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Local Talent Spotlight – Graphic Designer | Photographer – Maripili Menchaca
Local Graphic Designer, Social Media Strategist, Photographer and creative Calligrapher, Maripili Menchaca was my go to person for this special project. When my client asked if I could provide photos from our Quinceañera session to create ninety plus unique party favors on 3-inch round wood pieces for their actual event to give away to their…
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Jeannette Garcia – Musician Portraits – Edinburg, Texas
If you haven’t heard of Jeannette Garcia you truly need to! She is a beautiful singer and musician out of Edinburg, Texas. Today she shared that one of her favorite artist Russ liked and retweeted her acoustic cover of his song Ride Slow. Jeanette stopped by my photo studio in Edinburg to take some fun…
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Glory Iris Baptismal Family Photos | Estero Llano Grande State Park | Weslaco, Texas
Last Sunday I shot some early morning beautiful family photos of the Barnes Family but the star of the photo shoot was Miss Glory Iris Barnes. Later that Sunday morning she was going to get baptized and the family wanted to celebrate with pictures before the ceremony. We did this photo shoot at Estero Llano Grande State…
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Corina and Friends – Prom Photo Session – McAllen, Texas
This Saturday we had a really fun time photographing these beautiful and classy young people before their prom! If I could sum up the overall experience of this session with four words, they would be: laughter, style, boldness, and friendship. This group of friends looked amazing and really rocked their personalities into their photo shoot!…
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Alexandra Eguia – Prom Photo Session – McAllen Texas
This past weekend I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful young lady before her prom! Alexandra looked stunning in her pink prom gown. We took the photos at her home where she felt most comfortable! Alexandra did amazing. She told Loudres and I that she loved taking photos and that she too was interested in…
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Karla Ramirez & Saul Martinez – Prom 2017 – McAllen Convention Center
This weekend we photographed Karla and Saul before they headed out to their prom! Karla looked lovely in her beautiful floral prom dress and Saul looked extremely dapper in his blue suit. The couple took their pre-prom photos at the McAllen Convention Center. Their outfits worked well with the beautiful setting of the location. I…
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Brianna & RJ PROM – Edinburg, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
Brianna and RJ looked fresh on the evening of their high school prom. Brianna wore a beautiful black two piece prom dress and Mr RJ looked sharp in his all black tux. I photographed the couple at this beautiful location where I actually once took Brianna’s quince photos. The photo shoot was quick but fun.…
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Desiree Chavez – TAMUCC Grad – Corpus Christi Texas
A few weeks back my assistant and I traveled to Corpus Christi to photograph this beautiful soul. Desiree is graduating from Texas A&M University–Corpus Christ and we took these photos to celebrate this huge milestone in her life. Ms. Chavez is originally from Mission, Texas but decided to go to school by the bay. I…
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Karissa’s Quince Session – Mcallen Convention Center – Mcallen Texas
Today we are joining this beautiful young lady in celebrating her fifteen birthday! Congratulations Karissa! Thank you for trusting us to capture these beautiful portraits of you to document this special milestone in your life. Sara and I had a lot of fun hanging out with you at the McAllen Convention Center and taking these great…
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Inspire Others Through Your Career!
I was photographing a career day a while back at the South Texas College Mid-Valley Campus in Weslaco, Texas, when some students came up to me to ask if their was a booth to find out more on how to become a professional photographer. HOW AWESOME IS THAT? Although everyone and their mother can become…
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Rachelle Galindo – Alice in Wonderland Quince – Ben Briones Studios
#FLASHBACKFRIDAY This has to be one of the most creative and fun quince photo shoots I’ve done in my career. When my colleague Galindo came to me for photography services for his daughter’s quince he warned me it would be different. I shrugged it off but little did I know what I was getting myself…
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Natalie – Artist In The Making – Edinburg, Texas
Nat and I have been friends since 2003 when we both attended Edinburg North High School. Since I’ve known her I knew she could sing but it was until recently when I rediscovered her talent because she began posting and sharing her music on Facebook. Nat’s music is inspired by her faith and has a…
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Hatch Family Session – Hidalgo Pump House – Hidalgo, Texas
I’m sad to start this story by saying they were missing one. The Hatch Family is actually a team of five but one of their son’s was not feeling to well and didn’t participate in this shoot. I promised them I would retake their session if they were ever back in the valley. They had…
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Entrepreneur Rant
I always see a lot of people post about their “grind” or their “hustle” but their behavior doesn’t reflect that…they are just bullshitting. For those who know me, know my work ethic, and for those who don’t–maybe in their eyes I’m just a bullshitter too. I know how hard I work and my day-to-day reflects…
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