{todd and allie}

i can be so unprofessional sometimes --

example #1: telling clients that "i love them". i know, i know --- bad business women!! but i just had to tell allie those magic words because she is such an amazing girl and todd is so wonderful too.

example #2: i cried soooo hard during their ceremony that i think i was doing "ugly cry".

oh well -- sometimes it is ok to be all about business and other times to just be in the moment. i feel like these images are full of emotion because that is exactly how i was feeling and shooting. with todd and allie -- business was the furthest thing on my mind. i was totally taken!

love you guys ;)!

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{susan & justin}

had such a great time shooting my first wedding of the season {susan & justin}.

they were super sweet and loved to be photographed. i cannot tell you how great it is to have people that like to be photographed... we made a great pair.

not only were the couple great, but their friends were too! i kept hearing -- rah is the best photographer EVER! i cannot tell you what an ego boost that is and how great it is to hear :)).

thank you again you guys -- susan, you really looked amazing. i had a blast with you and your friends!!

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... esther & jeremone ...

oh boy!!! here are a few of my favorites from our super rad e-shoot. i am the luckiest photo-chick to have such super cool fun clients to work with....

lucky lucky lucky!!

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happy mother's day!!!!

hey happy mothers - hope you have a super special weekend!!

if your spouse is stumped for a gift, i have an idea :)! what about a rah photography gift certificate for a family portrait session!! i would be happy to give a little price reduction as a gift from me. please contact me before friday next week.

hugs! rah

ps. will post images from this week -- early next week :).

{family in sutro park}

this family was so much fun to photograph!! they were such troopers despite the challenges: crazy super wind and the high noon light. thank you for being so wonderfully patient!

so glad that i got the chance to meet everyone and that we were able to get some great photographs of all you together again. you are such a sweet family and it shines through the photos.

thank you again and hope to see you again soon! rah

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bath time!!

besides a few slips in the tub this was a perfect shoot -- my sweet friend is in a smiley mood (as always!), the light was good and the water was warm.

thank you so much, great to see you again!!! rah

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... portrait special weekend ...

hey there all~

as promised, here is the announcement.

running a portrait special the weekend on may 24th and 25th. normal rates of $375 are reduced to $250. the plan is to shoot in gg park at various locations. please email me soon if you are interested.

thanks and enjoy the day~ rah

note: only able to do five shoots at this price that weekend.... sorry if i am already booked before you get a chance to read this :(, i promise to run more special in the next few months. also, i am not able to travel outside of sf for this rate... would like to keep it in the park. thanks!

hello!

if you are a new visitor, welcome!! if you have been here before -- it is good to have you back. if you are a regular -- here we go again:)....

on this blog you will find a collection of images that feel important to me in some way. whether it is the subject or the composition/lighting... something speaks to me in all of these photographs.

i am rebecca... my business is rah photography (rahphoto.com). rah stands for rebecca ann hutchins (that's me). rah is how i have been signing my art since high school.

currently i specialize in fine art portraits and super fun funky wedding photography. i also like to paint when i get the chance. one more random fact: i just bought a super 8 video camera on ebay... i really hope it works because i would like to start making fine art moving pictures… (stay tuned).

a little bit more about me: i was one of those freaks in high school who knew that i would be a photographer. i wanted it more than anything. i wanted to be someone producing interesting and compelling images when i "grew up".
after graduating early from a very small indiana high school … i moved to chicago, the nearest big city. chicago was great! passionately studied fine art photography amongst some of the most amazing photographers. i also did a lot of other fun things in school(like party!). i cannot say that i was the best student grade wise but i was determined and dedicated to my dream.

i somehow convinced the local newspaper, The Times, to hire me as a staff photographer. after shooting only film in school -- the newspaper opened my eyes to the digital world. i have to credit the late kirk john mitchell for my success in photojournalism. he was one of the first believers in my work and i cannot thank him enough for that. i wish he were still here and able hear me say the words to him one more time: thank you! fate had another plan... i will miss him and i think of him ALL the time.

life took another crazy turn while working at the newspaper. i meet a very sweet and interesting boy on the internet (that is right -- a random yahoo chat room). now, this was about 10 years ago, so it was not as common to meet someone and decide to fly across the country to meet them in person after only a month of talking on the phone (sorry mom and dad). i was still young and dumb enough to take the risk. oh the things i would do for love :)....

let's fast forward to the present. that interesting boy i met online is now my husband of FIVE years (holy crap) as of this weekend. our relationship is great. i could not describe a more perfect, loving and supportive husband.

and then there was three. we are so lucky to have the most amazing son jack. jack -- oh jack. i cannot even begin to express in words the love i have for him. i cannot tell you how important he is in my life. how much i think of him every second of every day... i guess that is what being a mother is all about.

this blog has a taste of these things... i do hope you enjoy looking through my images. i just hope you feel my images more than my words can describe. thank you.

welcome and enjoy... rah

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.random shots.

last week i had the pleasure of teaching a "one on one" workshop... shonny and i went out and shot some images on haight street...

it was great fun and i got a few images that i will keep.

if you are interested in taking a class "one on one" with rah, please email me, i would love to forward you some info.

thanks and take care! rah

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