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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.





Photographers Playdate

Friday, October 9, 2009 Posted in Coco Chatter

So all mom’s love a good play date – a little time out with the kids, meet new people, and let the kiddos get all that energy out of them.  Well, when two photographer moms get together you have to add a little something more -  basically it’s another excuse for us to take shots of kids!

Melissa Surprise (Surprise Photography) and I have been chatting for a while over photography forums and Facebook so we decided to get our act together and meet as we are only about an hour away.  I’m always amazed at how easy it is to hang with other photographers – we’re really all cut from the same cloth and it’s great to have so much in common!

We headed to Cold Spring, NY and had so much fun over coffee and walking around this cute antique town!  To start, I’m borderline obsessed with her youngest son’s eyes and AMAZING hair!

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kscloseMy goal for the day was to capture big brother without a “dino-roar” face.  This guy is so smart – he can name all the dinosaurs by name!  Geez, I can’t even pronounce them right!  Anyway, no Dino face here!  Although I do like how it looks like a dinosaur is creeping up on him in the fence shot!

BSPLAYDATEWe were waiting around for this adorable little kids shop to open, Born Lucky, so we killed some time outside the front.  The owner Kristen was so nice and the kids had a blast in the store.  Of course I spent some money there – big shock for those that know me!

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Melissa shooting the guys – see her shot here! BTW, I love that the sign says “No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Headquarters” !!!

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No child photographer can turn away from a really beautiful brick wall.  Love!

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And finally, my little man doing what he does best – playing with cars.  He will find a race track where ever he is…

wallplayCheck out Melissa’s site too – Surprise Photography – it’s always cool to see how two photographers see things through different eyes and angles.  She’s a great photographer and really sweet.  Plus, I’ve decided with names like Cristina Coco and Melissa Surprise we have the best photographer names ever.  Either that or we can open up a burlesque show and we wouldn’t need new stage names – it’s Coco and Surprise!  :)

Thanks Melissa and the Surprise kids, we had a blast!!