sunset family photos
CORI KLECKNER PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN ORANGE COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIALIZING IN MATERNITY, NEWBORN, BABY, FAMILY, CHILDREN’S AND LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY
The Bing Family | Orange County Family Photography | Huntington Beach Family Session | Film Inspired Photography | Natural Light Sunset Session |
The Bing Family Mommy and Me Session was one of the sweetest I have done to date. As a local to Orange County, Huntington Beach is one of my favorite Orange County Beach locations. Watching this mom of boys chase them around the beach made it really easy to capture the sweet motherhood moments. Often moms are the one taking the photos, trying to capture moments of their children instead of moments with them. Motherhood Sessions, just like family sessions, allow for those intimate moments that we often experience to be captured.
So I’m incredibly behind on blogging guys! I have quite a few fresh new sessions hitting the blog soon though!
This Shaw’s Cove Laguna Beach Session had that soft dreamy sunset light that I just love! The Dowden’s Family came all the way from Indiana to visit our California beaches and I swear they look like Californians, don’t they? Little miss Emily (age 2yr) is about to be a BIG sister! She was full of many expressions and excitement which made it such a joy to capture her! Not to forget to mention her adorable little boho dress her mamma managed to find for our session, I mean how cute are those sleeves?! This sweet girl is so incredibly deeply loved and it shows! Grandma Karen reached out to me to capture the generations of her family and I am so honored to have been able to document their growing family for them while on vacation. I mean, what better way then on vacay right?
If you have been putting off family photos or trying to get a large session done, now is the time to do it! you wont regret having these tangible memories for years to come with those you love!
The Barron’s Family | Orange County Family Photographer | Montage Laguna Family Photos
A few of my recent clients have asked me , “Does the time of day you shoot at the beach make that much of a difference?”
Heres my answer : The golden hour occurs from about half an hour before, until about an hour after sunrise in the morning, and then an hour before sunset, to about 20 to 30 minutes after the sun has gone down in the evening. When you shoot in this soft light the light is golden in colour and often changes colour from yellow, to orange to magenta.
-The light is soft, i.e. no major contrast such as hard shadows and very bright highlights.
-Colors are more exaggerated, the color of the light is far more emphasized, much more oranges, reds and magentas are visible in the scene.
It is for these reasons that photographers choose to shoot in the early morning or early evening, these times produce the most dramatic images.
Many of us were taught to shoot under bright sunlight, in the middle of the day, with the sun behind us. Sure, that can work, but you won’t get dramatic results every time, in many cases, your images will look very average. This is because light is harsh at this time of day.
So to many of you who are wondering, yes, the time of day can make a HUGE difference in the outcome of your photos.
