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.

[photography is] a good friend

Merrik has a really good friend named Kole. They play amazingly well together-in the pool, at the beach, all through Preschool and even at home. Before we went on our family vacation, Kole and his sister came over to play. This is how cute Merrik and Kole are together.

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[photography is] cslcv day camp

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Merrik had a great time in day camp last week visiting the Irvine Fine Arts Center, Jump’n Jammin, Saddleback Lanes and Creekside Park. It was a week of generosity and service offered through the Center for Spiritual Living Capistrano Valley. This is the same center that offers the Kids Day Out sessions that both my kids . . . → Read More: [photography is] cslcv day camp

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[photography is] a summer playdate

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Last month we had sun at some point here in San Clemente. I remember because we actually went to the beach with Merrik’s friend Kole and his sister Maya.

Maybe it will return some day very soon when it remembers how much fun it has while it’s here!!

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[life] is the last days of serra preschool

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Tomorrow is Merrik’s last day at Serra Preschool. I don’t know what I’m going to do without that wonderful community of people. Hopefully we will be able to keep in touch with most of them for years to come. It will be such a joy to see the kids from his class grow up in the . . . → Read More: [life] is the last days of serra preschool

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[life] is a tea party

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My friend Gemina put on the most beautiful tea party at her home for her daughter Marley’s 5th. It was so civilized compared to Merrik’s crazy 28 kid monkey mahem party at the park.

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[life] is how you feel it

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It is not what I see outside that makes my images, it is what I feel on the inside that comes out. – Carolyn M D’Alessandro

These images are the perfect expression of process. They were developed the way I remember the day, the way I felt that day, and not the way . . . → Read More: [life] is how you feel it

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