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Modesto Wedding Photographer

Modesto Wedding Photographer

Being a wedding photographer allows me to see a lot of happy couples enjoying the what may be the happiest day of their lives.  With Ricardo and Zoraida however I have the feeling that their wedding was only the start of what will be a life long love story.  Zoraida and Ricardo were married in front of their friends and family in a beautiful church ceremony at St. Stanislaus before enjoying their reception at The Century, a wonderful venue in Modesto, CA.  It was a perfect day made all the more so by the tremendous outpouring of love by friends and family for the couple and it’s easy to see why.  Zoraida and Ricardo are a wonderful couple filled with smiles and tenderness for each other and I’m honored to have had the opportunity to capture the memories of their wedding day.

Congratulations Zoraida and Ricardo!!!

Happily Ever After…Zoraida + Ricardo by edwardmendesphotography

A thank you to all the wonderful vendors…

David Silva (My wonderful 2nd shooter)
The Century (Venue | Also checkout their Facebook page)
St. Stanislaus Church (Ceremony)
Las Delicias (Catering)
Christian Alvarez (Make-up Artist)

A few images from the day…

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Ricardo and Zoraida by Edward Mendes

Are you or someone you know getting married soon?  Give me a call, (209) 541-1815 or email me.  I’d love to meet with you for a consultation and have the opportunity to capture the memories of your wedding day. Modesto wedding photographer.

Wedding Photography and Engagement Portraits. Senior Pictures, Family Portraits, Newborn Portraits, Children. Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale.The art of Your story!

Filled Under : Fall , The Century , Weddings

Modesto senior photographer

Enochs High | Modesto Senior Portraits

It’s senior portrait season for the class of 2016 and for a Modesto senior photographer like myself that means getting to work with some great clients.  Speaking of which Courtney came by recently for her senior session.  We headed out to one of my more popular locations and were greeted by some amazing light.  I had a great time working with Courtney and her mom Peggy while creating some stellar images, here’s a few of my favorites from her outdoor session.

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Are you graduating or know someone who is and are looking for more than your typical boring senior pictures?  Then you’ve come to the right place.  Give me a call today 209.541.1815 or send an email to schedule your senior consultation. Modesto Senior Photographer

Wedding Photography and Engagement Portraits. Senior Pictures, Family Portraits, Newborn Portraits, Children. Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale.The art of Your story!

Filled Under : Class of 2016 , Enoch High , Fall , Knights Ferry , Locations , Outdoor , Seniors

Modesto Wedding Photography

Modesto Wedding Photography by Edward Mendes Photography

Amanda and Justin were married a few weeks ago in a beautiful outdoor ceremony in Hilmar, California and I was lucky enough to be there capturing all the memories of their amazing day.  Amanda and Justin are a wonderful couple and their wedding was a perfect reflection of their relationship, fun, loving and respectful.  Which is also a perfect description of their friends and family.  It was a pleasure getting to meet everyone and be a part of their big day.  Congratulation, Amanda and Justin!

Want to check out all of the images from Amanda and Justin’s wedding?  Just click here.

Happily Ever After…Amanda+Justin by edwardmendesphotography

Are you or someone you know getting married soon?  Give me a call, (209) 541-1815 or email me.  I’d love to meet with you for a consultation and have the opportunity to capture the memories of your wedding day. Modesto wedding photographer.

Wedding Photography and Engagement Portraits. Senior Pictures, Family Portraits, Newborn Portraits, Children. Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale.
The art of Your story!

Filled Under : Summer , Weddings

Modesto senior photography

Modesto Senior Photography

Jessica will be graduating from Grace Davis High in nearby Modesto this June and came by the studio for her senior pictures just before Christmas.  In addition is being a lovely young lady, Jessica is also a very talented soccer player, something we made sure to incorporate into her session.  Jessica wanted to do something outdoors so we headed to the foothills for the beautiful views and stunning light…neither of which disappointed.  Here are a few images from Jessica’s senior portrait session, enjoy!

Are you graduating or know someone who is and are looking for more than your typical boring senior pictures?  Then you’ve come to the right place.  Give me a call today 209.541.1815 or send an email to schedule your senior consultation. Modesto Senior Photography.

Wedding Photography and Engagement Portraits. Senior Pictures, Family Portraits, Newborn Portraits, Children. Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale.The art of Your story!

Filled Under : Class of 2015 , Davis High , Knights Ferry , Locations , Outdoor , Seniors

Modesto senior photography

Modesto senior photography

Senior portraits here in the Modesto area has been in full swing for a while and Xavier came in for his a few weeks ago.  We started inside making some great studio images before heading downtown for the outdoor images.  Downtown Modesto with it’s cool alleyways, colorful walls, staircases and more make for awesome image…if you know where to look.  Luckily I know all the great spots.  It’s also a nice alternative to the big beautiful landscape locations I’m known for.  Xavier is a wonderful guy, cool to hang out with and did a great job during the session.  He’ll be graduating this June and moving on to great things in college.  Here are a few images from Xavier’s session.

Are you graduating or know someone who is and are looking for more than your typical boring senior pictures?  Then you’ve come to the right place.  Give me a call today 209.541.1815 or send an email to schedule your senior consultation. Modesto Senior Portraits.

Wedding Photography and Engagement Portraits. Senior Pictures, Family Portraits, Newborn Portraits, Children. Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale.The art of Your story!

Filled Under : Class of 2015 , Downtown , Enoch High , Fall , Locations , Modesto , Outdoor , Seniors , Studio

Modesto Senior Pictures

Modesto Senior Pictures

I had the pleasure of taking Julia’s senior portraits the other day.  Julia is a senior at Enoch High School and will be graduating this coming June.  Julia’s mom and younger sister joined her for the session and they couldn’t have been nicer to hang out with for the afternoon.  Julia is a natural in front of the camera and it really shows in the images from the session.  We started in the studio and ended the session at one of my favorite outdoor locations where we were greeted with an absolutely stunning sunset and with beautiful warm colors that bathed the entire area in perfect light.  I’ve become known for my images from certain outdoor locations so I like to change things up occasionally in order to continue to offer something new to my clients and keep things fresh for me as well.  While Julia and I were walking the area we discovered a couple new locations with beautiful background vistas and took full advantage of them.  I’ll certainly be adding these to my shot list for future sessions.  It was a wonderful session with Julia and we created a number of beautiful images perfect for wall portraits, here’s a few images from the day.

 

 

Are you graduating or know someone who is and are looking for more than your typical boring senior pictures?  Then you’ve come to the right place.  Give me a call today 209.541.1815 or send an email to schedule your senior consultation. Modesto Senior Portraits.

Wedding Photography and Engagement Portraits. Senior Pictures, Family Portraits, Newborn Portraits, Children. Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale.
The art of Your story!

 

Filled Under : Class of 2015 , Enoch High , Knights Ferry , Locations , Portraits , Seniors , Studio , Summer

Alexee Curtis – Enoch High 2015 – Modesto Senior Portraits

Modesto Senior Portraits - Enoch High Class of 2015

Alexee is a senior at Enoch high right next door in Modesto and stopped by the other day for her senior portraits.  Alexee is a pretty awesome young woman and loves to sew, so we of course couldn’t miss the chance to work that into her session.  She brought by her sewing machine and a beautiful quilt she made to be featured in a couple images.  Luckily I had a few tailor/seamstress related items laying around that worked perfectly for the picture.  I really like the resulting images and some of the nice details we added if you look closely.  After our indoor session we headed outside where we were treated to some absolutely beautiful, warm light that highlighted the natural beauty of our location.  It was a wonderful afternoon.  Here are a few images from Alexee’s session, enjoy and thanks for checking them out.

Are you graduating or know someone who is and are looking for more than your typical boring senior pictures?  Then you’ve come to the right place.  Give me a call today 209.541.1815 or send an email to schedule your senior consultation. Modesto Senior Portraits.

Wedding Photography and Engagement Portraits. Senior Pictures, Family Portraits, Newborn Portraits, Children. Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale.
The art of Your story!

Filled Under : Class of 2015 , Enoch High , Indoor , Knights Ferry , Season , Seniors , Summer

Austin Trickey – Beyer High 2015 – Modesto Senior Portraits

Modesto Senior Portraits

Austin’s a pretty awesome guy, of course he’s also my cousin so I may be a bit bias.  He’s smart (you should hear the list of schools he’s applying to), he played water polo, has a cool car…I mean come on, mother’s lock up your daughters, right?  Anyway,  Austin wanted to go out-of-town for his senior portraits so we headed to San Fransisco for a day in the city and a chance to do something a bit different than what everyone else is doing.  We started along the Embarcadero where we found some awesome tagged walls before moving on to a few of my other favorite SF portrait locations before ending the day at the ruins of the Sutro Baths and then some tacos at a nearby taqueria.  It was a great session and an awesome day!  Want to check out some of the images from Austin’s session?  Here you go…

 

Are you graduating or know someone who is and are looking for more than your typical boring senior pictures?  Then you’ve come to the right place.  Give me a call today 209.541.1815 or send an email to schedule your senior consultation. Modesto Senior Portraits.

Wedding Photography and Engagement Portraits. Senior Pictures, Family Portraits, Newborn Portraits, Children. Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale.
The art of Your story!

 

Filled Under : Beyer high , Class of 2015 , Portraits , San Francisco , Seniors , Studio , Uncategorized

Cessalee Vance – Enoch High School Class of 2014 – Senior Pictures

Enoch High - Modesto Senior Portraits by Edward Mendes

The lovely Cessalee will be graduating from Enoch High in Modesto next year (class of 2014) and came by last week for her senior pictures. Cessalee’s wonderful to work with, a lot of fun to hang around with and even photographs nicely too, the whole package.

We started the session in the studio before heading off for the outdoor images in one of my favorite foothill spots, I’m practically living out there right now.  As you’ll be able to see by the pictures below we had some killer clouds and took full advantage of them during the session.  The big sky isn’t something you see in many portraits but I love to utilize a dramatic sky whenever I have the opportunity.  Really, how awesome would a few of those images look as large wall portraits? There’s a statement piece if I’ve ever seen one.  Enough with the talking, here’s a few samples from the session.

 

Are you graduating or know someone who is and are looking for more than your typical boring senior pictures?  Then you’ve come to the right place.  Give me a call today 209.541.1815 or send an email to schedule your senior consultation.

Wedding Photography and Engagement Portraits. Senior Pictures, Family Portraits, Newborn Portraits, Children. Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale.
The art of Your story!

 

Filled Under : Class of 2014 , Enoch High , Indoor , Knights Ferry , Locations , Outdoor , Portraits , Seniors

Mr. and Mrs. {Almost} Session – Engagement Portraits with Christian and Christine

Modesto Engagement Portrait Session - Christian and Christine Smith

Meet Christian and Christine, one of my newer couples who will be getting married just after the new year.  Both go to school out-of-state so this summer is a busy one as Christine is finishing up as much wedding planning as possible before she has to leave again for school.  Christian is in the middle of a summer internship in Texas and headed to California for the July 4th holiday, a short family vacation and as it turns out their engagement portraits too.  The engagement session is usually my first opportunity to work with my couples but in this instance it was also my first chance to meet Christian as well.

We headed out to one of my favorite “local” spots in the greater Modesto area as the location seemed to fit their wedding theme and Christine’s vision perfectly.  Both Christine and Christian were wonderful to work with and fun to hang out with during their engagement portraits.  They have a very natural and comfortable way about about them in front of the camera, always a big plus.  We had some great light and made good use of it.  The images from the session turned out wonderfully and I’m looking forward to their wedding in January.

Here’s a few more of Christian and Christine’s engagement portraits.

Wedding Photography and Engagement Portraits. Senior Pictures, Family Portraits, Newborn Portraits, Children. Modesto, Turlock, Oakdale.
The art of Your story!

Are you getting married soon and looking for someone to create the memories of your day?  Engagement portraits are fun and more importantly allows you to work with your photographer before your big day.  In addition, all those amazing images we create are ideal for Save the Dates, Invitations, Custom Signing Books, Display prints and more.   Check out some of our awesome images at www.edwardmendes.com or give me a call, (209) 541-1815 or drop me an email to ask questions or schedule your consultation.

Filled Under : Engagement , Engagement , Knights Ferry , Locations , Outdoor , Portraits , Weddings

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