This is one of my favorites from a photoshoot with my super sweet and absolutely gorgeous friend and her little prince, B.
Thank you, Aggie, for letting us spend the morning with you and B. We loved catching up and look forward to seeing you again soon!! xoxo
Our local photography club started up again recently and it has been great to see all of our friends and catch up with what they have been shooting over the summer. Our most recent club meeting was a competition night where the members have a chance to enter photographs in different categories (Nature and Pictorial) and have them judged. It is always an interesting evening and an important part of learning to become better photographers. It was a special meeting for us here at Kim Koch Photography as our 17 year old daughter joined the club this year and began submitting images for competition. The Koch family did fairly well with Mommy (Kim) getting a first place in the advanced pictorial class, Daddy (Walt) getting a second place in the advanced pictorial class and Breelan getting a fourth place in the beginner class. The Hill Crest Camera Club is an important part of us growing as photographers and striving to become better at our craft.
Baby Girl
This was Kim’s image of a beautiful newborn that we shot for some clients of ours recently. She was such a doll and we were very happy that her parents chose us to photograph her.
Snake Lady
This was an image of our beautiful teenage daughter Breelan that her dad shot during a recent shoot for her senior portraits. We had a great time with her and will post more of her shots from this shoot soon.
Colors and Light
This is the shot that our daughter entered into the competition and won fourth place with. It is a photo of Chinese fighting fish (Betas) at a local pet store. Needless to say we are very proud of her. We hope you enjoyed these photos and had as much fun looking at them as we had making them.
It’s that time of the year again. We recently went to our local county fair with the children and had a great time. While there we saw all kinds of things to take photos of. There was also hot air balloons that launched at the same time every night. (weather permitting) Talk about a captive audience for photography! Well here are some of the shots that we got of the hot air balloon festival at our local county fair. We hope you enjoy them and get a chance to visit your local fair as well.
I just had to share this picture that I took of my son a couple of days ago. It was another one of our 90 degree days, we were on our way home from visiting hubby at work. We crossed over this river and it looked so cool and inviting. When I asked the kids if they would like to stop and play for a while they all three agreed (which is something that rarely, if ever, happens) that it sounded like a wonderful idea! Out of all of the images I took that day, this is the one I keep going back to. I love it for so many reasons. I love the pure joy that I see on his face. I don’t even remember what he was laughing at, probably his brother was doing something crazy, but I can hear his wonderful belly laugh every time I look at this. I think the thing that stands out the most to me is that he, all of a sudden, looks like such a big boy. He has lost a couple of teeth recently which has allowed room for those big front teeth to really start coming in. He no longer looks like my baby boy… he is one of the big kids now. 
Miss E was in a generous mood today and allowed me to photograph her for a whole 5 minutes before she jumped into the pool. I am sure she gets tired of having mommy’s camera in her face. Thankfully she is usually a good sport about it. I thought I would share a few favorites with you.
I hope you are enjoying your summer!!
We recently had the pleasure of taking photos of our friends family. Phil and Megan brought their two beautiful children to one of our favorite places to take pictures of families. The weather was good (though a bit sunny for photography) and the kids were good sports especially since they were so young. Thanks again to our good friends Phil and Megan for allowing Kim Koch Photography to photograph this handsome family.
Crowded Runway
Here at Kim Koch Photography we enter several photography competitions throughout the year. It is a way for us to see how the photography community views our work so that we can continue to advance in our skills. The above image is an image that won an honorable mention in the nature category at the New Jersey Federation of Camera Clubs (NJFCC). This was a pleasant surprise as I really enjoyed the shot when I took it and submitted it to our local camera club (HillCrest Camera Club) but had no idea it was going to be sent to the state club and judged there. Photography competitions can be a great way to learn more about the art of photography and also a very humbling experience as well. Whether you are a professional photographer or just have an interest in photography, camera clubs can be a great resource to learn and meet kindred spirits. As always if you have any thoughts or comments please feel free to post them here.
This is one of our boys, he decided the other day that he needed a haircut so we loaded him and the rest of the gang up to get haircuts. As you can see he is a bit crazy unique in his choice of hairstyles but then again that’s just him. This is just one of the many signs of Spring that occur in our house, what are some of the signs of Spring in yours?
