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 + life] is a family portrait

Every year we take our picture as a family on the pier. We usually do it around Merrik’s birthday because we took our first one 6 days after he was born. We stand near the lifeguard tower on the pier so that Cotton’s Point is in the background. This year we did it early so the . . . → Read More: [photography + life] is a family portrait

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[life] at the pier

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.

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Kristianne Koch specializes in on-location portrait photography for . . . → Read More: [life] at the pier

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[life] pierside

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 images . . . → Read More: [life] pierside

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dream date

We had a fantastic day at the beach on Monday. After Merrik went to swim lessons we met up with Marley and Quin. It was Merrik’s perfect date. He and Marley competed for being in front on their two-wheelers all the way from the pier to North Beach and back.
Merrik took a couple of rough tumbles . . . → Read More: dream date

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biking at the pier

Merrik loves to take his bike down to the beach trail. He is amazing on it. It’s a rough ride but he is great. He’s getting good at skidding to a stop on the downhills. He calls it “jam” because his bike is a Tony Hawk Huck Jam bike. Pretty funny. Oh, and of course, he . . . → Read More: biking at the pier

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gap: annual family photo

gap: annual family photo

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