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Estero Llano Grande State Park – Photography Nature Walk
A while back Sara and I invited her sister Mary and boyfriend Alex to a photography nature walk at Estero Llano Grande State Park in Weslaco, Texas. These are some of my top shots taken with my Fujifilm XH-1. If you know my work you know I am not a nature photographer but I have…
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Gina Beltran – UTPA Grad – Edinburg, Texas
#TBT I wanted to show off these fun UTPA Grad Session photo shoot I did a while back. Ms. Gina had contracted me for her senior photos and I wanted to shoot them on the UTPA now UTRGV campus using natural light. If you know me, I usually carry around some mad lighting gear, but…
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Mariela Rubio – UT Grad – Austin, Texas – Bee Beautiful Photography
While at The University of Texas at Austin I had the pleasure of photographing a few friends and it became more special when they hired me to photograph their graduation photos. I photographed Mariela a few days before graduation so she could send photos to her mother and family members because they were not going…
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Yanin Sanchez – UT Grad – Austin, Texas – Bee Beautiful Photography
Yanin was a good friend of mine during my run at The University of Texas at Austin. We were both from the Rio Grande Valley so when we met each other in Austin we had a lot in common. She was an amazing student. Get this…she finished her undergrad at UT-Austin in 3 years. That…
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Vanessa Garza – Nikki Rowe Grad – McAllen, Texas – Bee Beautiful Photography
#TBT – Nikki Rowe High School grad Ms. Vanessa Garza is today’s photo blog feature. This is a throwback but still a good set of grad photos because just look at how awesome she came out in them. We shot these at the City of McAllen Veteran’s War Memorial of Texas. I believe Ms. Garza…
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Mikaila Hernandez – UT Grad – Austin, Texas – Bee Beautiful Photography
Being a graduate of such an amazing school like The University of Texas at Austin is an unexplainable feeling. You feel part of something bigger than yourself. Posting these photos reminds me of my time at school and sometimes I really miss it. It was such a great experience and what better to remember your…
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Darkroom Adventures – Austin, Texas
TBT 2010 Back in my college days at The University of Texas at Austin I spent most of my days in the darkroom with my classmates. For those who have shot 35mm film and had to go through the whole process of processing film; you can also vouch that it’s frustrating as hell but extremely rewarding.…
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Nydia Quince Session – Hummingbird Springs – Donna, Texas
One of the most beautiful locations to take portraits at is Hummingbird Springs located in Donna, Texas. We took Nydia’s quince portraits here because she was looking for greenery with a twist of country. We also made another stop at a very special place to her and the family, at her grandfather’s gravesite. He left…
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Arantza Quince Portraits – Mission, Texas – Bee Beautiful Studios
Another great photo session shot on our Fujifilm XT3 and XH1 for this young ladies quince. Shooting with a new camera is always challenging but with the experience I have it’s been fun learning a whole new system and it makes you feel great seeing results like these. We shot these portraits at a private…
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Hailey Trevino – Edinburg, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
Took these beautiful edgy portraits of my friend Hailey mid March in some cool spots downtown Edinburg, Texas. I really have been enjoying my Fujifilm XH1 and this photo shoot really allowed me to explore with it more. I set it up on a bracket mode, but not just any bracket mode. The XT3 and…
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Alyssa Pena – Edinburg, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
TBT 2009 [photos and blog have been re-edited] Yesterday’s [06.10.2009] photoshoot with Alyssa Pena was great. We shot at the abandon[ed] warehouse on North [Highway] 281, one of my favorite places to shoot. We used ambient light, a reflector disc, and [a] speed light. [We were] going for a more natural light shoot with her.…
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Christian Rangel – 35mm Portraits – Edinburg, Texas
Do you ever stumble upon some of your older photography work and you wish you knew were your negatives or RAW files where? This recently happened to me with these two shots. I remember clearly taking these portraits of my friend Christian somewhere between 2008 – 2010 but I can’t seem to find the negatives…
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Tradiciones 2020 – Ballet Folklórico South Texas College
I have seen and photographed quite a few of these Folklórico events for the Ballet Folklórico South Texas College group and every year they keep getting better and better. This year’s was amazing to say the least. I enjoy having the photographer’s perspective at these events because we get to capture the behind the scenes…
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Roslyn Banda – Mother’s Day Portraits – Austin, Texas
Working with Rosyln and her little family has been amazing! A while back we took her engagement photos in Austin, Texas, as well as her maternity photos and now these beautiful mother’s day photos with her handsome son! I wanted to show these off early before mother’s day to let y’all know I will be…
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Harlingen, Texas Adventures in 35mm
These photos were shot with my Canon AE-1 using Kodak Professional Ektar 100 Color Negative Film in Harlingen, Texas. Sara and I explored some of the downtown area testing out our newest Fujifilm XT-3 and playing around with some new film. These are my sharpest shots from the roll.
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