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young women

gerardo garmendia photography — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:32:58 +0000

this post has lots of personal meaning to me since these are all of my girls :) i am one of the youth leaders at my church, and since we have some organizational changes happening this sunday, i will not be with them anymore :( so we decided that for our last activity together, we would have fun doing hair and makeup and taking some fun shots. the girls, as always, were so much fun to hang out with and i will really miss seeing them every wednesday night! you are all truly beautiful…

~angela

sebastian…one week

gerardo garmendia photography — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:19:44 +0000

i LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this photo shoot! bryon and sochi had so many cute ideas for their one week session. the fact that bryon would put his baby in a bird bath was beyond my imagination, but hey, i took total advantage of the creativity of it :) one thing i have found is my profound love for shooting newborns. there is something so sweet and innocent in holding them and drinking in their newness. i never get tired of it. consequently, it is more often me that is shooting our newborn sessions. i have also found that they flow a bit easier when they are shot on location at your home. the little keepsakes that mean so much are easier to get to, and sentimental items that may be too big to move are easily incorporated into the shots. the mother can sit in her favorite rocking chair and relax while i rock the babies to sleep and then mold them into a perfect pose. what could be easier? enjoy the shots, ’cause i sure enjoyed taking them :)

~angela

santi & marin

gerardo garmendia photography — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:18:56 +0000

xochy (marin and santi’s mom) and i have been talking about this shoot for months. since santi is a ballerina, xochy has wanted some pictures of her in her tutu. she wanted something different than traditional studio pics, and since they will eventually be transfered out of mcallen, she also liked the idea if incorporating the city in some shots. and, or course, we had marin be a part of the shoot, and she came up with some really cute ideas :) both girls were super fun to work with, and we always enjoy taking their pictures!

~angela

jessica

gerardo garmendia photography — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:57:42 +0000

gerardo is working on an album concept for latin grammy winner jesse turner. jessica is one of the models he used and gerardo said she rocked the shoot. this is a little preview…more to come…

~angela

sebastian…birth

gerardo garmendia photography — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:24:18 +0000

It’s a BOY!!! sochi and bryon have become dear friends of ours this past year. we were so excited when they comissioned us for the next year to cover all (and we mean all) aspects of their new baby’s life. we got the phone call last saturday at 1:30 a.m. that sochi was being admitted to the hospital, so packed up the gear so we could cover the birth! we are so honored that bryon and sochi trusted us to be the ones to capture these precious moments that only happen once. stay tuned…we’ll be posting a lot more of sebastian in the coming weeks :)

new blog

gerardo garmendia photography — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:25:38 +0000

welcome to the new blog! we are super excited about it and hope that you all enjoy looking through it. a couple of things we love about the new blog…we love that you can click back and forth between our website and blog. it was annoying that on our old blog that wasn’t possible, and we never could figure out how to rectify it. also, comments are automatically displayed below a post, so you don’t have to navigate away from the main page to read them…love it! and, after you post a comment, if you wish to go back to the main page, just click on the home button. since i have become more involved with shooting, you will also be seeing more of my work on the blog as well. lastly, we love how big our pictures are, as well as all the customizable backgrounds, fonts and headers! we will be tweaking it in the next coming weeks, so be sure to stay tuned for more changes :)

~angela

wasiela & victor e-session

gerardo garmendia photography — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:02:40 +0000

we shot wasiela and victor’s e-session at the beach, and it was crazy windy! it made for some fun shots, but i know they were a bit chilly by the end. thanks for toughing it out guys…

p.s. i am loving wasiela’s shoes :)

leah…sweet sixteen

gerardo garmendia photography — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:14:29 +0000

how cute is she? leah totally rocked her sweet sixteen shoot. gerardo had a great time with her at our one of our fave locations…and as a bonus, we got some cool shots at a fun old bus nearby :) we also happened to shoot some bridals at the bus the next day, and they also turned out awesome…we can’t wait to share!

reborn

gerardo garmendia photography — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:34:08 +0000

i’ve been reborn from the ashes, like the phoenix, that’s how i feel. during and after the fire, a lot of miracles have happened in my life, so i decided to see life different. i express myself through photography. enjoying every single step in life has been very important for me… from my family, God and work, every second counts. today we are good, tomorrow we are gone. so real.fun.love is not anymore just three catchy words for my site. they are the soul of my business now. be real always, be you… always have fun, enjoy life… and love, the greatest attribute of them all.

~gerardo

update…

gerardo garmendia photography — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:51:45 +0000

the official report for the cause of the fire was electrical. one of the connections to our laptop overheated. unfortunately that also happened to be the computer that held all of our fianancial records…oh-well. we also recieved word yesterday that we will be out of our home for about a month. we will be completely rebuilding the garage as well as the entryway and laundry room. we will have the house re-painted and new carpet installed. most of our clothing is being specially treated to remove any smoke odor and soot. all of our furniture is being treated to remove any evidence of smoke damage. because the air conditioning was on, the smoke quickly moved through the vents causing the smoke damage throughout the house. however, the fire was well contained in garage, and we were told by the fire department that if we hadn’t had all four doors closed (the entry, the garage, the laundry and living room) the fire would have spread much more quickly and caused a lot more damage. so we count our blessings that was the case since the girls and i were home when the fire started. oddly enough, none of our fire alarms went off. we have five of them throughout the house, but none in the entryway or garage, so those will be added during the rebuilding process.

we cannot thank everyone enough for all of the love and support that we have been shown. we are being well taken care of by the insurance company, but nothing compares to the generosity and care of good friends. thank you amber wilson and danielle zamora for being second mothers to my girls while we have endless meeting with insurance adjusters :) a big thank you to emily chandler as she is recieveing endless phone calls on our behalf and organizing any help/donations. i have recieved many phone calls of encouragement and offers for help…i wish i could return every phone call, text message and email i’ve gotten these past few days…please know that i have recieved them and appreciate everyone’s willingness to help :) we will keep you updated throughout the week!

~angela