DEEP & MEANINGFUL
Our goal is simply to make it fun, have everyone look good, defuse any stress and deliver real and, better than real, moments.
Essentially we want to put it all together for you.
Modern family photography is synonymous with creating what you need. We are fully aware that’s not the same for every family.
You are investing your money and, just as valuable, your time. So it’s very important to us that you feel at ease, connected and in good hands.
Post-shoot we’ll let you know what’s next, but won't hound you for decisions.
We aren’t the people that threaten “you have 7 days left to purchase artwork and then we will delete all your photos.”
We are the people that have triple-backed up your images, and when you call 5 years later because your computer died and you lost all your files, we have you covered.
Just as relevantly we won’t send you off with a “here are your files, good luck figuring out what to do with them…" sentiment. We have a heap of experience making images materialize into something fabulous for your walls at home, the desk in the office or anywhere you’d like to be reminded how amazing your family is.
These subtle nuances contribute an enormous amount of extra worth to what we offer.
Once you’ve experienced a photo session with our attention to detail and your specific needs you will understand why we are still around, and still obsessed with capturing images that bring a smile to your face (or a tear to your eye) every time you see them.
photo by Petra Romano
Justine
Justine’s purpose is to create a wealth of images with beauty, wit and feeling, specific to your family.
She creates images with both an artist's eye and a photojournalist's ability to capture the moment. To hear what her clients have to say about her and her work click here.
If degrees and accolades get you excited, Justine is an award winning, internationally exhibited artist and photographer. Her personal work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and has been exhibited at The New Museum and the International Center for Photography here in New York. She is formally trained in photojournalism (B.S. Newhouse, Syracuse University) and fine art photography (M.F.A Sydney University). Australian born, Justine has made New York her home for over two decades. And yes, she’s a mom as well.
CLIENT praise
“Every year, for the past six years, we have been fortunate to have Justine Cooper photograph our family, even after we moved from Brooklyn to Chicago to the Bay Area. We are addicted! She is a brilliant photographer who has such a warm personality. We have twins that can be very shy and Justine always manages to bring out their true fun and loving personalities. Her photographs are some of our most cherished possessions, and every time we look at the images, it brings us right back to that moment, which is priceless! We have recommended Justine to everyone we know and all our friends who have worked with her share our sentiments. Thank you Justine for helping us so perfectly capture these beautiful moments in time.”
“Justine — i want you to know how much we absolutely love the photos. we cannot stop looking at them — they are just so great. you totally captured the individual spirits of both H & S — I feel like everything I know about them has been bottled in time. they are really really, wonderful.”
“The end result exceeded my expectations and I am hard to please.”
“We’ve had good photos taken over the past 6 years by various photographers. We booked Justine Cooper this year and she was absolutely extraordinary — the best experience we’ve ever had here with photos.
Her work speaks for itself (we are thrilled with the photos), but equally important, her ability to work with the kids is just amazing. My niece was easy going, but my son was in a horrible mood prior to the session. Justine immediately struck a report with my son and was able to get him in a genuinely good mood to participate naturally with the whole family in the session.”
“Justine creates beautiful images, and is a pleasure to work with! She is very easy-going, creative, and reasonably priced (for Manhattan). She took beautiful photos of me when I was (very!) pregnant, and we had such a fun day. She was very clever about the settings, poses, lighting, and the photos are fabulous! The photos were so good, in fact, that we asked her to come back and photograph our baby 2 weeks after the birth. She did a fantastic job balancing our desire for photos with a baby who was sleeping, nursing, pooping, smiling, etc. The photos are amazing - and EVERYONE who sees them remarks on how beautiful they are. I would not hesitate to recommend Justine - in fact I already have many times. Several friends have had her take photos of their children and have been thrilled with the results.”
“Justine was wonderful in engaging all members of the “cast”, keeping the photo-session moving and finding ways to understand postures, poses, composition that is reflective of our normal environment. That combined with an acute eye, led to some truly enjoyable photos that have endured as favorites.
Seeing my family enjoy the photo-session was my favorite part. It was not work or fake or artifice. Justine, sort-of, became a family member and helped a natural dialogue that was recorded in images.
I have also done a studio head shot session with Justine - in which she really helped me relax and worked to convey a sense of character and sincerity that other “head-shot” sessions have generally failed to do.
If you want wonderful, natural images of your family, friends or yourself, then jump in - the water’s fine. Trust Justine - let her know your fears, concerns, experience, etc and she will work with you to have both good outcomes and an enjoyable experience”