Tag: McAllen
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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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Dan Johnson – Author Headshots – McAllen, Texas
Don Johnson is a local McAllen Christian Author. Mr. Johnson was debuting his newly published book and needed some head shots to include in the book and for his book release event. Here are some of the head shots I really liked and wanted to share with you! If you are a writer or author…
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Photography Lessons with Sara Yanez – McAllen Convention Center
Understanding exposure is important when learning photography. A few weekends ago Sara and I went to the McAllen Convention Center so that she could practice photography. So that the lessons could be as accurate as possible we had the same camera setup; Canon 60D with the Canon EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens. We also used a…
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Dr. Sofia Villarreal – South Padre Island – Bee Beautiful Studios
Dr. Sofia Villarreal is writing her very first book and wanted some beautiful beach photos for her book cover. We chose two locations; the bayside and the jetties. These locations gave us both different looks but similar in tone because of the beautiful sunset. Here are some of our favorite photos from this South Padre…
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Modern jiu-jitsu Grand Opening – McAllen, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
A few weekends ago we photographed the Grand Opening of Modern jiu-jitsu, an elite jiu-jitsu training gym located in the heart of McAllen, Texas. We have worked with them before covering a special event they had at their first location so it was an honor to get to document another milestone for them. One of our…
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HHD to SSD to HHD – Ben Briones Studios
ADVICE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS In 2016 I had a major hard drive failure with a 1TB Seagate and a 4TB Lacie, which were both regular Hard Drives. I lost client wedding photos but months later was able to recover them! After that incident I went from HHDs to SSDs because they are much more reliable, faster…
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Susana Sanchez Grad Session – The University of Texas at Austin – Bee Beautiful Studios
#FLASHBACKFRIDAY Beautiful. Bold. Intelligent. Studious. Adventurous. Strong. These are all nouns to describe Ms. Susan Sanchez, a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. I met Susy while attending UT through a mutual friend. She and I became friends and kept in touch and when it was time to celebrate the achievement of completing not…
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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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Batch 25 – McAllen, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
#TBT A while back I photographed these lovely girls who were running a fashion blog titled Batch 25. We took them down main street in McAllen and used some of the hidden gems in the surrounding areas. These fashionistas, who happened to be best friends, enjoyed their photo shoot and used the images for personal…
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Beka Rios Headshots – Edinburg, Texas – Bee Beautiful Studios
#FLASHBACKFRIDAY Three years ago I reunited with one of my great friends from middle school and high school, Ms Becca Rios! Becca holds the legacy of being our generations skater girl. That’s actually how we met at B.L. Middle School. She was the new kid, who by the looks of it was into skateboarding, and I at…
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Andrea Almaguer – Mcallen, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
One day, after work, Andrea approached me when I was leaving work. She asked if I could take some photos of her because she was running for Student Governemnt Association President. Well guess what? She actually won and I’m very proud of her and happy I was a small part of that achievemt. This is…
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Fashion Re-purposed: For Thrifts-sake – McAllen, Tx – Ben Briones Studios
Fashion Repurposed for Thrifts sake, a Creative Call to Action event, was hosted by Victoria Lopez and Mark Hanna in support of Mujeres Unidas at the McAllen Creative museum. Victoria Lopez is an Author/Poet & Founder of CC2A and Mark Hanna, Business Consultant/Motivational Speaker. Creative Call to Action is a RGV based organization that helps young talented artists…
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Amanda Victoria Gonzalez – ENHS Grad – Mcallen, Texas
A true #throwbackthursday post right here! In 2011 I was still attending The University of Texas at Austin finishing up my degree but that didn’t stop me from driving down to the Rio Grande Valley to serve my clients. Amanda and I went to school together at Edinburg North High School and when she asked…
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Matthew Baptismal – Edinburg, Texas -Bee Beautiful Studios
Photographing children is not my speciality but I can and will, especially when it comes to to my longterm clients like the Wheats. This photoshoot was on familiar grounds and with familiar faces so it was special. A few years back I photographed a wedding in the same house that I photographed baby Matthew. Elvia Susana Prieto-Wheat,…
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Brianna Sofia Alanis – Mission, Texas – Bee Beautiful Studios
Brianna looked beautiful in her red gown and the location we photographed her at was just as stunning. Today this young lady is presented a woman by her parents and close family. Life is beautiful when you are young and this young lady depicts just that. I present you some of my favorite shots from…