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 Mickey Family | Newport Beach Family Session | Newport Beach Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography

The Mickey Family | Newport Beach Family Session | Newport Beach Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography

The Akiyama Family - Orange County Family Photographer- Newport Beach Family Photographer

The Akiyama Family - Orange County Family Photographer- Newport Beach Family Photographer 

Orange County Family Session | OC Family Photographer | Huntington Beach Family Session

Orange County Family Session | OC Family Photographer | Newport Beach Family 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 Eisenman Family - Orange County Family Photographer- Irvine Regional Family Session

The Eisenman Family - Orange County Family Photographer- Irvine Regional Family Session

Beach Themed Nursery | Orange County Lifestyle Newborn Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer

Beach Themed Nursery | Orange County Lifestyle Newborn Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer

Beach Themed Nursery | Orange County Lifestyle Newborn Session | Orange County Newborn Photographer

Lately I have been welcomed into a lot of homes for newborn sessions and one of my favorite parts is seeing the incredibly creative nurseries the parents build & piece together! It makes this space for their little one that much more special. This beachy themed nursery is one that makes my heart flutter guys! I literally couldn’t wait to share more of the details with you guys! The vibrant colors were so fun to photograph and it was fitting for these two parents who live near the beach and have a sandy lifestyle ;) Scroll down to see more of this handsome little guys session and the beautiful love this family shares.  

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

“Mommy & Me Mini Sessions | Orange County Family Photographer

****** CALLING ALL MAMMAS!! *****

By popular demand, I opened up ONE more date for 'Mommy & Me' Mini Sessions, yay!

Saturday, July 9th, 2016

Only have 10 spots available, first come first serve

Email to reserve your spot!
E. Corikleckner_photography@yahoo.com

Www.Corikleckner.com

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.

Crystal Cove Family Session | Orange County Family Photographer

Crystal Cove Family Session | Orange County Family Photographer | Cori Kleckner Photography

Shaw’s Cove, Laguna Beach | The Dunbar’s Family Session

Shaw’s Cove, Laguna Beach  |  The Dunbar’s Family Session   

The Dunbar Family has allowed me to photograph them for quite some time now, all the way from when their sweet Paisley was just a little baby! She is now 2 yrs old  & going to be a BIG sister this coming April! I just seriously adore this sweet family and love being able to document this special time for them and watch their little family grow! I feel so honored when families trust me to capture such precious milestones for them . One of the most rewarding parts of being a photographer is getting to witness & document a couples journey into parenthood and so on. It was a gorgeous day for a maternity/family session and we lucked out on some of the best sunset light at a gorgeous little beach location