My name is Jose Mena, and along with Jessenia Gonzalez, I co-own La Vie Studios. My photography is about celebrating life, and all the feelings that come along for the ride. No forced poses, no fake smiles, just real moments shared with real people. That's my mantra.
There's something inexplicably satisfying about photographing a wedding day as a creative documentary. A documentary that tells a story with all the laughter, tears, and tenderness unique to the wedding. Every photo is taken with a purpose: to evoke emotion. I love to frame, and compose photos using the context of a scene, and shooting through elements to isolate moments. But some of my favorite images are derived from moments that require nothing but the subject's presence.
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There's something inexplicably satisfying about photographing a wedding day as a creative documentary. A documentary that tells a story with all the laughter, tears, and tenderness unique to the wedding. Every photo is taken with a purpose: to evoke emotion. I love to frame, and compose photos using the context of a scene, and shooting through elements to isolate moments. But some of my favorite images are derived from moments that require nothing but the subject's presence.
