Rachor Photography

Fun Thank You Card Idea

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I had the honor of being the Best Maid (Matron of Honor sounds too old, although we don't play favorites either so, despite the wedding being over, we're still working on my title!) in my amazing friend's wedding last weekend. Being in the wedding is more work than being the photographer and was a good reminder for me that even though I show up on the wedding day to work, the wedding party has usually been going for most of the week! Its hard work to have that much fun with your friends.

Harmony and her new husband, Dave, did one of my favorite ideas - they took a photo of them with a hand made sign to use for Thank You cards! This is not them, so don't look for me. I took lots of photos that day, but none of this brilliant idea, and none with my camera since it was too big to bring along.

What a fun opportunity to get creative with your thank you cards - whether you design it yourself, or have your photographer do it for you (most of us are decent graphic designers, and those of us who aren't, hire them!).

These images are all from a blog post I found at Intimate Weddings. There are other images and more fun ideas for you do it yourselfers and photographers. Have fun with it!

Maternity Leave

2010-06-02T07:07:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody,

Many of you already know this, but Matt and I are one day away from our due date with our first baby, a little girl we are currently calling NoNa (which is short for No Name!!). No this won't be her real name, but you'll all have to wait until she is here to find out what it's really going to be. Just in case we change our minds! Because of this, we have taken most of the summer off from photographing weddings.

Thank you all so much for understanding, and keep an eye out for photos of our little girl in the coming couple of weeks!

Sarah and Matt

(Photo by Marci Lambert)

Tina and Troy's gallery is active!

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Tina and Troy get hitched!

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Matt and I had the pleasure of photographing an amazing wedding East of Helena, Montana. Tina and Troy got married at her parents' ranch in the middle of a hay field on one of the prettiest days I've seen all year! The day was complete with great food, live band, and fireworks, since it was the Fourth of July. Thanks for inviting Rachor Photography to be part of your big day!

Tina wore her grandmother's dress. Isn't she beautiful!?

The bridal party on the hay ride to the ceremony.

Tina made the groom's cake. It involved cake, cheesecake, and Italian Meringue. I'm sure it was delicious - there was nothing left about 5 minutes after I took this photo!

Complete with an amazing Big Sky sunset!

Congratulations Tina and Troy! Have a great time on the the honeymoon and the rest of your photos should be online by the time you get home!

05.20.09

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I know this one is early, but it was pretty amazing so I wanted to post now! Well, technically I guess its right on time!

This is straight out of the camera, though I did add a tiny bit of contrast. I used a video light, and apparently this month reflects on the bottom. So it glowed against the door. Pretty Wicked eh?

Next up: March!

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I like to call this one "Elmo Coat". I'm not sure what possessed this woman, and if you read this, I'm sorry, but the coat looks like it is made out of Elmo.

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I know this isn't a strong image, and looking back, there are so many cooler ways to take this photos. This was the day of my Grandpa Willie's funeral. We did several sets of family photos too, and had a lot of fun. And this was the image that seemed to mean the most to me.

01.18.09

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And we're back

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I'm working on a new website and blog, so I'm dedicating this one solely to the photo a day project. I know, you were beginning to wonder if it was ever coming back. The answer is yes! I'm posting the rest of January tonight and hope to be caught up completely by June. And yes, it is trued I haven't taken a photo everyday single day, but I'm feeling really good about the amount taken, whether or not life got in the way.

So without further ado, we go back to the program!

Epic Journey Day 1-2

2009-04-06T07:48:00.000-07:00

For those of you curious where my blog went, its coming back to life, slowly, as I catch up with my own life. After only 8 months in Missoula, Matt and I are moving to Memphis, TN. Matt got a job working for a former boss at Wright Medical Technologies. They create replacement joints and he loves it! SO to restart and get caught up with my photo a day, I am posting photos from my Epic Journey from Missoula to Memphis - if that didn't get "Don't Stop Believing" or "More Than a Feeling" stuck in your head, I don't know what will! Some photos aren't great because I can't always get the big camera out and shot them with my phone, for TwitPic, but should get more interesting the closer I get to TN!

Day one - Florence, Missoula, Helena - 151 miles, about 2 hours

Ok, so Day one wasn't real epic. I stayed at my mother-in-law's since all of my stuff was gone on the moving truck.

And woke up to this:

Pretty, but made me swear a little. Luckily it was already 38 degrees by the time I drove away. Stopped by the empty house, mopped one more time and got my plants and PT beer (for Matt, not for driving), then hit Starbucks for my new favorite soy caramel latte, and got gas. OH and I forgot to introduce my travel buddy:

This is SNOT. He was a birthday gift from my friend Harmony when I lived in Wyoming in 2003. He since has lived in the glove box of Matt's truck. He emerged from his cave earlier this winter and has been my companion in the Vibe since.

Drive to Helena wasn't bad, a little slushy. But coming over McDonald Pass is always pretty.

Spent the rest of the day playing with the nieces and nephew, then dinner with Krystal. Yesterday was mostly just relaxing, camera shopping with Chris and Curt, and then Harmony and I walked the walking mall and went to Monsters vs Aliens (which was hilarious and cute). Also watched Twilight with Chrissy. Nice relaxing Sunday. Today isn't starting out bad either. I'll try to take a few more pictures than yesterday! Onward!

"Where ever you go, there you are" - Jack Handy

For anybody feeling a little lost with their photography...

2009-02-20T17:42:00.001-08:00

Its been awhile. I have some photos to post. In the meantime, I found this video interesting. If you're not a photographer you may not... then again maybe you will!

01.14.09

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Back on Track. Even though I technically shot this after midnight. It snowed here again today. It was almost 50, Dash and I went for a 4 mile run, and then it does this. It made the tree so pretty though!

01.10.09

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My mom, Jill. Our rock in this little storm. She is amazing.

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Grandpa is gone.

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Hey everybody,

I'm sorry for the delay. My grandpa Willie passed away a few days ago and I've been in Billings, helping my mom and grandma out, wishing I had my camera every second for little random things. I will admit, I cheated with the photos I posted, but I feel I had a valid excuse for this one. I'm working on a couple of special projects and will probably incorporate that into the blog too. We've been pouring through generations of photos and having a blast doing so. I'll definitely post a few choice images!

01.07.09

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Cutest Dog Ever

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I might be a little biased but Dash really is the cutest dog ever. The other dogs made fun of his booties, but his feet were warm, so he didn't care.

A little Enter the Dragon from Kubota Image Tools. Just makes the ridiculous cuteness even more apparent.

For those of you not familiar with Missoula, I took today's shots and all the others on the River Trail. It was a typical gloomy day. Or as I like to look at it, the light is always filtered and beautiful! This factors into Resolution #3. Dash and I started our training today for a 5k. So by spring I'll be ready to run one, wherever I am at that point. Wish me luck. Next up, reading the vegetarian cook book I got at the used book store.

01.06.09

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01.05.09

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Self Portrait Day! I haven't done many of these, and have friends that have made so many amazing portraits in creative ways, I think I'll try a few more. I have an amazing South facing window at my house, and Missoula is always cloudy and has great light! Not the best photo of me, but for my first in years, I'm kind of excited about it.

01.04.09

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01.03.09

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Yes, a couple days late, but at least photographed that day. I've come to discover its much harder to post everyday than it is to take one photo a day. Or to limit it to just one. I will have to find a place to post the ones that don't make it. I find myself over-analyzing what my favorite shot is, versus Matt's favorite, and what I think all of you would like. But that's why I'm doing this - an opportunity to do something I love everyday, and show it to all of you.

2009 - The year of the Rocker (or Rachor)

2009-01-02T13:19:00.000-08:00

So here's the big announcement you've all been waiting for. 2009 is the year of the Rachor! This is the year Rachor Photography becomes a truly full time venture for Sarah. And with that, this has also been dubbed year of growth. A major part of that growth will be determined soon since there could be more major personal changes. Until then, I've got 3 resolutions:

1. Eat better, exercise more. - The grueling Montana winter has taken its toll. So really, for resolution number one, its the year of shrinking. I'm 28 its time to get ahold of myself and work my booty off (quite literally). I'm eating vegetarian at least 3 times a week to start with, more seafood, less cheeseburgers the rest of the time and my poor abused pup gets a walk a day. See next month for the beginning of the workout DVD's. IF I get brave, I'll post my own before pictures so you can all see that I'm really the biggest loser! (I can hear it now... we already knew you were the biggest loser... HA HA!)

2. Get to WPPI - For those photographers following me here, please try to get to WPPI in February. This is one of those life changing opportunities, especially when you are just starting out. There is so much knowledge and so many useful products out there. If you feel stuck where you're at in your career, go! Go see as many speakers as you can, go to some parties the vendors have, and talk to as many photographers as possible. We're a fun group, and more willing than most to help each other out. I love that about my profession, and I hope that if you don't, you'll get ahold of me, or someone in your area and find out why they love it!

If you don't believe me, let these 24 photographers tell you why! Here is episode #1 of the Longest Day videos (including my former boss and current Action Hero, Kevin Kubota! Can't wait for that Action sequence - any Enter the Dragon involved??)

3. Photo a day for 2009 - I began this awhile ago and then my life went nuts. NO excuse for not posting, I know. So, beginning yesterday, I'm taking one photograph a day for the entire year and will be posting them right here. It may be work I did for a client, it may be something I shot for fun. But I'm going to get out every day and take pictures because that's why I became a photographer and thats what I love to do.

Here is yesterday's:

And todays:

Here's to a spectacular 2009. May you be healthy, smarter, faster than before, or wherever your resolutions may lead you. I've never made any before, and this way, you can all keep track!

A few more for Christmas...

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Here's a few family photos of Molly and Connor. We had a plan to go outside, take some photos by a waterfall and enjoy the pleasant December we were having. And then a day before the photos, the temperatures dropped below zero and it snowed a couple of feet. Luckily, Molly is one of the realtors at Lambros in Missoula, which is where we did the Santa Claus photos. They have a fantastic tree, so we took full advantage of their decorating!

Thanks Molly and Connor!

Merry Christmas!

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Thought you would all enjoy a few Santa photos for Christmas. Hope all of you were good girls and boys and got what you wanted from Santa!

And I'm BACK!

2008-11-18T19:54:00.000-08:00

Well, life has been a little chaotic since my last post. But here I am. Moving slowly into a new house in Missoula. Thanks for being patient with us and our lack of communications! Its been great to see so many friends and family we've missed in our short visits before, we still miss all you Oregonians though! Here are a couple photos of the new place - its a little cluttered still, but you get the jist. If you're ever headed this way and want to go hang out, have a beer, shoot some photos, let me know!

Sarah

My neice, "helping" (I did put her in there, so yes, she is helping).

HOME!

My mom and her bike ride for MS

2008-09-10T21:37:00.000-07:00

My mom is amazing. She wrote 118 miles in the wind and rain and 40 degree weather to benefit MS! Since we are back in the homeland, Matt, Dash and I were able to meet my dad and aunt Sally in Red Lodge to cheer her across the finish line (although day 2 was definitely worse than day one.)

The gratuitous beer shot at one of our favorite Red Lodge locations: Foster & Logan's

Here she comes - hard to miss in that green coat. What a trooper!

My mom Jill "Carb Loading" with my aunt Sally at Snow Creek. Arent' they beautiful? Man I've got some good genes!

Moving to Montana

2008-09-04T08:50:00.001-07:00

No, you didn't read that wrong. Rachor Photography has packed up and moved to Missoula, Montana! After 3 years in Central Oregon, we are coming home, since my husband grew up just south of Missoula in a little town called Florence.

The reasons for this move are partly to be closer to our families, but also so Matt can make a career change from engineering to Physical Therapy!

Thanks to everyone in Central Oregon for a great 3 years, and everyone in Montana, look out here we come!

Leaving the house was fairly painless - until I looked this picture, now I'm a little sad. And excited to find our new house in Missoula!

Is this not the ugliest out of perspective picture you've ever seen? This is what I had to drive for 600 miles. It is a endangered Sand Hill Crane. Apparently there is more info at Uhaul.com but I didn't see it.

This is our new home. Missoula, MT (from the South Hills). This area has some of the most beautiful country in the world. There will be more images to come.

Off to Wyoming!

2008-08-21T07:15:00.000-07:00

I'm off on an epic journey. My first solo car trip in years. I'm driving from Redmond, OR to Billings, MT. I'm leaving as soon as I finish this, so with the time change, I should arrive around 11:30pm. I can't believe I used to do this on a regular basis (from an hour and a half further!). I know what you're thinking, you Wyominions who knew me in college. I did it all the time. From Powell. ALONE.

Well, now that I've been married a couple years, I've got kind of used to having a co-pilot. Instead, I am solo until Billings. Then I get to pick up my mom, Jill,

and she is going to be my assistant at my friend Jay's wedding down in Riverton on Saturday. Its going to be a blast!

So what I'm really getting at is I'm going to be out of town until Monday night. If you need me, feel free to call. I will most likely be driving :)

My friend Erin's Family

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Allison and Brandon's Wedding

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I had the pleasure of attending Allison and Brandon's wedding about a month ago. Although I wasn't the "official" photographer, there were quite a few of us roaming around and I got some fun shots from across the pond at Aspen Hall at Shevlin Park here in Bend. Congrats you two! Here are some of the photos:

Emily & Tom

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Here are some of the images from Tom and Emily's wedding out at Crooked River Ranch. A nice contrast from the downpour the day before we had a beautiful, bright sunny day.

Back from Montana

2008-07-08T14:10:00.000-07:00

We made it! What an amazing trip! Start out with a wedding in Montana, then move on to 4 days in Grand Teton and Yellowstone Parks. Its sad that you have to move away to spend more than a day in Yellowstone or Teton. There was so much to see and so little time. I did however continue my photo of the day and so far have taken one every day. I'm not sure exactly how I'm going to post them on here; most likely I will start at the beginning and do one big monstrous post! :)

In the meantime, I'm working away on a couple of weddings from before my little break, and playing around town with Drew and Allison, our friends from the East (Boston that is). They've doen the MT/WY adventure with us, now they're adventuring around Bend before they head to Crater Lake, the Coast, and yes, sadly they do eventually have to go home!

Sorry no photos, trying to make this quick so I can finish up the rest of my real work! Will post them by next week.

Big Announcement!

2008-06-24T10:53:00.000-07:00

For one month, I'm committing to take one photo per day and post it on my blog. Its something I did when I worked full time in a very uncreative profession to boost my creativity. Its great when you are feeling down in the dumps to do something creative. Something about doing an artistic and very imaginative thing just soothes and calms the soul - no matter how un-artistic you may think you are, just doing it can be good practice for the other side of your brain. You don't have to show anybody, just do it for yourself.

Today's shot is me, at my computer working (see not very creative, but I'm on a tight deadline for a few projects!) :) And yes, this is how much I love my job, I look like this ALL the time!

There is one minor kink with my plans... I leave for a week long vacation on Friday. SO I will be posting photos of the day in a lump whenever I can get to a computer!

This is my challenge to you. It doesn't have to be every day, but once a week, go out and take a photo, draw a sketch, learn to play the guitar. Whatever you want to try out! Bump up that creative side that so many of us have beaten down by jobs where you can't be creative! If you want, email me and I'll put them up here. Or start your own fun free creative blog!

A couple more from PT

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Did I mention this was possibly the most beautiful weekend I've ever seen in Port Townsend?! I've never actually seen Mt. Baker before (or at least not that I remember!) but look at this...

The lighthouse at Fort Worden State Park, where Jessie and her friend Robbie had their graduation party yesterday.

This one is from Saturday night. The moon was huge and bright, and this sail boat sitting in the water outside our balcony beckoned at 2am!

I didn't get a lot of sleep this weekend, but I had a TON of fun! It was good to see family and of course great to visit PT again! I have exciting news coming later this week, stay tuned!

Graduation in Port Townsend

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I'm up in Port Townsend, WA, one of my favorite places to visit! My cousin, Jessie (you may remember her from her senior portraits) graduated from high school on Thursday night. Despite getting a late start and being trapped in road construction, we made it for most of the 2.5 hour long ceremony, which included live music, great speeches, and diplomas!

This is Sherbet. They rocked! :)

I'm a little biased, but look at that girl! Cute AND smart!

Maybe not the worst family picture of all time, but it is close. I offered to do a little Photoshop magic and move some faces around but Jessie said to leave it. This describes her family perfectly! So wise beyond her years.

I was also commissioned to take photos on the senior cruise. We boarded the Emerald Star for a voyage around the Puget Sound until 3:30am! I didn't even know I could stay up that late anymore!

Airbrush tattoos were definitely the highlight of the evening!

A little game show. Christian ended up taking it all in the last round for a DVD player.

Congrats class of 2008! Your discs of the night will be in the mail in a couple weeks!

Onward, one of my favorite spots in PT is Water Front Pizza. Nothing incredibly special, just outstanding pizza. While we waited, I played. This was their floor. Its very small, and the moving around has rubbed through what looks like about 5 layers of tile/vinyl flooring! Amazing patter with that and the flour, may try to get back for more.

My Aunt Sally, myself, and my mom at Water Street Brewing. We stayed in a really cool funky little hotel over the bar! It was great! Good band, good beer, great food (although we weren't eating that night).

Mom and I the next day on our little balcony looking over the sound. I love the red brick and blue accent, but I took this one with PhotoBooth on the computer, so its not as pretty as usual. But we are!

We made a little seafood feast in the suite and just chilled tonight. I'm going to catch up on some sleep since its almost midnight and this is the earliest I've been in bed. 3am two days in a row isn't cutting it!

I will post more as I go, in the middle of uploading photos, I went and took more of the sailboat with the moon. :)

Weekend in Portland

2008-06-12T08:33:00.000-07:00

First of all and big THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by the open house. It was so much fun and there were so many of you, that even I got distracted enough not to take any photos! WOW! SO I will get some new office photos up next week.

The morning after, my friend Kellee and I got up at the crack of 10 and left for Portland at noon for a fun weekend. We met up and did dinner with a couple of her friends, did some shopping, and most importantly went to a Panic at the Disco concert, with The Hush Sound, Motion City Soundtrack, and Phantom Planet. We were feeling a little old sitting with the parents watching the angsty, Leg Warmers wearing teens. But it was still fantastic and we had a blast! Of course, since you can't bring pro photo equipment in, I have no pics except the ones off my cell phone, which I'm not going to show cause they're not pretty.

We did stop at Multnomah Falls because Kellee was shocked that I hadn't been there! Its ON THE INTERSTATE! I had no idea. Now I know why everyone stops! By the way, as someone afraid of heights with no camera strap, the right pic was scary (you can see my foot on the bridge)

We also went to the Japanese Gardens. They were gorgeous! Here are the highlights.
The beautiful Kellee baring with me :)

Grand Opening today in Bend!

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I have been working very hard the last few weeks and we're finally here! Rachor Photography is now a full time adventure for me, and to celebrate, we've having our Grand Opening at our Bend Showroom. Please come and stop by, say hi and meet Matt and I! It just happens to be during the first Friday Art Walk in downtown Bend. You can either come see us and then continue on to all the great galleries downtown, or if you're already going to be there, come and stop by!

We are located on the corner of Wall St and Oregon Ave, inside the same building as Sports Vision, The Cork, and Made in Hawaii. You can come in either the front door (next door to Made in Hawaii) or the alley entrance. Here is the official address for all of you who are like me, and depend on those little gps or Google maps!

1012 NW Wall St
Suite 170

I hope to see you there!!

More Rach-Star than ever!

2008-04-17T14:15:00.000-07:00

I just got back from a 2 day class in Corvallis, OR (part of which was spent at Reser Stadium, home of the Oregon State University Beavers... heehee.... sorry guys, is that really the best you could come up with for a Mascot? My Bobcat or Trapper would totally eat your Beaver... and don't get me started on Ducks!) Just joking all your OSU and OU types. Have to pick on you a little. I did pick sides, but I'm not saying which!

Anyway, here are some of the shots from my class - Shoot with Beckstead. It was a great experience, and showed me a few different ways to look at an area that may not be spectacular, but still find the beauty. It didn't hurt our models were pretty amazing as well, even in the freezing cold wind and rain, even the hail! Thanks Elisha, Kali, and Heather!

Wow, its been awhile!

2008-04-04T17:01:00.000-07:00

Its been a crazy couple of months here at Rachor Photography! I've moved into and office/studio in downtown Bend and I'm loving it - except this first day:

Thank goodness I already had insurance and it ended up being very minor. But what a first day in. So I've been painting and decorating and everything is falling into place. I'm planning an early May grand opening and will post more details as we get closer.

Here is a more normal day. We are on the main floor, Suite 170. For you Bendites, stop by and see us! Someone is there most every day from noon to 4 unless we are out shooting.

I've also been taking some classes to make me even more of a rockstar then I was before! And lucky for me, my good friend Travis came out to Seattle from Montana the same weekend I was there! I promise, I went to class. And the Big Horn Brewery in the University district. Best idea ever: Apple store right next to the brewery. My computer now has a bright pink case!

Here are the highlights:

They have a great hefeweizen - sweet, but very tasty!

This is before Travis even started drinking his beer. It was a great evening and fun to catch up with an old friend as always!

We're gearing up for 2008's wedding season - but if you haven't booked yet, Don't Panic! We do still have a few openings, but call soon!

In other news, we're also in the process of launching a separate portion of our business. I will be back next week with a few more details. Until then... enjoy your weekend!

Sarah

Lunar Eclipse

2008-02-20T22:20:00.000-08:00

There was a beautiful lunar eclipse tonight. It started around 6:15 pm or so, while I was at the gym, so Matt took the first few images and I finished it off, although there not in order, so we'll let you figure out whose are whose! Here is a little collection for those of you who missed it or had clouds!

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-23T13:14:00.000-08:00

I'm sitting in City Brew in Missoula, Montana, listening to Christmas music and working on a few last minute details for a few clients and just wanted to take a moment to tell all of you Merry Christmas! 2008 is going to be an amazing year for Rachor Photography - including a new office/studio in Bend coming in March. Thank you to all of you for a great year. I hope your Holidays are merry and bright and I will try to post some pictures if it every really gets nice and snowy out here.

The Shaffer Family

2007-12-12T09:04:00.000-08:00

These are the Shaffers - our good friends from Montana that moved out here to Oregon the same time Matt did. We are doing images of their little baby girl Lily every couple months to show how much she is growing and changing. Check back for updates! Thank you Shaffers, for being such great (and may I mention good looking) friends!

Jessie

2007-12-02T21:39:00.000-08:00

Wow it's been a crazy couple of months! Lots of families, a couple of weddings, and some seniors. Here are a few pictures of my beautiful cousin Jessie. She's a senior up in Port Townsend, WA. She's grown into a beautiful young woman with a bright future. Since she is 9 years younger than me, I've gotten to see her grow up and it is amazing she is already a senior and going to college in the fall! Now that I've thoroughly embarrassed her, here are a few of our favorites!

Jessie and her Beautiful Mom Bonnie trying to stay warm!

Jessie and I, taken by Matt. Jessie's dad Scott did my senior portraits in 1998! We did a picture then, thought it only fitting to get another.

And this is just for fun.. and MySpace ;)

Aiden & Addison

2007-10-15T21:53:00.000-07:00

I got to photograph Aiden almost 2 years ago. This year, I was lucky enough to get to photograph him again, along with his little sister Addison! We tried a few other times, and because of sickness, bumps, and bruises, this was our 2nd shoot and fourth attempt! But the delay meant some beautiful October backgrounds.

Chris and Lindsey

2007-10-07T21:53:00.001-07:00

Here is a little preview for Chris and Lindsey - a couple of good friends who honored me with the privilege of capturing their wedding in Forest Grove, OR. There are many more to come, just wanted to get one of my favorites up to start out with!

Welcome to my world!

2007-09-19T17:28:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much for visiting the brand new shiny blog for Rachor Photography! A little about us - Rachor Photography was officially born in 2005, shortly after my husband Matt and I got married and I moved from Montana and Wyoming, to sunny Central Oregon. Since then, we have been photographing weddings, families, kids, food, and different locations we have been lucky enough to travel to. I plan to start out with a photo of the week, and beginning in 2008, hope to display one photo per day - whether it be work for a client, or something random and fun to spark my creative juices! To start us out - here is tonight's sunset, from our front door.