{megan & phil}

Megan and Phil are the sweetest couple ever. They hired me to photograph their wedding - has it been 5 years ago? They are so fun and Megan looks amazing and wonderful! Thank you again for the fun shoot.

ps. Megan has a twin sister that is also pregnant. I will be photographing them together once the babies are born (YA!).

pps.This reminds me that I am wanting to continue with my Twins project. If you are or know of any twins -- please send them my way, I would love to explain the project to you. Thanks again!!

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{ella}

Two months old and just adorable! Ella was such a delight to photograph, she made sure to make my morning easy by being super cute and smiley! Thank you Ella -- I am so excited to capture all that will be happening in the next year :)!

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{eva}

My dearest and closest girlfriend did a huge favor for me yesterday and posed for some random shots that I have been wanting to take for awhile. We went over to the DeYoung and took a few shots. The staff was getting pretty nervous though because you need permits to photograph "professionally" there. I will probably only keep these up for a week or so because of that -- don't want to rub anyone the wrong way :). Anyhoo -- thank you so much Eva -- it was great spending the day with you. Enjoy the few I posted here!

Love... RAH

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{i heart ny}

We had such a great trip to New York... I fell totally in love with it. Who knew that New York was so sweet -- the people, the sites, the freakn' rad MAC store, the park... should I go on? We hit great weather and met some really wonderful people. Thank you New York -- We'll be back soon!

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{the fun & busy family of seven}

This very active and super sweet family was so fun to photograph in Central Park. The girls had that same wild and adventurous look in their eyes that I had as a young girl. It really reminded me of how great it is to be a kid -- the big world to explore, the things to get into, the mountains to climb….

The main reason I started photographing kids was because they are so honest in front of the camera. I love the shots of the boys that are a little questioning and shy. The girls are the exact opposite -- full of curiosity and wonder. Such a wonderful combination.

Thank you again for the great shoot and even better trip down memory lane! RAH

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{the boys in central park}

I first photographed these two adorable twins on their FIRST birthday. It was so amazing to catch up with them 5 years later.
I first started the "Twins" series five years ago and wanted to follow them throughout the first 10 years of life. It has been a little tough because a lot of people end up not staying in San Francisco. Meeting up with them in Central Park was sucha joy. Running around, dancing silly dances, telling silly stories and getting a lot of "raspberries" -- basically the perfect shoot!! Thanks boys -- keep on being cool!

RAH

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{jana & jason}

These two had such a great wedding... very intimate and sweet. They got married in the Berkeley hills in a spot I never even knew existed. It had the perfect lake and beach for us to run around get some fun shots.

Thank you for sharing such a great day with me -- I am glad to hear you are feeling better Jana!

RAH

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{chip & denise}

Oh my gosh, these two (I mean four) are so cute!! We had such a great time running around on the beach with their two very friendly and cute puppies today. They were just the perfect subjects to capture -- fun, fresh and just a little funky. Funky in a good way -- like when I told them I wanted them to go stand by a green wall with a red umbrella -- they were totally down with that. Thanks so much you two -- I had a great time today. Enjoy these for now!

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{jack and deven in the pumpkin patch}

sooo freakn' cute, iI don't even need to say anything.

Oh -- except all these images are right from the camera -- nothing was enhanced or played with in photoshop. a purist at heart sometimes :).

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{christian - 6 months}

So cute and easy to photograph. He really loved looking at himself in the mirror and LOVED watching dad get super silly! Enjoy...

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{10.10}

today is your birthday..nananaananaa it's MY birthday too, ya!

Thank you Jerry, Em and my wonderful busband for a great night last night... the show, the afterparty... I didn't feel 31 at all and I thank you for that! I feel 45 today (ug), but it was all worth it.

Love you!! *my sweet husband bringing my morning coffee -- thank you babe!

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{baby caitlyn}

She is 3 weeks old and as sweet as a little pea. I had such a great time photographing Caitlyn and Barbara (check out Barbara & Allan on the May 18th blog post).

I love the last shot posted here -- her telling us "Ok... I'm done now!" The beauty about photographing children and babies is they are always totally honesty about when they are enjoying or not :).

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{jack and julian}

Here are just a few we popped off today while hanging out with my pals Em and Julian. Jerry Becker (the one that is on tour with Pat Monahan right now) is Julian's dad. I am sure Jer will be delighted to see his son practicing while he is away.

The first shot is of my dad (Jack's Grandpa) and Jack. I just love this shot. These two boys makesmy world a little more colorful and a lot more peaceful (I know, I know -- I sound like a west coast now). Thank you for the visit G-ma and G-pa... Jack had a GREAT time hanging with you!

Hugs from SF~ RAH

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{{ watch jay leno tonight }}

Tuesday Oct. 2nd. A really good friend of mine Jerry Becker is playing with Pat Monahan... Goooo Jerry!!!

http://www.patmonahan.net/

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