Senior Prom

Wow! I had so much fun seeing some of my seniors again at prom in their formals and getting to shoot them one last time! Can you recognize them?

{lacy}

{jacynda}

who also was in the prom court!

{katie} in her gorgeous dress that I just HAD to take pictures of both front...

and back!

and dear Andrea and Blake who we love so much!

You are the best....

One of the reasons I am a photographer is because I love trying to capture the essence of "You". You are truly amazing and inspiring, and it is always so gratifying and fun getting to know you. Sharing the "Rafter T Photography experience is always an adventure!

Today, I received a random call from someone that had received a customer's wedding announcement in the mail. They were just calling to let me know how beautiful it was and that they had seen a lot of wedding announcements, but nothing that even came close to the quality of this one! {wish I could post it for you, but they kindly requested to keep it private} Ahhh... I always really appreciate those calls!

And then... this came in the mail!

One of my announcements with the sweetest "Thank You" note letting me know how awesome & pretty their pictures were and how much they loved taking them with me! So sweet, it really touched my heart, and again reminded me why I love what I do. Thank YOU!

Columbia HS Graduation!

In honor of Devin's graduation, I wanted to post some of her favorite announcements!
"Full Year"
"Memories in Color"

"Memories in Black & White"

For the inside top, which is often left blank in folded announcements, I wanted to highlight some of her achievements. I had this idea, which everyone LOVES....!

I love it when I have a **brilliant** idea!
Now, which is YOUR favorite announcement front?
CONGRATULATIONS DEVIN! You are amazing!

Grad Announcement Time!

Have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE creating announcements?
I personally design each and every announcement from scratch, hand-selecting the colors and fonts to match the image(s). Everything is custom created, and no two are ever the same.
Lacy's Announcements:
{Front}

{Back}

Press Printed on Pearl Metallic Cardstock. 5"x7" Flat, double-sided.
This was another, totally different option I called PINK!

Sneak Peek: Krissy!

Meet Krissy, a senior at Melba High School! I just LOVE this beautiful shot of Krissy--it is my favorite from the session!
I didn't know it prior to the session, but Krissy loves horses! When I found out, I just HAD to try to get some shots of Krissy with a horse--and she loves white horses! I think getting this shot was a dream come true for both of us--an unexpected surprise for Krissy, and I was thrilled to get something I like so much because the horses were were not exactly being the most cooperative!

Krissy was such a supermodel! During her session it was not only cold--it was windy too--but she was such a good sport and did awesome! It took quite awhile to warm back up after being outside in the cold in short-sleeves for so long!

I really like the fly-away hair in this one though, so the weather did work in our favor from time-to-time!

I wanted to do something special with this one that I have been loving the look of lately. I call it porcelain skin. Isn't it great?


Speaking of special, Senior portraits are such a special thing! You only get them once in your entire life at such a special time--in preparation for graduation from high school and as you prepare to embark on a whole new journey and phase of life! I always feel so lucky whenever I have a senior session, and I love capturing the personality of each individual senior at this time in their lives to create something that will last FOREVER. Whether you are thirty-something or long gone gray, your senior pictures will always represent how you FEEL on the inside, even after your outer appearance has changed, and your future posterity will be able to treasue the images long after you are gone.


Krissy, thanks for letting me share something SO special with you. I really enjoyed meeting you and had such a wonderful time taking your pictures! They look GREAT and I can't wait for you to see the rest!

Meet Katie!

This brunette beauty is Katie, a

senior at Melba High School.

I am still in shock over this one! You see, Katie's oldest sister Crystal was one of my very first senior sessions back in the days of film when most of my photography was sports/action and I was doing a TON of whitewater rafting! Did you know that is where the name Rafter T Photography came from? Well, here we are with miss Katie, the youngest in her family and I have done senior pictures for all of her siblings!

This one makes me smile!

As an artist, I am constantly changing, devloping and discovering what I like and want to achieve with my art, but one thing about it has never changed--I LOVE capturing the most genuine of smiles, laughter, and huge cheese-eating grins. Such shots aren't exactly the thing most seniors want their portraits of, but my personal favorite pictures are always those nose-scruching, eyes-squinting, all teeth-showing, head-tossed back, happy eyes twinkling shots. Whether you think they are the best likeness or not, I always think they are; they always make me smile.

These two are taken here on the ranch--with the little creek waterfall and the old root cellar. I really liked the color pop of this turquoise shirt. I loved every single shot of Katie in that shirt!

Finally, I had to add this one because I LOVE the feeling it captures. I am going get a big one to put on display. Hummm...framed or gallery-wraped?

Meet Devin!

Meet Devin! This blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty is a senior at Columbia High School.

WOW, hunh? Green has never looked so dangerously dramatic!

There is so much I could tell you about the fabulous September saturday I spent with Devin and her family. It was SO MUCH FUN! We escaped to my favorite ghost-town getaway up in the mountains and made a fun day of sight seeing and photo shooting with rustic boardwalks, weathered wood, and chilly creeks.

I had never met Devin prior to the day of her session, but there was something about her I was very familiar with already--her reputation as a phenomenal violinist! I am even trying to convince her to give me a few lessons.

I loved Devin's hats! This rustic Australian hat is a family jewel that paried perfectly with the vintage heriloom jacket.

The other two hats she brought back from a trip to Europe!

As beautiful and talented this girl is on the outside, I was most impressed by who she is. She is so genuine and there is just something about her that makes everything more exciting. Devin, thanks for making my work feel like play!