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Leon Contreras Photography

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10/29/2026

Focus on the screen, melt everything else. At f/5.6 the cables up front turn into soft dots of red, orange, green, and blue, and the small image on the monitor becomes the subject. Sometimes the story is the detail.

10/29/2026

A dark frame, a gold Aggie Ring, my Aggie ring, and a soft foreground. The 85mm at f/5.6 gave me a slice of focus on the ring and let the rest fall away into shadow. A small detail shot is often the one people remember.

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10/29/2026

Side profile, matching coats, and a bench that runs diagonally through the frame to pull you across the image. I let the Profoto light skew cool so the crimson stays rich without going muddy.

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10/29/2026

Crimson lab coat, blue-white light. Opposite colors on the wheel, so the figure pops without any retouching. The glass bottle in the foreground adds depth and leads the eye in.

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10/29/2026

The robot is sharp and the person is soft. I wanted the machine to read first, then let the eye drift to the human holding the sample. Shallow depth of field at 85mm made that call for me.

Photographers: do you focus on the subject or the story? Tell me below.

10/29/2026

Shot through the gap between two instruments. The gear in the foreground becomes the frame, and the warm glow on his face is the only light I wanted in the scene. Orange against the cool blues around it does the work.

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10/07/2026

Tori’s mom Theresa dancing with her brand-new son-in-law, Daniel, at Tori’s and Daniel’s wedding.

Look at that smile. She’s laughing so hard her eyes are closed, and he’s right there holding her hands. That’s a woman who just watched her daughter marry someone she was happy to welcome into the family.

I’m so grateful I was there to capture this. To Tori, Daniel, Eric, and everyone who loved her: may this joy be one of the things that carries you through the hard days. Holding your family close.

10/07/2026

This is moment as she watching her husband see their daughter for the first time on Tori’s wedding day.

Hand over her mouth, phone still in her other hand, completely caught up in the moment. She was just feeling it, and I’m so glad I was there to catch it.

Moments like this are why I do this work. A mother’s love, written all over her face.

To Tori, her dad and everyone who loved her: that love hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s in the people she held close, and it’s in photos like this one. Holding your whole family in my thoughts.

10/07/2026

Today we’re remembering Victoria Peña mom.

I had the honor of photographing Tori and Daniel’s wedding, and her mom was part of so many of the moments I’ll never forget. Trying not to capture her in tears or too emotional was the goal. May she rest in peace and forever be seen through the amazing children she raised on this earth.

Sending love to the whole family. I’m grateful I got to be there.

05/24/2026

A moment of inconvenience gives you the most beautiful moments after.

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