Laguna Beach Session

The Roach Family | Laguna Beach Family Session | Orange County Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography | Laguna Beach Family Photographer

The Roach Family | Laguna Beach Family Session | Orange County Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography | Laguna Beach Family Photographer

This Laguna Beach Family session was such a dream to capture! Not too long ago, I was capturing The Roach family right as they welcomed their third little guy into the family, now look at him a few months later full of that adorable luscious baby chub! What a treasure it is seeing families & your kiddos grow. What an honor it is when families choose me time and time again to still be the one to capture their family. I love every minute of capturing you snuggle, kiss and play with your babies and never take this amazing job for granted .

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

The Hay Family | L Laguna Beach Family Session | Laguna Beach Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography | Orange County Family Photographer

The Hay Family | L Laguna Beach Family Session | Laguna Beach Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography | Orange County Family Photographer

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

The Bandak Family | Twin Boys Blake + Ryan | Orange County Family Photos | Newport Beach Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography | Newport Beach Family Photos

The Bandak Family | Twin Boys Blake & Ryan | Orange County Family Photos | Newport Beach Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography | Newport Beach Family Photos | OC Family Photographer |

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

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 Kenny Family | OC Family Session| Orange County Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography

The Kenny Family | OC Family Session| Orange County Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography

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

Dreamy Seaside Maternity Session | Laguna Beach Maternity Session | Orange County Maternity Photographer

Dreamy Seaside Maternity Session | Laguna Beach Maternity Session | Orange County Maternity Photographer

I just love the soft, dreamy tones we had that evening in Laguna Beach, CA.  This mamma frolicked in the ocean while I obsessed over the beautiful light and her gorgeous lace gown. It was high tide that day so we had wet feet but it made it even more drool worthy to photograph her gorgeous gown draping along the ocean shore. Lately I’ve gravitated toward the unintentional , the random blur that you get from out-of-focus shots can be so beautiful, the unintentional movement of a hand gracing the wisps of hair away - its all the unintentional  that I feel connection to, the unintentional can be so beautiful.

 

Cori Kleckner Photography specializes in family , maternity and newborn photography in the Orange County and surrounding areas

 

Orange County Maternity Photographer

The Baugh Family - Shaw’s Cove Laguna Beach Family Session - Orange County Family Photographer

The Baugh Family - Shaw’s Cove Laguna Beach Family Session - Orange County Family Photographer

“May you always know little one, you were wished for, longed for, prayed for, and wanted."

I love connecting with families I meet and getting to know their story. This sweet little guy, Jordan, is just shy of 2 years old, waiting for his adoption to be complete. This family came all the way from Arkansas to visit Jordan as just in a few weeks they get to take him home forever . I couldn't feel more honored to capture this special time for them.

#adoptionisbeautiful

The Meister Family | Orange County Family Photographer | Shaw’s Cove, Laguna Beach

The Meister Family | Orange County Family Photographer | Shaw’s Cove, Laguna Beach

The Meister Family | Shaw’s Cove Family Session

 This is a beautiful family from the outside in guys! I love getting to photograph families! Not to forget I am in LOVE with little Sienna’s sweet smile guys! This spunky little girl is SO loved and  full of energy and joy! She is going to be a BIG sister soon and I feel so honored I get to capture it! This blue eyed family made my job super easy as we wandered the beach and played together. I really can’t say enough how much I love documenting the connection between families and moments that can be so fleeting. It is so rewarding to call this my “job” and to give tangible memories to families like this. <3  

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.

The Deprima’s Family// Orange County Family Photographer

These guys came all the way from Vegas to enjoy sunny Cali beaches, They were so excited to be here to soak up the sun and it was a great evening for family session with all that golden light shining. We shot their session at Shaw’s Cove, Laguna Beach to really capture the diversity of open sand + rocky shore with pools of salty water, pebbles and boulders. Just love this spot and these sweet families I get to meet along the way who travel from all over to visit where we live.