Tag: ben briones
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Xiomara B-Day Session – Edinburg, Texas – Bee Beautiful Studios
We recently did a photo shoot with a local photographer for her 27th birthday. Things didn’t quite as planned but we made it work. She had a 27 gold balloons and sadly when we were posing her for the first couple of shots the #2 flew away. Heart broken about the loss of her balloon,…
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Dandy Heat – Yerberia Cultura – McAllen, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
TBT In the summer I took some photos of my friends band performing at Yerberia Cultura in McAllen, Texas. Osmar and Joseph, the guitarist and bassist, are coworkers of mine at South Texas College. They didn’t hire me to photograph this show but I thought it would be nice to get them some great live…
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Make-A-Wish for Austin – Pharr, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
A while back I was asked by our local Make-A-Wish if I could volunteer my services for a quince event and still to date I still gladly volunteer my services for any special events they have for the special people they get to grand a wish to. Here is one of the latest event I…
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Eat, Live, and Breath Photography
EAT For those who have been a career photographer for three years or more can probably relate. When on a gig or assignment you literally eat on your drive to the next gig, while editing photos at a coffee shop or in your office and sometimes your clients feed you too. If you are like…
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Ayotzinapa U.S. College Tour Press Conference at South Texas College – McAllen, Texas
Felipe de la Cruz Sandoval, father of missing or slain Mexican student visits South Texas College to talk about their initiative to find their children. Very interesting but hard to photograph. Here are some shots from this event.
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Pelican Cases = Successful Photographer
My Pelican 1510 loaded and ready for work. I’ve been using Pelican Products since 2011 and the products have been part of my success as a professional photographer. I bought my first Pelican Case on Sunday, May 22, 2011 from B & H Photo and Video. I proudly purchased the Pelican 1654 Waterproof 1650 Case with padding…
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UTPA Baseball Team vs Illinois University Baseball Team – 2009
Back in my UTPA days I photographed sports, specifically baseball. I would use a 400mm lens, which weighed chingos and I had to drag it around in a rolling case, but it was fun and a great learning experience. I recently found these shots in one of my old hard drives and thought it would…
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Chinese New Year – Austin, Texas – Ben Briones Photography
I recently found some of my old 35mm film work and it looks like I photographed a Chinese New Year event in Austin, Texas. Here are my favorite shots from this event.
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Cristina Quince Party – La Lomita Park Venue – Ben Briones Studios
A while back we were hired to photograph this special quince event for Cristina. She had her event at the famous La Lomita Park in McAllen, Texas. The family really made us feel at home and we really enjoyed photographing this event. Here are my favorite shots from this event. Photo Credit: Sara Yanez, Ben…
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Silicon Valle Event – Infusions Eats & Drinks – Ben Briones Studios
Sometimes I photograph social events and you should too. It’s quick, fun and easy money and you get to network with new people who can become potential clients. Check out these fun social shots from an event I shot at Infusions Eats & Drinks located in the arts district of McAllen, Texas.
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The importance of Pre-production for a high profile portrait!
A week ago at work (South Texas College) I was assigned to photograph the college president. The school president’s schedule is always very tight. I got lucky that she was already going to be taking photos with The Monitor Newspaper in the morning so I was able to piggy-back on that. She was scheduled to…
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Dimitra Hernandez – Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Daylight Test – McAllen, Texas
A few months back I tested the eVOLV 200 in straight 12:00pm daylight with and without a diffuser to see if it can be used during high-noon and these are the results from that product test photo shoot. Special thanks to my coworker and friend Dimitra for modeling for this product test. I have also…
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Studio Head – Ben Briones Studios
A few months ago I tested the Flashpoint eVOLV 200 outdoor with these two cool kids and I loved how the photos came out. I have been recently looking for a smaller powerful light for my photography and the Flashpoint eVOLV 200 / Godox AD200 is a competitor for my money. Yes, I am probably like a…
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Photography Lesson with Edna – McAllen, Texas
Photography Lesson: Composition A while back I met up with my good friend Edna, who is an amazing photographer, to do a photography lesson on composition. To be honest I don’t know why she does lessons with me because her work is amazing already but I’ll take any moment to teach anyone who’s passionate about…
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Alicia Quince Portraits – International Museum of Art & Science – Bee Beautiful Studios
There was once upon a time were I shot a quince photo shoot at the International Museum of Art & Science in McAllen, Texas. I am not too sure if they allow photo session to happen at the Museum anymore but at least I got to say I did it. The photo shoot was short…