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Christmas is almost here and we have a very special opportunity for you to give something very special to the ones on your list.  Beautiful portrait and wedding images make a cherished gift and home to turn any house into a home.  Now through December 23rd receive 20% off any gift certificate order.  Give certificates can be used on portrait sessions, print orders, weddings, you name it!  Weather you know a family that would love a new family portrait, welcoming a new baby into the family, a graduating high school senior, or a bride to be call today and make the holidays picture perfect.

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Introducing Ms. Amelia Romander

Newborn and Infant Portraits by Edward Mendes Photography.  Modesto, CA

It’s always wonderful to have clients like the Romander Family, their wonderful to work with and always have incredibly cute babies.  I love seeing families grow and Rachelle and Ethan just added a new addition to their’s a couple of weeks ago.  I also had the pleasure of photographing their son two years ago and boy how he has grown!  Amilia is a doll and was perfect for the session, sleeping through most of it, exactly what we needed.  We created a number of images including the tender moment pictures I’ve become known for with my newborn work.  We finished the session with a garden themed image that turned out beautifully.

Would you like to view a few images from this session?  Head over to my Facebook page.

If you’d like to schedule your own session please give me a call, 209-541-1815 or visit the website at www.edwardmendes.com for more samples.

Engagement Session – Eric and Sophie

Engagement Photography - Eric and Sophie by Edward Mendes

Engagement Photography - Eric and Sophie by Edward Mendes

Eric and Sophie will be getting married this spring and stopped by for their engagement session a few days ago.  We headed out to one of my favorite local outdoor spots for the session and were greeted by some great light!  I’ve known Eric for a while, he’s one of my brother-in-laws best friends, so getting to hang out and create the images was a lot of fun.  It’s important to feel comfortable with a couple when creating images as it really opens up the session to fun and creative images!

Eric and Sophie were great, cool to hang out with and we even had a chance to work in some guitar images as Eric is a rocker!

Want to see more images from the session?  Check out my Facebook pages, www.facebook.com/edwardmendes (Personal Page) or www.facebook.com/edwardmendesphotography (Business Page)

2012 Senior Erica Orellana – Riverbank High

2012 Senior Erica Orellana - Riverbank High - Edward Mendes Photography

Erica is a senior at Riverbank high, one of the local high schools in my area, and stopped by for her senior portraits last week.  Erica was great to work with, she’s super cool, relaxed and a lot of fun and I think that shows in the images.  In addition Erica is an amazing athlete as she plays soccer and runs both cross country and track.  We were able to create some beautiful images in both the studio and during our outdoor session (check out the amazing light).

Want to see more images from the session?  Check out my Facebook pages, www.facebook.com/edwardmendes (Personal Page) or www.facebook.com/edwardmendesphotography (Business Page)

2012 Senior Ashlyn Caporgno – Beyer High

Modesto Senior Portraits - Ashlyn Beyer High School

Modesto Senior Portraits - Ashlyn Beyer High School

I had a chance to hang out with Ashlyn recently, a senior from Beyer High in nearby Modesto, CA.  We had a great time creating some awesome images and man did we have some AMAZING light!  I want all my outdoor sessions to have the best quality of light possible so I only schedule one a day and this is why.  Light like this can’t be beat.

Want to see more images from the session?  Check out my Facebook pages, www.facebook.com/edwardmendes (Personal Page) or www.facebook.com/edwardmendesphotography (Business Page)

2012 Senior Lenicia (Leni) Lopez – Enoch High

2012 Senior Lenicia Lopez - Enoch High School by Edward Mendes Photography

Leni came on by the studio to update her senior pictures, she’s one of my senior models for 2012 and her original session was a few months ago.  We started in the studio before heading over to Stanislaus State for the outdoor portion of the session.  Leni is always awesome to work with and to top it off she brought her VW Bug for a few images.  I use to love Transformers as a kid so the yellow bug was very cool, the original Bumblebee.

Want to see more images from the session?  Check out my facebook pages, www.facebook.com/edwardmendes (Personal Page) or www.facebook.com/edwardmendesphotography (Business Page)

2012 Senior Laticia Joven – Enoch High

2012 Senior Laticia Joven - Enoch High (Edward Mendes Photography)

I had the pleasure taking Laticia’s senior pictures a few days ago, she and her sister Leni (one of my 2012 senior models) stopped by and we hung out for a while creating some awesome images.  Laticia runs cross country and track for Enoch so we did some sporty pics in the studio before heading out for the outdoor portion of the day.  Laticia’s easy to work with and we had a lot of fun.

Want to see more images from the session?  Check out my facebook pages, www.facebook.com/edwardmendes (Personal Page) or www.facebook.com/edwardmendesphotography (Business Page)

2012 Senior Dalena Anourack – Johansen High

Modesto Senior Portraits - Johansen High - Edward Mendes Photography

Dalena stopped by the studio a few days ago for her senior pics, she was a lot of fun to hangout with and we made a ton of killer images.  Her boyfriend also joined us for a couple of pictures, he shipped out to the Army on Monday, he’s a good guy and I wish him a lot of luck!

Want to see more images from the session?  Check out my facebook pages, www.facebook.com/edwardmendes (Personal Page) or www.facebook.com/edwardmendesphotography (Business Page)

2012 Senior Morgan Mitchell – Johansen High School

2012 Johansen High School Senior Morgan Mitchell. Senior Portraits by Edward Mendes Photography - Modesto, Turlock, Ceres, Oakdale, Ripon, Riverbank, Denair

Morgan is a senior at Johansen High School here in Modesto and stopped by for her senior portrait session a few days ago.  Morgan’s pretty awesome, super cool, easy to work with and totally photogenic, which makes my job a lot easier.  We started with some studio images before heading to one of my favorite local spots for the outdoor pics.  Morgan also cheers but unfortunately we didn’t get to do anything with that, bummer because I had some great ideas, but we got some killer images.

Want to see more images from the session?  Check out my facebook pages, www.facebook.com/edwardmendes (Personal Page) or www.facebook.com/edwardmendesphotography (Business Page)

Adam and Maria Baltzer – Modesto Wedding (Vintage Gardens)

Baltzer Wedding - Edward Mendes Photography - Modesto Wedding Photography
I had the pleasure of photographing Adam and Maria’s wedding back in October (hey, I mentioned in the last post I was behind).  It was a great even, the ceremony was at the beautiful Vintage Gardens while we moved over to Seasons for the reception, both are awesome places for a wedding in the Modesto area.

We were lucky and received some nice overcast skies for much of the day which allowed us to work with the guys before the wedding.  By the time the ceremony started the sun came out and gave us perfect light for the formals.

Everyone was wonderful, Adam, Maria, their friends and family all were great and made us fill right and home.  Sarah and I really enjoyed ourselves and I think it shows in the images.