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Once a Triton, ALWAYS a Triton

We didn’t have a football team. Or a great basketball team.  Hell, we didn’t even have a cool statue of our mascot. What we did have was great classes (I took the History of the Beatles, Gospel Choir, and a class on various musicals to name a few), and UCSD was where I was first introduced to the nasty smells of dark room chemicals and the love for photography. I’ve met several of my closest friends and learned to use public transportation.  I love UCSD and will always be biased for having the nicest dorm rooms, great food, awesome people, and unique classes.

 

After 5 years, I had a chance to visit my Alma mater, and was totally shocked to see the change they have done to the campus. Here are some images. **They now have a Triton statue!**

 

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Of course, this was not there when I attended…

 

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GOOOOOO TRITONS! *fingers in a shape of a pitchfork**

August 4, 2009 - 4:35 pm Galen - All that money you donated went to a plaque?

Before & After : Living Room Edition

With a little bit of this and a little bit of that, what started off as this…

 

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…ended up in this! Orange is SO the new black.

 

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And yes, those are mirrors on the wall. You know, cause we’re so vain and all…

July 29, 2009 - 11:39 am Galen - Because you're so vain :) I like the new look. Good Job!

January 23, 2010 - 9:41 am Before and After: Entryway » Sakura Koontz Photography - [...] more Before  After  photos, please click the following: den, living room, patio. Next [...]

Buddies

A few of my favs from this week’s mini session.

 

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 …and just when I thought it would be impossible for her to get any cuter, she does this:

 

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 …and it basically melted my heart.

 

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Until Next Time….

August 5, 2009 - 12:16 pm Christine Shirota - I like that pix of the oldest girl running... w/ her hands like a girl. lol You captured a great moment there! They are all so adorable. This moment is going to pass us by so quickly.

July 25, 2009 - 10:20 am Mika Shuto - Sakura-san, Thank you (x million) for the beautiful pictures!!!!! You turned my troublesome gang into picture perfect babies!!! I absolutely love this!!!

Growing Up

The beautiful thing about my job is that I get to see kids grow up. It’s truely a blessing to be able to capture different stages of lives. The last time I saw this little munchin, he was barely walking. Now, he’s up and running!

 

 

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Family Ties

I LOVE family photos.  The last family photo I’ve taken with my parents was at my wedding two years ago. I know I just need to stop and take some, but…well, there are really no excuses.

 

Cindy contacted me to photograph her family about 4 months ago, and have since then been in contact to figure out the perfect location and all the details. I admire her for that, since I know it’s not easy to coordinate a photoshoot.  I hope I was able to capture the love and interactions between the generations!

 

This is what I was greeted with.

 

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CUTE!

 

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The family!

 

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Little K with Auntie and Uncle.

 

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Yummy light for a cute father-daughter moment!

 

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We also got a chance to photograph Cindy and Ray for their 1-year anniversay.

This is how the shoot started…full of laughter and love.

 

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…and then, Ray’s true colors came out!

 

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Of course, he had to give Cindy a big fat kiss to make up! (just kidding Ray…but really, you two are so cute!)

 

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Beautiful!

 

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I tried a new action with this…what do you think?

 

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..and of course, we can’t forget the boys. 

 

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Thanks for checking in!

July 23, 2009 - 2:25 pm Galen - Wow! They look like their dad :)