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Kirsty
Join Date:
2011-10-03
Blogs Owned
1. Coral and Coast
A blog about our coastal life in beautiful, remote New Zealand, our DIY adventures, my love for anything blue and coastal homes and decor.
Tags: beach, coastal, renovation, blue, DIY
Latest Blog Posts
- Back from Holiday and my Business Launch!Hi girls, it's so nice to be back here and feeling refreshed from our holiday! We really enjoyed our little break and are ready to power on for the rest of the year. Our week off was relaxing but also very productive, it's amazing what you c...
- Spring HolidayTGIF! So happy it's Friday and it's a gorgeous Spring day here in NZ! Sorry for the lack of posting, this week has been crazy busy, my husband and I are taking a much needed week-long break from our office jobs next week and so of course we h...
- The Inspirational Benjamin Dhongon Sep 2, 2012 in benjamin dhong dramatic texture fresh elegance inspiration interior design interiorsHappy Monday I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! The rain has set in here again but I'm sure it won't be long before the blue skies are back. Today I have a beautiful home to share with you all and it was introduced to me by none other than t...
- Welcoming Spring and a Beachy Pet Shooton Aug 28, 2012 in SLR camera photo shoot photography everyday life spring inspiration dogs weekend pets fox terrierIt seems that Spring has sprung in our little corner of the world! The temperatures have been creeping up ever so slowly and plants are beginning to unfurl and blossom. Having the doors flung open at the weekend after months of being tightly clo...
- Maternity Shoot & My New Facebook Pageon Aug 19, 2012 in SLR camera photography bump photography business family child weekend baby maternityHappy Monday girls, I have exciting news today! My official Photography Facebook page is now live with my website being about 6 weeks away - I'm happy dancing over here!! Since I have some work being featured on another site very soon (which is so...
- Man's Best Friend...Just a quick post dedicated to my two crazy fur-kids... Since last weekend's pet shoot was rained out I amused myself by taking pics of my own doggies indoors with my favourite lens and I thought the dogs deserved their own post, sinc...
- Just Beachy...As promised I have a bit of an antidote to Winter post for my lovely girls Down-Under! After the cold, wet couple of weeks we've had it's hard to believe we had such a glorious weekend two weeks back but here's the proof! We headed down the road to o...
- A Winter Maternity Sessionon Aug 6, 2012 in SLR camera photo shoot photography photoshop photography business inspiration maternityHello and happy Tuesday!! It feels like I haven't been here in forever but I'm back to share a few favourites from last week's Maternity Session! I have to say that I just loved this couple, having never met them before I didn't know what to expe...
- A Beautiful WeekendWhat a lovely weekend I just had! There was a girls night out on Friday, a sun-kissed winter afternoon at the beach playing with the camera on Saturday and meeting a wonderful couple for a Maternity shoot on Sunday! I haven't had time yet to organ...
- Photography Friday: Lens LoveHappy Friday! It's been a while since I've done a Photography Friday post, although I do talk about photography a lot anyway! ;) Today I just wanting to share my excitement over a new item in my photography kit that I am over the moon in love with...
- Busy DaysAnother Wednesday is here already! The weeks are really just flying by at the moment, I have so much to do and so much to plan for and there are some super exciting developments in the pipe-line for me which I can't wait to reveal as soon as I can!
- Mid-WinterHappy Wednesday, it's officially mid-winter here in NZ! I'm so glad we're on the downward slope toward Spring, I am over the dark evenings and frosty mornings - a warm, tropical holiday is sounding really good right now!! But sinc...
- On The Marketon Jul 10, 2012 in three bedroom renovation real estate selling photography auckland inspiration city fringe homeNot my home but this cute little renovated three bedroom, two bathroom art deco style home I photographed for a colleague the other week! So can I add Real Estate photographer to my list now? Hmm, maybe not, I imagine it's a real art in itself, how...
- Home Office Reveal At Last!on Jul 2, 2012 in modern photography everyday life work career home home office iMac office photography business inspiration interior design interiorsI am so excited to show you my new home office!! I was lucky that I really didn't need to do a whole lot to this room since it got a simple paint job makeover about a year ago that I still really love, so this room has now evolved into my blogging/ph...
- Business Progress Updateon Jul 1, 2012 in photography home office everyday life photography business inspiration weekend businessHappy Monday! I hope the weekend treated you well. Mine flew by in a bit of a blur and I was going to post my big office reveal for you today but I completely ran out of time to put that post together, but the photos have been taken and are ready to...
- A Few Indoor Photography TipsGood Monday morning, I'm back!! Work + life + editing an indoor party shoot = not much time to blog! I wanted to post a few more of the party photos (not too many new ones since my clients don't have them all yet and I think they should be t...
- Birthday Party Sneak Peekon Jun 18, 2012 in lifestyle photography photo shoot photography party portraits birthday children weekend careerHi girls, happy Monday! It's after 10pm here so I'm just popping in quickly to say hello and thanks so much for the support last week for my birthday party photo shoot! The shoot went well, it was all shot indoors so it was a real learning curve w...
- Birthdays and ButterfliesHappy Friday girls! It's going to be a bit of an interesting one for me this weekend, I have booked a job photographing a really cute third birthday party on Saturday, eek!! I'm really excited and a little bit nervous, although the nerves always seem...
- Mid Week InspirationHappy Wednesday, this week is just flying by so I thought I should stop in for a quick update! The weekend here was great, I had so much fun shopping for the office and it's looking pretty cute!! My new iMac even arrived earlier than expected a...
- I Have An Office!!I'm blogging from it right now and I couldn't be more thrilled! And no, I didn't go crazy and rent an office space somewhere for my fledgling photography business but I am making use of the spare room we have in our house and turning into my lit...
