Hi there! My name is Kristianne Koch Riddle. I am a photographer based in San Clemente, CA and this is my photo blog. I have been passionate about photography for over 20 years. I am also passionate about surfing, sailing and yoga but haven't been able to do as much of those things as I like since having my 2 beautiful kids. I don't like crowds or trendy things.

My blog is where I share my thoughts and a selection of favorite photographs I have made: portrait sessions, my family adventures, personal studies and fine art images part of a series.

I am so glad you stopped by for a visit.

As a vocational photographer, I bring to you, my clients, a fine art photographer's eye and a commercial photographer's preparation and technical skills. I love to spend time with families creating memorable, artistic, storytelling images of their time together. I also love designing out beautiful, contemporary ways to display your images: whether it be a custom session album or framed or mounted print clusters for your walls.

View my portrait portfolio or my fine art portfolio to see more of my photography.

[life] beach fire bbq

Last week I sent out a spontaneous email inviting some friends and family to join us at the San Clemente State Beach for a beach fire and BBQ. We showed up at 3:00pm and fortunately my good friend, Chris had already arrived and snagged the last table available next to a fire pit. By the time . . . → Read More: [life] beach fire bbq

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[life] off to the camp

I had the opportunity to join my girlfriend, Aggelige, up to The Camp to scout out the new location of her shop, Organic Designs. She was wanting to get a feel for how to prepare her inventory and displays for setting up shop in a refurbished airstream trailer.

It was a great afternoon for me; free . . . → Read More: [life] off to the camp

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[life] off to camp gramma grampa

On my way home from dropping Merrik off at the train station today, I got all choked up. I am so fortunate for the family I have and for the family I have married into. My kids are the luckiest kids around and get to experience so many fun things with their grandparents on both sides. . . . → Read More: [life] off to camp gramma grampa

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[past life] yacht log

Whenever I think about my weblog, I think about the first “log” I ever did. When Jim and I sailed to Polynesia we kept a frequent log of our position, wind, weather, sail combination, and observations. I decided to look up to see where we were on our sail from San Diego to Hiva Oa during . . . → Read More: [past life] yacht log

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[photography + life] new favorites

I just love these new images of Merrik and Maliea. It’s all about the ever so important light. Photography IS light after all. I was trying to capture Maliea with her new favorite toy Friends With You‘s Super Malfi. Jim bought this at MOCA in LA on one of his work outings for Merrik but Maliea . . . → Read More: [photography + life] new favorites

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[blog] comments

I just wanted to mention that I love to receive your comments on my blog. It is a great way for me to interact with you and I am always thrilled that someone has made a remark or opened my eyes to something new that I didn’t know about when writing the post-especially if it relates . . . → Read More: [blog] comments

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