Kortney Hinton Images: How did you get started with Tainted Rose? What was your motivation for doing so? Sammi Bivens: I started Tainted Rose in 2011 and I started it as a way to get marketing experience for myself in an effort to put that on my resume and eventually get a job […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Portrait Session’ category
The Art of Makeup – Part I | An interview with Selina Mahon, MUA
Makeup application can be a very important stage in not only portrait photography but a woman’s everyday life! Not surprisingly, good makeup application has its own set of rules and protocol to follow and actually starts with a good skin care regiment. Keep reading as I talk with Selina Mahone, a very gifted makeup artist […] Read more…
The Art of Makeup – Part II | An Interview with Brittany McFadden, MUA
Makeup application can be a very important stage in not only portrait photography but a woman’s everyday life! Not surprisingly, good makeup application has its own set of rules and protocol to follow and actually starts with a good skin care regiment. Keep reading as I talk with Brittany McFadden, a very gifted makeup artist […] Read more…
4 Tips to Having the BEST Family Portrait Session

Family portraits are one of my most favorite things to photograph for many reasons – I love capturing the natural dynamic between family members, there are almost infinite ways to arrange people in front of my camera, and it’s a great opportunity to showcase the family as a whole as well as each individual exactly […] Read more…
Meet: MAKALA | Senior Portrait | Little Rock, AR

I had the immense pleasure of photographing Makala earlier in the year and thought you should have the opportunity to meet this fabulous young lady! Kortney Hinton Images: What college do you attend? Makala: Arkansas State University in Jonesboro KHI: When are you graduating? M: December 2014 KHI: What will your degree be […] Read more…