. 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. [...]
photography is [prelude to I do]
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What better way than to start off your wedding day doing what you love to do together? Their wedding was just as beautiful and coastal. Coming soon. Kristianne Koch Photography Kristianne Koch specializes in artistic portrait photography of families, children and couples. 949-702-7707 kristianne.koch@cox.net
photography is [the ripple of water]
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Water Lily by Rainer Maria Rilke My whole life is mine, but whoever says so will deprive me, for it is infinite. The ripple of water, the shade of the sky are mine; it is still the same, my life. No desire opens me: I am full, I never close myself with refusal- in the [...]
photography is [the last day of kindergarten at concordia elementary]
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Thanks to an amazing group of moms, Merrik’s last day of Kindergarten at Concordia didn’t have to end as sad as it started. He was so sad about his last day of school he was sick to his stomach. But by the end of the day, he was realizing the joys of summer. Carrie, Abby [...]
photography is [the rhythm of life]
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We’ve been really out of rhythm it seems for the last month or so-at least since we went camping in December. December was an amazing month where we spent time together as a family because Jim was on sabbatical. He dropped off and picked up Merrik from school, kept the house impeccably clean and helped [...]
[photography is] my kindergartener
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Merrik starts Kindergarten soon. I can’t believe it has already come time. Jim and I felt like it was such a long way off. I look at Merrik and still see the cute little baby boy that he has been for the past 5 years. All of a sudden he is a boy, a kid, [...]
[photography is] no photos
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The biggest problem I have with hanging out in the surf with my kiddos is that I don’t get any pictures of us hanging out together in the ocean. I’ve tried the waterproof camera but I always end up preferring to not take it in with me-especially if I am swimming with both Merrik and [...]
[life] is a beach buddy
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It finally warmed up on a day when I had a little bit of time to squeeze in a trip to the beach before a family session. I am so glad I took the time to take both Merrik and Maliea because they have so much fun together and both love playing in the ocean [...]
[life] is the t-street crew!
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Kristianne Koch Photography Kristianne Koch specializes in artistic portrait photography of families, children and couples. 949-702-7707 kristianne.koch@cox.net
[life] is listening to the ocean
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Today was a gorgeous day for the beach. After school Merrik played with some friends and we made plans with his friend Kole to meet down at Mariposa to go surfing. It was low tide and the air was warm. But, when we arrived we were greeted by the yellow contaminated water warning signs. So [...]
[life] is camping out
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We set out on a somewhat spontaneous camping trip this weekend. I found a site available to book online at the San Clemente State Beach instead of having to go down to the park and put our name in a lottery. We loaded up the car on Saturday with so much stuff I thought we [...]
[photography] is a beach bonfire
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Serra Preschool’s beach bonfire was a great way to start off the new year. We were very lucky to have access to the military beach at San Onofre. The dad’s went surfing at Church and the kids wrastled in the sand. By evening’s end the kids were jumping off the lifeguard tower and all the [...]
[life] is a day with dad
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Dad didn’t have to go to work today. It was such a nice surprise to all of us!! He had the day off to spend with his kiddos because he has been slaving late into the night for months on end. We spent the morning at the tidepools at Treasure Island in Laguna Beach with [...]
[life] is a spontaneous play date
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We ended up meeting up at Doheny State Beach yesterday with my friends Gemina and Rebecca because we were all on Facebook at the same time and were able to coordinate. For some reason getting together always ends up working out this way because the best laid plans ya know… I was a bit unsocial [...]
[life] is a beach day
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We all napped (except the ever ready Merrik) after our morning outing then loaded up the car and headed to the beach. Merrik’s new found passion is Boogie boarding. He loves it and can’t get enough of the ride in all the way up on the beach. He took a few gnarly wipeouts over the [...]
[photography] is a san clemente photo session sneak peak
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I was contacted by Jordan Rahal from Illinois last week. He wanted to do a session on the beach with his sons and nephew. They were in town visiting for the first time. His request was an old school photo of them all living the ‘California beach experience.’ We met where they were staying at [...]
[life] a cousin’s visit
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After all the family gatherings in Coronado, we brought Cameron home with us for a couple of days to share our ocean, sand and sun outings with him. Of course our first trip was to the beach where he was thrilled to have sea creatures to capture. He and Merrik spent hours catching sand crabs [...]
[life] beach fire bbq
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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 [...]
[life] father’s day weekend
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We had a fabulous close to home weekend with dad. Saturday was chilly so we stuck close to the back yard and Merrik and Maliea could not resist taking their clothes off as usual-especially when there is water involved. Merrik wanted to strip down last weekend at State Beach. Maybe Linda Lane, but definitely not [...]
[life] merrik and me
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We went to the beach yesterday, just Merrik and me. He’s been needing a little mom time lately so I decided to let Maliea get a good solid nap at Nana Papa’s while Merrik and I went to the beach to soak up the sun that has finally emerged from behind the clouds. We went [...]
[life] at the pier
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Another one of our famous visits to the pier. This is the location of my ongoing series titled pierside in my current portfolio of work. It was the one warm and sunny day we’ve had in a week. Thank goodness we took the time to get out. Kristianne Koch Photography Kristianne Koch specializes in artistic [...]
[life] pierside
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I find myself spending a lot of time at our local pier. So much so that I have actually started a new project based around the pier. The series is titled ‘Pierside’ and it incorporates images that I have taken at the pier over the last several years. You can see a couple of the [...]
it’s so close we can taste it!
We spent a fantastic day at the beach on Sunday and we are all tasting summer on our tongues. It has been gorgeously warm-warmer than some people around here like. We LOVE the warmth but wish it was a little more humid like the tropics. It was so great to have the windows open all [...]