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hen it comes to capturing images from your most important moments—senior 

year, your wedding day, baby’s fi rst year—it’s important to pick a photographer 

whose high-quality images capture those moments in the right way for you and 

your family. Short Stuff Photography aims to capture the magic of each special moment and 

preserve it for a lifetime in the perfect photograph.  

Behind the lens of Short Stuff Photography is Kishia Saffold. “Photography has always 

been a hobby,” says Kishia, but she turned it into a business by taking portraits at Kiddie Care Learning Center, the early education and daycare 

center she owns. “Initially I only took pictures for the center but as people found out I took pictures, I would get more and more requests,” she says. 

At fi rst Kishia thought she would focus on newborn and children photography—“thus the name Short Stuff Photography,” she says—but expanded 

her portfolio to include families, maternity, engagement and wedding photography. The 

Short Stuff Photography name still worked, however. “I’m only 5’2”,” jokes Kishia. 

Short Stuff Photography’s mission is to bring clients a different experience than other 

photography sessions. “When I fi rst started taking pictures professionally I mainly 

photographed friends,” says Kishia. “I discovered that they would tear themselves 

apart—not loving their hair or makeup.” She added professional makeup and hair into 

her packages. “All of a sudden they felt like a model!” she says. Kishia’s goal is to take 

the best portrait you’ve ever seen of yourself. “I know what beautiful looks like and I can 

fi nd it in every woman,” she says. “Even the men who almost always hate taking pictures 

walk away from the experience excited and cooperative!” she adds. 

Kishia also gets clients relaxed in front of the camera. “I let you do you in a way that’s 

comfortable and natural feeling for you and your family,” she says. “Not all kids are 

going to sit down and smile—but I will capture their personality. You and your husband 

laugh and joke with one another? I’m going to capture that, too!” she says. “To see 

the love and sheer blessing when photographing three- and four-generational family 

members,” says Kishia, “that fl oats my boat all day!” 

“I love to exceed my client’s expectations and go above and beyond what they had in 

mind or what they’ve experienced in the past,” says Kishia. That literally means she will 

go great lengths for the perfect shot.  “I LOVE to travel!” she says. “I’ve done bridal 

shows in Dothan, Atlanta, Mobile, Birmingham and Panama City, so just because you’re 

getting married somewhere else doesn’t mean you can’t take me with you!” 

Short Stuff Photography doesn’t just capture one moment in time for a client, it tells 

your story. “I try and teach my clients that these images will outlive you. You can’t 

frame a USB drive. A portrait is forever and a legacy our grandchildren and great-

grandchildren will have to remember us by.”

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

story by

 

Taylor Wheeler

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photos by

 

Short Stuff Photography

Owner, Kishia Saffold

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