Tag: rgv photographer
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Jonathan Lopez – Christian Artist – Ben Briones Studios
Christian Musician Jonathan Lopez is releasing his next album Lugar Secreto. Here are some of the possible photos that might make it to his album and marketing campaign for this album. I am very humbled that you stopped by my photo studio to work with me. Thank you friend and I wish you the best! Click…
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Christopher Echavarria – McAllen High School Grad – Bee Beautiful Studios
Recently, I had the honor of taking Christopher Echavarria’s graduate portraits at my photography studio in Edinburg, Texas. Chris is a McAllen High School senior graduate, a trumpet player, and a member of the four time State Champion McHi Mariachi Oro! What made Chris’s portrait session unique was how he incorporated his personality and style into…
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Maria Dolores Alvarado – Edinburg, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
She’s a local actress, director, dancer, and President of the award winning Latino Theatre Initiative at UTRGV, her name is Maria Dolores Alvarado! I had the privilege of taking Maria’s graduation portraits at my photo studio. Maria recently graduated from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts Theatre.…
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Diego Bazan – Edinburg, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
Only eight years old and this little guy is a rising star with a big voice! Diego Bazan is a vocal student in Sara Yanez Music Studio in Edinburg, Texas. He is passionate about singing Mariachi music and Música Regional. Before his photo shoot, we spoke to his mother and told her to choose two…
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Make-A-Wish RGV – McAllen, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
The importance of giving back is something that is always on my mind. Ava Sandlin, the executive director of Make-A-Wish Rio Grande Valley, reached out to me a about their event on Apr 29, 2017 and we gladly volunteered. This year theme was Evening of Wishes 2017. That night we celebrated a beautiful princess who’s…
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Dandy Heat – Album Art – Ben Briones Studios
Local upcoming band, Dandy Heat, recently came to my photo studio for an album art portrait session. It was fun working with these guys, creating a pretty cool color scheme to match their style! Check out some of my favorite shots from Dandy Heat’s portrait session. New Dandy Heat Album- Sentimental Beast is dropping on August 8, 2017.…
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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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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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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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Melanie Quince Portrait – Alamo, Texas – Ben Briones Studios
#FLASHBACKFRIDAY We photographed Ms. Melanie at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Alamo, Texas back in 2012. I really love this Quinceañera portrait session because of how vibrant and unique her dress was. The color of the dress really popped with with the earthly tones of the Refuge. Five years ago we had a vision…
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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter – Create The Bridge – Ben Briones Studios
A while back my good friend Luis Trevino, owner of Create the Bridge, a local and national marketing agency, asked me to aid him with a project. He was working on a campaign for a local Rio Grande Valley business that “pimps out” Mercedes Benz Sprinters. The customization on these vehicles are beautiful. From detailing to…
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Border Wall – RGV
In 2008 I was contracted by The Texas Observer to photograph some portraits of 2 people being affected by the then new border wall. The two people you see below were challenging the government because they lived on a property in Brownsville, Texas and Granjeno, Texas where the government had plans to build the border wall literally…
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Baby Ybarra in the Making – McAllen, Texas – Bee Beautiful Studios
#TBT It’s always special when a couple who hired you for their wedding rehires you for the next big milestone in their life. I photographed Angie and Eduardo’s Wedding some years back and it was beautiful. Recently they choose to make their maternity announcement through photos and they asked me if I could help them…
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Graduation Celebration | Lora Lee Martinez | My Best Friend
Sometimes I miss my best friend but I know she’s enjoying her new life over in Virgina with her awesome boyfriend Tony aka TheLaoTieGuy! I was going through my blog drafts a few nights ago and I came across this draft and decided to write about this experience. Lora graduated that day with her masters…