Dog Day Afternoon - Harlingen Pet Photographer

I took this great image of Ace yesterday. I had some free time in my schedule so I took the opportunity to play with my two corgis, Ace and Amelia. I was able to take some nice photos of both of them while we played, but this was my absolute favorite.

I was also reminded how short our pets lives are yesterday. A good friend of ours had to put his dog, Woody, down after it suffered several seizures over the weekend. I took this sad occasion as a reminder to spend a little quality time with my pets and to take some new photos of each of them.

So spend a little extra time with your pets today. And as always, I am available to photograph your family pet(s) if you are interested. Feel free to give me a call to find out more information about my pet sessions.

Has it really been that long?

I have been meaning to make some posts on this blog for a while now, but somehow I would get side tracked and focus on something else. Well here I am and I see that I haven't posted since April! I didn't think it had been that long. Oh well, I will try to do better in the future (no promises though)!

I did a maternity shoot this past weekend that I really enjoyed. You may remember Hunter Longoria's Easter shoot from a few posts back. Well Hunter is getting a sister soon and I was chosen to take his Mom's maternity photos. This was my first time taking maternity photos, and I learned a lot doing so. Christina is a beautiful mommy and mommy to be so it made my job a lot easier.

Here are a few of my favorites from the session:

Spring in Fredericksburg

Last weekend we headed up to Fredericksburg, TX, for a little R&R.  We enjoy this little hill country town.  My brother and his family decided to make the drive over from Austin and meet us for lunch on Saturday.  We took that opportunity to take a few pictures of his crew at the Wildseed Farm.  We dodged a few rain showers, but in the end we were able to get some really nice images.  I don't get the chance to do photo shoots in wildflowers very often so I really enjoyed getting the opportunity.  Perhaps I'll have to think about offering a spring wildflower location shoot next year if there is enough interest.  Here are a few shots from Fredericksburg:

Sweet LIttle Alice

This past Sunday we had the pleasure of photographing sweet little Alice for Easter Portraits.  Alice is 15 months old and is full of energy.  She is quite the little model and she just loved being in front of the camera.  Alice kept us hopping and we ended up with some great images.  Here are a few of my favorites from the session:

Busy Saturday

We had a busy Saturday at James Prechel Photography.  First we had baby Marlee and her Mom Sarah in for Easter portraits in our morning session.  Marlee was an absolute joy to photograph and is definitely one of the happiest babies around.  The session turned into an extended session because Marlee was enjoying herself so much.  This is why we try not to schedule back to back sessions.  We look forward to seeing Marlee again very soon.

We had Hunter and his Mom Christina come by Saturday afternoon for Easter portraits.  Hunter had a rough day.  He already spent the morning taking soccer pictures and he was ready to go down to the beach and catch some fish. (I totally understand, Hunter.  I've been so busy lately I haven't been able to go fishing either).  Our regular session turned into a short session because Hunter just had enough.  Sometimes it is better to end a session early and even reschedule if necessary, rather than to try to force a child into doing something he doesn't want to do.  We still got some great shots and we hope to see Hunter again soon for a fishing report and/or more pictures. :)

Saturday Easter Portraits

This past Saturday I had the pleasure of taking Easter portraits for one of my best clients.  We had a great time and we got some really great shots.  Here are a few of my favorites:

Saturday Tennis Shoot

Here is a quick video I put together of some of the photos I took at a Tennis tournament this past Saturday. It was my first time taking tennis shots, and I had a great time doing it. Congratulations to my main subject, Kate Holder, for finishing in 2nd place!