A lot of newbie photographers hand over the cd of images and say you have the right to print them. Usually this comes from a lack of education in copyright and a poor business understanding… we transfer the right to print for personal use only. We still retain the copyright for our images. If you are a new photographer and don’t provide a release for personal usage for your images when (if) you give people a cd of images- you should really ask yourself why you would want to GIVE your work away to an advertising company (or a random individual) who can EASILY take those images and use for their ads. For free. With no compensation. I have heard of people seeing their images on billboards or in ads in magazines–they had no release signed so they were out of luck in doing anything.
But this doesn’t just mean professional work. It also means your little snapshot images you take of your kidlet while they are being all cute at home. Wouldn’t it suck to be flipping through a magazine and see your image of your kid you had entered into a contest a few years prior for a different company? Be careful which images you submit and most importantly– do not submit any professional photographers work without their written consent. I personally do not allow any of my images (personal or business) to go into contests unless those terms are different.
Another thing to understand– you are transferring ALL ownership and rights to the company…. whoa! If you didn’t even take the picture (your photographer did)- they own those images. So you just went and submitted little one’s picture your photographer put on a cd for you (or you illegally snatched from their facebook/website or you scanned in a hard copy) you just commited a huge legal no-no. It’s not your property to transfer the rights to so you can’t even enter it into the contest! Does that make sense?
Trust me, I am not against contests, or this specific station (I like them actually)…. I am just wanting people to understand what happens when you upload your images (whether it’s your personal ones or the ones from your professional photographer) to these contests… the images are NO LONGER YOURS (or your photographers for that matter) and you can make your photographer very upset!
This is what I have in my releases as to copyright release for personal use only and why. I have been seeing a lot of people entering these contests on facebook and they are uploading pictures from other photographers (professional or not… its still not your work) and I just want people to understand the terms before hitting “upload” to their image.
Bottom line– learn to read all the terms and conditions before entering any contest!
Miss Madison visits- La Mesa Children’s Photographer
My niece, Maddie came to visit this week and I was so exited to do some shots of her in my studio in downtown La Mesa! Of course my parents wanted some pictures of her and also my little Lilly. I can’t believe Maddie is turning 7 next week… it feels like she was just born!
I can’t wait until my older niece comes to visit at the end of the month and I get to do more pictures of the three girls together!
PS… the girls are wearing their new Stella and Dot headbands from the little girls line! Aren’t they so cute?!!
July 10, 2010 - 5:25 am - Hillary, Your pictures are absolutely breathtaking. I am so proud of you. You're going to be more accomplished than your Unc one day. Love you
July 10, 2010 - 9:13 am - Great pictures!
July 12, 2010 - 7:12 am - You have truly found your calling. These pictures are just amazing. I am so very proud of you and know you will go far. Love you, Auntie
Free Photos for Facebook- La Mesa Photographer
It’s back! You all asked for it again and I decided why not. We had so much fun at the last Free Photos for Facebook I decided to do it one more time in 2010! This time, I have different backdrops (gray will be the standard) to chose from. You will receive a complimentary photo on facebook tagged of you… you MUST be a fan of Stills by Hill Photography on Facebook to take advantage of this offer! You will be able to use this image on facebook, twitter, myspace and other websites such as jdate, eharmony, match.com, etc… and it’s free!
When?? July 18th from 11am-3pm. I can extend the time if needed.
Where? At the studio! 4711 Third St. La Mesa 91941. Meters are free on Sunday!
You need to reserve your spot. Sessions are about 10 minutes long and are for single subjects or a small group UP to 4 at the most. Kids will need to be photographed with parents.
Along with the complimentary image tagged of you on facebook, you will be able to purchase (at special pricing) additional files or prints.
Something cool: When you reserve your spot and do the session, you will receive a $25 discount on your holiday session!
Don’t miss out… I had a lot of people last time email me after saying they are sorry they missed it!
Click here to reserve your spot. Please indicate whether you would like an earlier time slot or later.
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