Krisa Koture - Beach Babe and More

I've been shooting with Krisa off and on for about fifteen years. I first started working with her as part of my "Fae in Us All" project back in 2008. I know it was her first nude photo shoot, and it may have even been her first photo shoot ever. Despite having never posed nude before, she did a fine job as the Dance Fae and we've been shooting projects together ever since, many of which I've written about in this blog. Krisa became a mom a couple of years after we started shooting, so there have been some breaks from shooting over the years, but we always seem to pull back together for new shoots from time to time. 

Our previous shoot had been way back in the summer of 2019. The pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 had kept most of us from shooting and in 2022 I had done only a handful of shoots due to other commitments. Krisa hadn't been feeling great of late, so I wanted to make this shoot kind of fun and special for her. I planned a beach site shoot with some fun outfits––a little bit of California, a little bit of Arabia, and a whole lot of sexy. 

Pacific NW winters are cool and very wet, but our summers are dry and we sometimes get extreme temperatures that last for days. Late July through August and sometimes into early October can be nearly cloudless. When shooting on a river beach, that means the sand can get hot enough to burn bare feet and skin. That's another reason for shooting in the mornings before the sun gets too high. 

For this shoot, I picked an area of the beach with easy access to the woods and plenty of shade. The spot included a nice view of a wide stretch of the beach and river. We could also easily step into the wooded areas or use the adjacent grassy spots for standing or kneeling shots. 

The morning of the shoot was pleasantly warm with not much wind and luckily, mosquito free. I always take repellent just in case (a lesson learned the hard way), but we remained unmolested without the bug spray. Despite not having worked together for three years, everything clicked and we had a smooth and leisurely shoot. I think Krisa really enjoyed herself, and I certainly enjoyed working with her again. And we both enjoyed the great summer morning on the shore.