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Authentic Portraits

Create the Photo Shoot of your Dreams

Malinda is honored to receive a Bronze with Distinction and 3 Bronze awards in The Portrait Masters, an International Portrait competition among professional portrait photographers with over 11,000 entries.
Each image is from an actual client portrait shoot. Malinda does not participate in styled shoots. Each and every image is from an actual client shoot, either in studio or on location.

Bronze portrait award

Portrait

A Portrait is not made In the Camera but on Either Side of It
Edward Steichen

Portraits

Malinda Hartong has decades of experience photographing real people, authentic, organic, spontaneous!

Photography is a creative partnership between the people on either side of the lens. Developing trust and rapport is really critical. It’s our job to guide you every step of the way – ensuring your confidence, amazing expressions, flattering lighting – leave it all to us! Your complimentary design and clothing consultation is the first step.

We’re glad to help with suggestions and even shopping! We can’t wait to show you how gorgeous you are! Black & white and/or color. Customized with you to create photographs that speak to who you car in every stage of your lifetime.

* Senior Portraits – Authentic, natural! Super cool locations, stunning studio wardrobe, plus pond, porch, garden settings. Locations shoots available.
* Glamour – feel like a Queen for a day. You’re never too old to play dress-up and celebrate You!
* Family – Malinda documents more than dictates. Genuine moments recreate the day!

Italian-crafted Reveal Box filled with Matted Prints

Your photo shoot booking fee covers planning & experiencing your shoot:

  • Initial Consultation & Planning – know exactly what to expect for your shoot.
  • Personal Styling & Wardrobe appointment – Be honest – you’ve always dreamed of having your very own stylist right? Celebrity Treatment Included! Check out our ‘luxe studio closet’ with sizes 2 to 22, with looks from guy/girl next door to CEO to Red Carpet, or get help with personal shopping & styling.  All planned ahead to allow for any dry cleaning, pressing, shopping & shipping, fitting. Taking all the stress out of staring at your closet wondering what to pack. In person, zoom, or facetime. Flatting your figure, skin-tone, eye color, and getting the best fit – you won’t believe how amazing you’ll look in your photos! We can’t wait to play! Age & size are just numbers. The right look will make you feel and look like a million bucks!
  • Your Photo Shoot – typically 2-3 hours, 4-6 looks – all planned beforehand down to accessories and backgrounds – makes the shoot effortless – you’ll know exactly what to bring!
  • Only purchase the images you adore!
    Not included     – custom archival prints, wall art, digital files – What you order is TOTALLY up to you and you don’t make that decision until you see your photographs.  Some people spend $500, some spend $2500, some spend $5000. Our job is to capture images you’ll fall in love with – but you don’t choose until you actually see them! No pressure!

We only source the best in finished portraits. Schedule a complimentary consultation – in person, facetime or zoom, and see our amazing Reveal Boxes hand-crafted by premier makers in Italy – vegan or real leather finishes with a window to share your favorite image – the best part is you change to any image anytime, and even share your photos with family.

Hold our heavy-weight gallery quality mats in your hand. Our 9-image gallery mat is also hand-carved in Italy! It’s perfect for creating a wall gallery in 1 frame!

Life’s Crazy, right?

But it’s time! Exist in Photographs! Do it for you. Do it for your family. Seriously, what’s the BEST that can happen?

No More Excuses!

Posing & styling make ALL the difference – Malinda’s been crafting photographs for a few decades. If you’re waiting to be a size or 2 smaller, let us do it IN CAMERA! We know you’re going to be AMAZED!   Stop waiting! We’ll make you feel gorgeous NOW! 

Let’s create something really special – for you AND them – to last for generations. We’ve got you!

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On Location + Studio

Being news photographers, we love the excitement of working on location. Locations shoots are perfect for celebrating seniors, families, engagements, and anniversaries. We’d love to hear your ideas and customize your photo shoot just for you!

Free Style Guide!

Fill out this form to receive our Complimentary Style Guide – be sure to let us know which one(s) you’d like – Glam, Couples, Senior, Family, Branding, Headshots. We never share your information! It’s kept just between us.






PhotoShoots

Photographing glamorous women in Cincinnati

Gorgeous Studio Wardrobe

  • Free Consultation – Let’s talk about clothing, styling, full details, schedule, finished artwork – all before your shoot. Zoom or in studio. Absolutely No Obligation. Once you decide to book, we’ll schedule your Styling Appointment.
  • Personal Styling – clothing, vibe, accessories, location,… creating meaningful images that are important to you. We work with your wardrobe, or help you shop, to create the perfect style & mood.
  • WARDROBE! – ours, yours, shop with Malinda – we design the best looks to celebrate YOU. One of Malinda’s superpowers is knowing what will look AMAZING both on you and in photographs! We have a wide variety of killer looks and sizes from 2 to 22! Plus we have AWESOME resources for new pieces to make you look dropdead GORGEOUS/HANDSOME!
  • Photoshoot: who, what, when, where? Our studio + our pond, porch, garden, woodland. 2-3 hours with 4-6 wardrobe looks. All the details are planned out during your complimentary Portrait Styling meeting.
  • Looks! This is where styling comes in! We love to mix it up! We’ll plan it all so your shoot will be smooth sailing!
  • The Reveal! 7-10 days after your photo shoot. View & place your Portrait Order – order only the images you adore – Black & White, Color, Canvas, Custom Painting, Contemporary frameless – choose what you love!

We’re so excited! Start by filling in the form above. We can’t wait to help you create the Photo Shoot of your Dreams. No obligation whatsoever! We’ll even send you our complimentary style guide!