Orange county family photo ideas

Orange County Family Session | Orange County Family Photographer | Newport Beach Family Session | Cori Kleckner Photography


Orange County Family Session | Orange County Family Photographer | Newport Beach Family Session | Cori Kleckner Photography

Family sessions in Orange County offer so many beautiful beach locations with such dreamy light! I try never to take for granted the gorgeous beaches we live near, especially during Spring and Summer! I love when vacationers email me to capture their memories while visiting beautiful SoCal , I mean what better way to remember their vacation? So thankful I get to call this my "job" , being a family photographer here in Orange County is such a dream! 

Get in touch to book! Spring is here with Summer quickly approaching and my calendar fills fast! 


 

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

Orange County Motherhood Session | Golden Fields Session | Orange County Family Photographer

Julie + Paisley + Baby Scarlett

I feel so honored when families continue to choose me year after year to document their special moments! I am so grateful that you all trust me with your precious littles and feel so incredibly lucky to call this my “job”.

I’ve known this particular family, The Dunbar Family, since their first daughter was just a baby! Her sweet hubby inquired with me about gifting his wife , Julie, a photo session when their first daughter was just 6 months old. Isn’t that the sweetest gift? Since then, I have had the pleasure of watching & documenting this little family grow! From baby bumps to newborn sessions to family sessions - and all the in-between . I am so grateful to be able to call these clients my friends!

For this sweet little motherhood session we walked around the golden fields and played and sang songs (maybe even used a little ice cream bribery for a few smiles ;) 

Thank you Julie for always entrusting me with your prescious milestones! -Xoxo 

 

 

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

The Hodge Family Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer

The Hodge Family Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer | Orange County Family Session

I am SO behind on blogging guys! Like a gazillion sessions waiting on my desktop to hit the BLOG, eeks!

 I’ve been photographing lots of new little blossoms of humanity lately and I’m loving it! It must be baby booming season you guys! This Orange County family session was really fun because of big sister who was full of spunk & energy! I just adore watching little ones become siblings and that I get to witness the love & joy of it right behind my lens! My goal for these sessions are not to force anything, to roll with the punches and capture the beauty that is already right there in front of us. I do a little posing and directing but mostly just to give big sister something to do with her hands ;) Their is nothing more beautiful than a family bonding and I really like to encourage story time, jumping on the bed and lots of cuddles + kisses to get those real & raw moments captured. 

OKAY- this sweet little boys nursery? Can we just hashtag #nurserygoals already?! I mean who doesn’t love a travel room , this theme was so darn cute! I love how mamma pieced together the wall of little travel books, the word “E-X-P-L-O-R-E”  and the little personalized car with their families last name.

Don’t even get me started on the incredibly beautiful garden swing they had just hanging out in their yard! I literally saw it thru their window as I was peeking thru their curtains (wait, that sound creepy. I mean in a non-creepy way ;) and said to them “ Can we please use that gorgeous swing surrounded by roses & greenery ?!  Hashtag #everyphotographersdream

The Barron’s Family | Orange County Family Photographer | Montage Laguna Family Photos

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.