Childrens Portraits

The Gittings Birthday Club
Birthdays celebrate the triumphs of years and Birthday Club Portraits portray the essence of each year's accomplishments.  As a member of the Gittings Birthday Club, the early years are captured for posterity, infancy through teenage, as a unique portfolio collection gathered into a personalized leather album.

Membership particulars:
An enrollment fee of $250 entitles a child to:

• A beautifully designed leather portfolio with the name inscribed on the cover.
• A complimentary annual Gittings portrait session.
• A 20% savings on one 11x14 Imperial Portrait made and mounted into the portfolio each year.
• A 20% savings on additional portraits ordered at the same time and from the same session as the portfolio portrait.
• A complimentary miniature portrait from each annual session affixed to an exclusive Tree of Life.

The Seven Ages of Childhood

"Growing, growing gone.....the changing faces of childhood."

Six Months	when the baby is alert and responsive, yet still looks like a baby.
One Year	when the permanent feature characteristics first begin to show family likeness.  Still a baby, but a robust growing person.
Two Years	when the language barrier has been broken and the child shows response to reason.
Four Years	no doubt the cutest, most desirable age for boys and girls, when individuality has formed and added a permanent element of personality.
Eight Years	after the snaggle-toothed age, when second teeth and a growing mind have developed the more mature child.
Twelve Years	when a child approaches the teen-age stage, and takes first steps toward independence.
Sixteen Years	when childhood ends and the mature adult begins to emerge.
Graduation	a milestone moment, when a young adult begins his quest for a meaningful role, when he flutters off into a lifetime, and learns to soar.

The ages of childhood are preserved by Gittings with creativity, sensitivity and patience. The younger years portrayed with charm...treasure for the heart.

Teen Portraits

Vibrant photography depicting the essence of these maturing years.  A quickly evolving phase of life deftly portrayed in a contemporary style reflecting the expectations of the time.