Welcome 2009!

What are you looking forward to this new year? I am challenging myself to increase and expand my level of creativity. I've always thought of creativity as something that you have along some sort of continuum and that people pretty much stay at the same point throughout their lives. I'm changing my perspective and have resolved to work on increasing creativity, not just in photography, but in other areas as well. I've been reading Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi which proposes that we can train ourselves to be more creative. This new year I want to be open to seeing beauty not only in the usual places but anywhere and everywhere.

December Photo Special

I'm offering a special this month. Book your session in December (just book it, the session itself doesn't have to be in December) and receive $50 off your session fee. This offer is valid only if you keep your originally scheduled session date. See the pricing section of my website for details on packages. Share the good news - tell your friends!

Introducing my beautiful new website...

Kristie Coia Photography has a new website with lots of great features to make it easier than ever to find what your looking for (a great photographer, of course).

Fun with Costumes

These amazing costumes are from Turkey. The colors and patterns are so beautiful. Just goes to show that playing dress up can be fun at every age.

Lydia and Alfredo

I love lens flare! The sun was coming over the trees just perfectly to give this first shot a wonderful vintage feeling. Lydia and Alfredo are so kind and fun to talk to this session just flew by. It's great to see a couple so in love. I felt like this was an engagement shoot even these two are already married. Tex brought his new bandanna which was very thoughtful of him and tied all the outfits together : ) I can't wait for you guys to show me the new beach spot. I've been needing my own location scout here in Okinawa. Thanks, Stephanie, for being a great assistant and rounding up Tex when he wasn't being the star of the photo shoot.

Homemade Pinhole Camera

I love all kinds of alternative photography techniques, especially ones that distort an image a bit and give it this lovely dreamy quality. Almost like a painting. I made my very own digital pinhole camera for less than a dollar and you can too.

Andrea & David at the Sea Wall

This shoot was so much fun for so many reasons. Andrea and David are pretty much up for anything including sitting in puddles of water and parking their pink Vitz in front of the "Pink Panther" building - just because I assure them it's a good idea. All of this in spite of David really preferring to be behind the camera instead of in front of it. Thanks for being such good sports! You two look great!!