.my 366 project
Everyone seems to be on the bandwagon lately of doing “A Photo A Day” for the year. I did a photo a day on Instagram for the month of January and it took the heart right out of photography for me. I already shoot a photo a day without forcing myself to (on my phone, [...]
.january was a start
New Year’s Day Boat Christening in San Diego Bay Dad, Maliea, Merrik and Grampa Maliea’s “boat shoes” cleat and starboard bollard I enjoyed many beautiful sunrises getting up early to make lunch and get the house in order for the day. An evening at the San Clemente Pier is always something special Merrik’s first [...]
.why I heart Instagram
I am in love with this app called Instagram. It’s got a bad rap for breaking your phone images down into goo with hardly any information left. However, I’ve made a book of all Instagram images from our staycation on the boat last summer because I took so many fun images with my iPhone. [...]
.patience and focus
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works“ Merrik has decided he now wants to be a car designer instead of a trashman. He has my patience and his dad’s focus. I can wait to see what career path he takes because right now I am enjoying [...]
.amazing, creative juice
JP Auclair Street Segment (from All.I.Can.) from Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo. yep. ok. so this amazing vid was brought to my attention by my also amazing husband one night as we chatted into the deep night until 3:00am. He is currently working on a project that brought this guy JP Auclair and his team’s incredible [...]
.my birthday
Symbolic images represent important milestones from my last 45 years of life. reflecting on the beauty that has happened in my life traveling developing a personal style continuing to soar even in the darkness learning to settle into my home town continuing to work with my hands learning to rise above building a family relaxing [...]
.a special photography workshop
open your heart and mind LOUPE Photography Workshop Photographers use loupes to review, edit or analyze negatives and slides on a light table. Photographers using large format cameras also use a loupe to view the ground glass image to aid in focusing. The LOUPE Photography Workshop will help you look more closely at your own [...]
.jellyfishers
Merrik created installation art in our family room that is to stay up all through winter. It is a field of jellyfish with snow on them. If any of you have six year olds, you might recognize this from Spongebob Squarepants which Merrik is really into because it’s all about living under the sea. Anything [...]
.weekly picture postcard
This week’s postcard is from the Oakley House jacuzzi-in honor of the amazing Pipemasters Pro that just went down there this month. This is where we spent 5 amazing days with family in October. We are all missing Oahu terribly. [My weekly postcard post is a bit inconsistent right now due to the heavy demand [...]
.seeking the perfect tree
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure dost thou bring me! For ev’ry year the Christmas tree, Brings to us all both joy and glee. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure dost thou bring me! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches! Not only green when summer’s here [...]
.a labor of love
So I finally said “done” to my first ever ‘family book.’ I was inspired by Deb Schwedhelm to create an annual book in addition to my usual vacation-specific books. I could have kept tweaking the layout and photos for another week but I needed to wrap it up in time for it to be printed [...]
. do I have the aptitude for photography?
This video cracks me up beyond expression. I came across it on Blind Spot’s blog today. I have been reading Blind Spot Mag for years and still treasure some of their first issues stored at arm’s reach on my bookshelves. This video is a deadpan comedy by William Wegman and Michael Smith about being a [...]
. a picture postcard
I am so grateful that my kids love the ocean as much as I do. In warm or cold weather. Kristianne Koch Photography Kristianne Koch specializes in artistic portrait photography of families, children and couples. 949-702-7707 kristianne.koch@cox.net
. a little bit of summer
“One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.” ― Henry David Thoreau Although we had no say in it… …we all enjoyed the last few days of warm weather even in the overwhelming moments of illness in the family. It’s very characteristic for this time of year here. [...]
. the organic artist
What is art? Nature concentrated. -Honore de Balzac Recently I was so, so lucky to tag a long with my very dear friend, Aggelige, who runs the inspiring shop in the airstream trailer-Organic Designs by Aggelige-at The Camp in Costa Mesa. She is moving her planting space to a greenhouse so she can continue to [...]
. little artists
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. ~Pablo Picasso Kristianne Koch Photography Kristianne Koch specializes in artistic portrait photography of families, children and couples. 949-702-7707 kristianne.koch@cox.net
. a daughter
A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart. – Unknown To our very dear friends Ami Marie and Gavyn. We miss you so much. -the Riddles Kristianne Koch Photography Kristianne Koch specializes in artistic portrait photography of families, children and couples. 949-702-7707 kristianne.koch@cox.net
photography is [being ever so thankful]
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Even though thoughts weigh heavy on my mind about my mother-in-law’s current health situation, our financial future, our world’s political situations, Merrik and Maliea’s constant expectations of new toys and new clothes, our mysteriously high water bill, the future of the photography industry, my eyebrows needing waxing etc. I am still ever so thankful for [...]
photography is [waking beauty]
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Dreams of a sleeping princess by Oceansoul Make a wish and dream a star may this little princess see, all the things she ever wants her desires,written in the night behind her eyes of perfect beauty wandering trough her ever-dream forevermore, little bright princess make a wish and dream a star, and the dream [...]
photography is [the intersection of two lives]
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Songs of the Sky with Rhythm I’ve been working on a personal series for some time without really knowing that I was doing so. The series’ evolution has been a long process which I started about 10 years ago. It is a junction of two distinct aspects of my life: fine art photography and weather. [...]
photography is [a san clemente picture postcard series]
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I’ve decided to do a weekly picture postcard series to get me energized and mindful about sharing some of the wonderful things I have in my life. I hope it encourages you to slow down and appreciate the simple things too. A little bit of “I am thankful…” all year ’round (thanks to Maliea’s wonderful [...]
photography is [a day to remember]
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Military life has been foreign to me my entire life until recently. I never really understood what it was all about-even though I grew up in a military town and my dad was in the Navy and heard some of his stories about being at sea. As a little girl, all I really knew was [...]
photography is [why]
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I’ve been asking myself a lot lately, “Why? Why am I photographing?” My kids are definitely asking this a lot lately. I have decided to explore this in more detail and ponder it as much as I can. I want to be more conscious of not only why I am photographing but why I am [...]
photography is [God's way]
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Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo. I’ve seen many amazing and beautiful things in this world: the setting sunlight catching the ridges of the mountains in the Sangre de Cristos (thus how they got their name), the wild cloud formations in the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, the steaming sulphur-smelling crater at the top of Volcan [...]