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!