The Levins Family | Dana Point Newborn Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer | In-home Family Lifestyle Session | Cori Kleckner Photography

The Levins Family | Dana Point Newborn Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer | In-home Family Lifestyle Session | Cori Kleckner Photography

Loved this modern natural light in-home session with The Levins Family! Their home was a dream to photograph as it was full of bright whites and touches of mid-century style,  and lots and lots of love! I cannot tell you guys enough how much I adore getting the opportunity to document family sessions in the space where their love grows! 

Newport Beach Family Photographer | Orange County Newborn Session | Cori Kleckner Photography | The Eisenman Family

Newport Beach Family Photographer | Orange County Newborn Session | Cori Kleckner Photography | The Eisenman Family

Obsessed with this little growing family! Can’t believe just a year ago I was photographing this little guy turning ONE and now he’s a BIG brother! This Orange County Newborn Session was a dream to document ! This sweet little guy, Ford, is so animated and full of joy while embracing the new addition to his family . 

I love getting to watch families grow!

The Shins Family Newborn Session | Newport Beach Newborn Photographer | Natural Light Organic Newborn Photography | Cori Kleckner Photography

The Shins Family Newborn Session | Newport Beach Newborn Photographer | Natural Light Organic Newborn Photography | Cori Kleckner Photography

CORI KLECKNER PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN ORANGE COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIALIZING IN MATERNITY, NEWBORN, BABY, FAMILY, CHILDREN’S AND LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY

The West Family | Malibu In-Home Session | Lifestyle Photography | HomeAway Vacation Rentals | Cori Kleckner Photography

The West Family | Malibu In-Home Session | Lifestyle Photography | HomeAway Vacation Rentals | Cori Kleckner Photography

It’s been so incredibly busy around here for us photogs trying to juggle busy season that my blog tends to be the first to suffer! I am the first to admit I put blogging on the back burner but know how important it is to keep sharing fresh content with you guys too! I wanted to start by sharing this gorgeous in-home family session in Malibu .

I had the pleasure of documenting blogger & mommy , Roxanne West, and her adorable little family visiting here from Canada! They were vacationing here with HomeAway Vacation rentals and the space we had for the day was seriously unreal! I’m talking ocean view, super kid friendly, cozy little space filled with yummy light & sea salt air! This shabby chic, ocean front beach house had panoramic views of Santa Monica and surrounding LA, large sea level deck and the most adorable built-in-wall bunkbeds! 

Not only was our space breathtaking but The West Family was a dream to photograph! For this session, I really wanted to push myself as an artist to find ways to freeze the connection between them . Lately, as an artist, I have been digging deep within myself , soul searching as an artist, pushing myself to newfound ways to capture families in their most authentic state . For this reason, during the session we did ALOT OF PLAYING. I'm talking coloring pictures, taking polaroids, bed cuddles, tickling, upside-downing, dancing in the kitchen, piggy backs kind-of-playing. I feel this type of play nurtures an environment to capture those authentoc moments , to capture those memories we all want as mommys to look back on one day.  

 

Cardiff By The Sea In-Home Family Session | The Moore Family | Orange County Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography |

Cardiff By The Sea In-Home Family Session | The Moore Family | Orange County Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography |


This has to be hands down one of my favorite ever in-home family sessions! If you don’t know already, in-home sessions are my JAM guys! 

The Moore Family recently moved into their new dream home in Cardiff By The Sea. Their is sonething undeniable about an in-home lifestyle session is the overwhelming comfort of home. In this home, kids will grow, love will grow, memories will grow. It doesn’t get much better than witnessing the raw, natural connection that happens between the loved ones under this roof. Watching mom & baby snuggle and the joy of truly playing together without the pressure to document it all perfectly is really where its at!

This family right here though- The Moore Family - they are the warmest and kindest people you could ask to spend your morning with and I am so grateful that I get to call them my friends!


CORI KLECKNER PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN ORANGE COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIALIZING IN MATERNITY, NEWBORN, BABY, FAMILY, CHILDREN’S AND LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY

Cori Kleckner Photography provides natural light family photography services in Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Newport Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente, Irvine and surrounding areas.

Riley Wilderness Maternity Session | The Langford Family | Orange County Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography

Riley Wilderness Maternity Session | The Langford Family | Orange County Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography |


This adorable Riley Wilderness Family Session has my heart forever! I have had the privilege of photographing The Langford Family when they were pregnant with Lily, the munchkin you see here thats about to become a big sister! I cannot tell you guys enough how special I feel when a family chooses me to capture their little growing family and their milestones time and time again. I will never take that for granted. I treasure this family to pieces! 


CORI KLECKNER PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN ORANGE COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIALIZING IN MATERNITY, NEWBORN, BABY, FAMILY, CHILDREN’S AND LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY

Cori provides natural light family photography services in Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Newport Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente, Irvine and surrounding areas.

Little Corona Beach Family Session | The Schweickert Family | Newport Beach Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography

Little Corona Beach Family Session | The Schweickert Family | Newport Beach Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography 


Loved photographing this sweet little family here visiting from Atlanta! Shooting at Little Corona Beach is always a favorite of mine  , nothing beats those cliff views, rocky areas and gorgeous sunsets! Despite the high tide this evening, we were still able to catch some great shots playing along shore, cuddling and strolling the beach! While I love all the candid interaction shots most, I  do still try to snag at least one good image of everyone looking-into-the-camera ...Here are just a handful of my favorites from this Little Corona Beach Family Session!


CORI KLECKNER PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN ORANGE COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIALIZING IN MATERNITY, NEWBORN, BABY, FAMILY, CHILDREN’S AND LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY

Cori provides natural light family photography services in Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Newport Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente, Irvine and surrounding areas.

Orange County In-Home Newborn Session | The Lee Family | Cori Kleckner Photography | Newport Beach Family Photographer

Orange County In-Home Newborn Session | The Lee Family | Cori Kleckner Photography | Newport Beach Family Photographer

I love in-home sessions that include bed jumping, tickling, choo-choo trains and giggles! Nothing makes me love a session more than capturing the everyday real stuff! 

This Newport Beach in-home lifestyle session was so fun to capture as big brother stole the show, in a good way! Nothing makes my heart more happy than capturing the love of a growing family!

 

 

CORI KLECKNER PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN ORANGE COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIALIZING IN MATERNITY, NEWBORN, BABY, FAMILY, CHILDREN’S AND LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY
Cori provides lifestyle family and newborn photography services in Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Newport Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente, Irvine and surrounding areas.

 

The Sharpe’s Newborn Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer | Blair + Ricky + Baby Roman Sharpe

The Sharpe’s Newborn Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer | Blair + Ricky + Baby Roman Sharpe | OC Family Lifestyle Photographer


This in-home lifestyle newborn session is one of my favorites! All these neutral tones in there house and natural light made for the perfect space for newborn photos!

Not to mention how much I hold these clients so dear to my heart, in fact we feel more like long time friends at this point! I feel so incredibly lucky to have been there to witness such important milestones from their engagement to wedding to expecting to now them becoming a family of 3 - no words to express my love and gratitide .  -This is why I do what I do for a living guys! 

Seriously Blair & Ricky, you three have my heart forever <3


Newport Beach Extended Family Session | Photographing the Generations | Orange County Family Photographer |


Newport Beach Extended Family Session | Photographing the Generations | Orange County Family Photographer |

I LOVE photographing multigenerational and extended families! Vacations, reunions, holidays, and anniversary celebrations are special times and provide the perfect opportunity to be remembered with photos! 


Orange County in-home Lifestyle Newborn Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer | The Lynn Family | Welcome home Baby Evan Lynn | Cori Kleckner Photography

Orange County in-home Lifestyle Newborn Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer | The Lynn Family | Welcome home Baby Evan Lynn | Cori Kleckner Photography

You know you truly have the best job when you get to cuddle newborns everyday! I feel so grateful when clients welcome me into their homes, the space where love grows, to document important milestones for them! These moments can be so fleeting , don’t we wish we could just press pause on time sometimes?

For this in-home session, we kept it classic & simple , really focusing on the details of baby Evan, the bond between them all while leaving out any possible distractions in the background. For newborn sessions I feel its important to have a clean space, free of clutter with lots of open light in a room and of course lots of love ;) I truly aim to capture those timeless moments that you will cherish for a lifetime!

Here are a few sneak peeks from The Lynn Family's Session while I catch up on the full-on-blogging part! ;)

Photograph the Generations!

Grandparents are fabulous to photograph because, for the most part, they've given up on being fashion model self-conscious and are more comfortable with who they are. That and the fact that they're absolutely crazy about the grandkids makes for a dream photoshoot. So don't wait until a grandparent is sick or ailing to take photos of them with your children. Make the effort to go get out the camera at every opportunity .

If there's one thing for us to gain from these images, aside from a full heart, it's the reminder that we won't always have them around. So go on, go and photograph the children with their grandparents or book your session. We'll always wish we took more.