Do you have America's cutest family? Enter to win a new car...

Photo Lyrical Photography is participating in the National Charity Model Search to select "America's Cutest Family" and to raise funds for charity. We're looking for family members (no age restriction) to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest for a chance to win a brand new car!

Photo Lyrical will submit portraits of your family for online preliminary voting.  City finalists will be determine by online votes so tell you friends and family and get voting!  Anyone is eligible to vote and each vote is $1, all proceeds from voting will benefit the charity Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. NILMDTS (www.NILMDTS.org) is a 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization committed to assisting parents and families going through the difficult experience of early infant loss. Visit www.nilmdts.org for more.

The grand prize international winner will be determined from the 52 city finalists.  Many exciting prizes will be awarded, and the grand prize winner receives a new car.  The winners will be selected from the finalist gallery by photography and modeling industry experts. The winning family also receives a session with the renowned portrait artist Sandy Puc’ and international recognition. Sandy Puc, Model Search sponsor, has long believed charitable work is the backbone of the community.  She created this contest to highlight excellence in the portrait photography industry as well as raise funds for NILMDTS, the organization she co-founded in 2005.  Visit www.sandypucmodels.com for more about the contest.

Model Special - Just $99 to enter til March 5th

The $99 entrance fee includes a 30 minute studio session for your family (up to 6 people) and one image submitted to the national gallery PLUS the free Facebook photo. Sessions must be conducted by March 5th 2010 to qualify. Sessions are limited and are offered on a first come first serve basis. Your image submission is uploaded to a national gallery and you tell your friends/family to vote (one image per family). Online voting closes April 4th 2010.

Special Print Packages & Save 15% on Frames

All new model portrait sessions conducted in March qualify to receive our special print packages and pricing, as well as 15% off all our standard frames.  Print packages start at $159 and a separate ordering appointment is required.  Sessions are limited and are offered on a first come first serve basis. 

Special Package Options

Entrance $99.00 One Pose Special $159.00 Two Pose Special $299.00 Three Pose Special $499.00 Four Pose Special $599.00 Five Pose Special $799.00

Once your payment for your package is selected Lisa, our studio manager, will be in touch to schedule your session.

To book your session date call the studio today on 888-344-0894 or email mc@photolyrical.com or lisa@photolyrical.com

Contest Rules & FAQ's

• At the session we'll take an unlimited number of photos of the entire family both together and individually, but only one image per family can be selected for the online viewing.  Siblings together, mom/dad with baby, Grandparents with kids or family groups work great.
• One outfit one background maximum 6 people per session.
• The entrance fee is $99 which includes the 30 minute studio session, plus one fully retouched image uploaded online for voting.  For additional prints packages start at $159 (see next page for more package pricing info).  The $99 entrance fee must be paid before the session to secure the session date.
• There is no limit to the number of entrants we're accepting and there is no age limit (this year's theme is ''Family'') but we have a limited amount of sessions set aside for the project offered on a first come first serve basis until March 5th. Entrants need to call the studio on 888-344-0894 for availability and scheduling options.
• Should the family prefer not to purchase any additional prints for themselves, then the artist will make the final selection of the image to be uploaded for voting.  Should the family choose to purchase additional portraits for themselves, then the minimum investment is $159 and the family is required to return to the studio for a private ordering appointment.
• The studio is offering sessions for the contest from February 1st until March 5th, during which time the session and the viewing must be completed. The online voting continues to stay open until April 4th 2010.  Therefore the  sooner the session is conducted the longer images are online to gather the family enough votes!

Have a Facebook account?

All portrait sessions qualify for a FREE Facebook photo for you to brag about. Offer valid until March 5ht 2010.  Join our group here and we'll add a photo from your session as a gift!

Don't miss this opportunity! We've done all the work and now you get the chance to reap the rewards. Photography and modeling industry experts will select the national winner.  The national model winner receives a brand new car and complimentary portrait products.

To book your session date call the studio today on 888-344-0894 or email mc@photolyrical.com or lisa@photolyrical.com

Other charities supported by Photo Lyrical

The vision of Mothering Across Continents is to be a catalyst for people, particularly women, who want to make a difference in the lives of orphans and vulnerable children in Africa. Mothering Across Continents has raised funds for innovative projects in South Africa such as: a pilot meals program for at-risk students in six high schools and construction of an Orphans and Vulnerable

Read about our annual calendar project.