Welcome!

Thanks for finding my photography journal! My name is Cristina Coco and I am a portrait photographer in the Westchester and Fairfield County area.

I love what I do. I love what I do so much I left a very cool, high paced, world-traveling job in fashion to photograph kids. I know, I know, I must be nuts, right? Well I hope this blog will give you an insight into why I left what some might call a dream job to run after a bunch of munchkins with my camera.

You'll notice that a lot of my images capture those kiddies looking straight at me, straight through the lens. That is the shot I aim for at every session I do. I love that moment when everything else fades away and that child really sees me. Only a kid can naturally look at you like that - most adults can seem posed or even look away in embarrassment. A child can look straight through you and capturing that moment for parents - that look that they know so well? Well, that is why I love to do this so much.

So enjoy my little neck of the web - I hope that it helps you get to know me a little better and makes you comfortable about choosing me to capture your memories.

Grandpa’s Shirt

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Posted in Sessions

This session came about because Solveig really wanted an image of her son in his grandfather’s shirt. I loved the idea! Tradition is so important to family and when you get to capture it – well, let’s just say I feel special to have my work included.

Her son, however, had a different idea. Little C is two and a half. You can tell he’s really smart – almost too smart for a photographer! He wasn’t exactly sure about how he felt about the whole thing – which is why I LOVE this first image. He’s totally trying to figure me out and not exactly sure he likes what he sees.

But, I tried and tried and eventually… I THINK he warmed up to me… at least enough to get an image in his grandpa’s shirt. How cool is this shirt, by the way?