We loved Riley Cooper Photography! We have done newborn, baptism, and first birthday photos, and they have come out great! She has many background options to choose from and does great with children of all ages. read more

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I've hired Kristy for all my maternity and newborn photos. She provides all the dresses and accessories in her packages, so I don't have to think and worry about what I need to wear. Additionally, she trained in newborn photography and trusted her with all my babies. She even has great mini sessions at various locations in South Bay (beach, rustic, local sites). I book her mini sessions late summer or early fall to prepare for Christmas cards. read more

We are very pleased with Kristina's services. We scheduled a newborn shoot, and had to reschedule. Kristina was accommodating and is was so easy to communicate with during this process. During the shoot, we swear she is like the baby whisperer. Our little girl stayed asleep the entire time. She prompted us for different looks, and was so welcoming and friendly. The end results were amazing. All our pics turned out great. There wasn't one I didn't like. I would definitely recommend her to anyone! read more

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Love love love !!! Kristy is amazing ! I have family and friends that go here for photos and her work is great! We decided to do a holiday mini and we're not disappointed . Proofs were ready within a week and final edits only a few days later. Couldn't be happier with it all! Thank you so much ! read more

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While Kristy's online work looks lovely, we were disappointed by Kristy's last-minute cancellation of our photo shoot as well as by her lack of communication and seeming indifference. We contacted Kristy, selected a package, confirmed a photo shoot date, and excitedly anticipated the experience. She canceled within 24 hours of the shoot with minimal follow-up, leaving us high and dry without professional photography for our event. While 98% of my reviews on Yelp are positive, unfortunately, our experience with Riley Cooper Photography and Kristy left something to be desired. As a fantastic alternative, we had a wonderful experience with Michelle Winters at https://www.michellewintersphotography.com! Michelle was awesome! She was kind, cheerful, and extremely punctual, pre-scouted great spots to shoot at the venue, gave us knowledgeable tips on angles and shots, and even insisted on giving us extra time! Our photos were ready to view in under a week, and the joy (and gorgeous lighting) that Michelle captured made us so happy! read more

Kristy's photography far bypasses any other photographers work around the Southern California area. From weddings, engagements, maternity sessions, baby milestones-- they're all phenomenal. I couldn't ask for a better photographer to meet your needs. She works with your vision and offers her own professional insight as to what could make your beautiful photos an incredible reality. She's an amazing human to work with and I highly recommend hiring her for your next event! Kristy is kind and sassy and has got it all, and will give you exactly what you want. You won't be disappointed! read more

Although we did get some very nice photos, there were quite a number that were lacking in focus and light during the ceremony. Furthermore, the actual prints were poorly done, and not adequate quality for a professional, and at the price we paid. See photo below; this is a scan of the print and is actually out of focus. Contacted Kristy the photographer, and she would not refund us for the prints. Her professionalism is lacking. read more

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Let's just say if you want your appointments to be reschedule, canceled, or lose money then book Kristy. I scheduled an apt with Kristy and life and unfortunate events happened that I could no longer book maternity photos. I messaged Kristy 2 weeks after booking that I couldn't do my maternity photos and would like a refund as I had already paid for half of the session. Kristy was extremely rude and said she couldn't do that. My session was booked for 2 months out. She was very rude and unprofessional in her messages not willing to understand the circumstances I was facing. After talking to my sister who had previously booked Kristy , I learned that she canceled on her multiple times and then doubled booked her family session. My sisters experience with Kristy was negative from start to finish. My sister said Kristy brought clothes for her infant that were dirty and Kristy herself looked unkept. Kristy is a poor business person and makes many excuses for herself , but when a customer has medical and financially issues and responsibly cancels 2 months in advance, she cannot and will not understand and will keep your money. Kristy is constantly posting her personal issues on her Instagram and rescheduling clients for the public to see that she double booked. Please be careful when you book and pay for half a session upfront. read more

Kristy, the woman behind Riley Cooper Photography is amazing! She has been photographing my two little girls since the day they were both born. She is kind, patient and extremely good at what she does. Her studio has hundreds of backdrops and props to choose from to make your pictures extra special. The image quality you receive for your final prints are flawless, from both indoor and outdoor shoots! You won't regret it if you trust Kristy to capture your family's precious moments! read more

I found Kristy on the Facebook mom group. Initially I inquired about a photoshoot for a large group of 10 adults and 4 children but she said she usually takes pictures for smaller groups so I signed up for the cake smash session for my family of 2 adults and 2 children (1 and 2 years old). She charged me $400 (her usual package is $350 but I wanted more family shots versus the baby alone). I get 15 pictures. It takes 30 days to get the final prints. The session was about 1 hours and 15 minutes because the baby was not happy during the shoot. The positive comments I have about Kristy is that she replies really fast and straight to the point . The negative comments are: -I'm not sure how to categorize this. I asked to move the session earlier. Initially she said the cake would not be ready. Then she said the cake was ready 2 days earlier but she had things to do with her kids. -in the beginning of the session, I asked to use the bathroom. She told me to somewhere around the corner and didn't mention anything about the keys. I couldn't find the bathroom she mentioned. Then at the end of the session, she gave me the keys to the bathroom that was only a few steps away. Why didn't she tell me about that bathroom earlier ? -during the session, my 1 year old had the most terrifying time. He didn't like the to pose. He cried so much. Whoever is reading this probably think that it's the baby's fault. However, I would expect a photographer that specializes in 1 birthday cake smash would have some skills to calm the baby down. And I have worked with 3 other photographers for my 1 and 2 years old and my kids had a much better time with the other 3 photographers -during the session, she was on her phone a lot. My family and I did not feel that her attention was 100% into the session. -most importantly, the pictures turned out to be mediocre. This was the most expensive photoshoots but lowest quality compared to the other photographers that I worked with (for baby pictures). To summarize, I will NOT recommend Kristy to my friends or family. read more

Kristy did an amazing job with our mini family photo session. It was super quick and easy considering my 2 year old has a very short attention span. What I appreciated the most was the turn around time. I was hoping to get our pictures back in time to send out holiday cards but knew that it might not be a realistic expectation given how late I booked my appointment and how busy it is right now. But she had the proofs ready to go in no time and once I selected my pictures she had the final edited high resolution pictures done in just a couple days. I also am very grateful to Kristy for letting me borrow a maternity gown for the shoot. Saved me from spending a whole bunch of money on a dress I would only wear once. read more

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I recently booked this company for a Macro Mini Holiday Shoot, and I am so glad I did! My husband and I wanted cute Halloween pictures of our seven month old son, and knowing Riley Cooper Photography specializes in baby photography, we hopped on this special offer. Kristy, the photographer, was great with my son and fast (always a plus, especially having a baby so young where their moods can change in an instant). She captured Landon's quirky personality to the tee. Once we received the pictures, our hearts exploded! The quality of the photos themselves were great too. I highly recommend this company to anyone wanting their special memories captured. read more

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We used RCP for both our maternity and newborn shoots. All photos came out beautiful, and Kristy was personable and professional, and made us feel comfortable. She was patient with our newborn and had many techniques to help soothe him during our time with her. She even changed his diaper! Kristy was open to our ideas, did her best to accommodate, and the photos came out amazing in the end. It took a bit longer than expected to receive final proofs, but Kristy was open and honest in her communication and explained the delay professionally. We would absolutely use RCP and recommend Kristy. read more

I used Kristy for my daughter's 6mos & 1yr photo (which included a free cake) and took a couple photos with my son in it (at no additional charge!) she is nice, friendly and quick! she also has lots of props! Planning another session in the near future! Highly Recommend! read more

My very first time doing a maternity shoot and OMG the pictures came out amazing and my whole experience with Riley Cooper Photography was beyond what I excepted and I had fun. I will for sure be using Riley Cooper Photography again in the future. read more

Amazing photos! We reserved a mini shoot for our holiday photos. It was such an easy process. Kristy knew the perfect locations, poses and was super patient when incorporating our stubborn fur babies! Highly recommend and hope to book her for all of our family photos! read more

Kristy is incredible! She did a maternity photo shoot for us when I was pregnant with my daughter. My daughter had a congenital heart defect and we did not know how long she would make it so this photo shoot was very special. Kristy treated our family so kindly and has continued to be there to support us through the birth and unfortantely death of our daughter. Her photography is gorgeous, her prices are super reasonable and she is just a really great person all around. She is a mom herself so she is really great working with kids and families. Here our some picture from the maternity shoot she did for us. I cannot recommend her highly enough read more

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We've used Kristy on multiple shoots with our daughter and maternity photos. Always so professional and we loved how easy she made the processs. From knowing her locations, to making posing easy, gallery delivery etc, was easy from start to finish! Highly recommend! read more

We have used Kristy for years to capture our family holiday photos! She is very responsive and flexible and our pictures always come out beautiful! read more

Kristy was great and super easy to work with. It can be stressful getting pictures with a newborn and a toddler but she was patient and made the whole process easy and comfortable. The pictures came out great! I would highly recommend to anyone looking into a newborn or family shoot! read more

I can't even begin to tell you how amazing Kristy is!!! We started with just 1 shoot with her and now that was over 2 years ago. She has captured so many amazing moments in our lives from family pics, to maternity, newborn, extended family, our wedding, mother's day the list goes on & on. I have had over 20 sessions with her now and each one is better than the last! My husband is very ANTI PHOTOS but he compromises and gives me a family session once a year. So I worry because this is my one chance to get a pic and Kristy get's him to cooperate along with my very very active toddler and our daughter! I swear she does some type of magic to get the 3 of them to cooperate haha! I love that she has over 30 gowns that she offers free of charge to her clients to be used in sessions & I secretly want to have another baby just to be able to use those new gowns and to do a fresh 48 session (where she goes to the hospital and takes pictures there) I can go on for so long but I'll leave it with this,,, the BEST in the South Bay!!! You won't be disappointed so she's the answer you've been searching for! read more

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One word: Extraordinary!!! Kind, sweet, professional, amazing quality photos. I can keep going but you get the point :) read more

Where do I start??? Kristy, has blown me away a with each session. From my first shoot, maternity, new born, Mimi's sessions to my wedding... she has no become a part of my family! I highly recommend her!! You will thank me later! read more

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Kristy was our wedding photographer in 2021 and we got some very nice photos from our special day. She uploaded our photos into an online gallery about 4 months after our wedding. I wanted prints to share with my family and we ordered a lot of them, about $400-$500 worth. When we received the prints in the mail, they were mediocre at best. We asked Kristy for a refund and she wouldn't give us the refund. I spoke to her on the phone and she promised she would replace the prints with better ones from a local photo shop. She also promised to make the photos that were out of focus and dark better and do this for us free of charge. Kristy never followed through with her promise and didn't give us a refund. We are getting prints elsewhere. She strung us along for almost a year. I DO NOT recommend Kristy for weddings. I can't speak to her maternity photo work. Looking back, I would have picked someone else for our wedding in a heartbeat knowing what I know now. The bottom line: she doesn't follow through with correcting her mistakes and is unwilling to give refunds that are clearly justified. read more

I had just had a baby girl and though we have a family friend that is an awesome photographer (she's located in SD); we wanted a local photographer so I started looking around online - there are so many options... Then I came across Kristy's images of her little one's milestones... needless to say, I fell in love with her images! I contacted her right away, she was quick to reply and answered all my questions. And we began our 1 year journey together. (I loved her work so much we got a 1 year session for our god daughter as well) Her work is beautiful. She's really pleasant to work with, she's friendly and the patience she had with Elena was pretty remarkable. We recently finished our 4th and last milestone session. Although I'm sad we're finished with our milestone sessions, I'm looking forward to continue working with Kristy in the future. read more

Kristy is GREAT!!! She is a great photographer, super easy to work with, fast and affordable! We got our holiday photos done at $85 for a one hour session at the beach. She's great. I'm so thankful I found her...I can't wait to hire her for so many upcoming events! read more

We've been knowing Kristy for the past year or so now, and have had a hand full of photo shoots with her because she is truly amazing. When it comes to professional pictures we find her work to be priceless, so far we have a maturity, new born, Halloween, Christmas, Valentin and our wedding pictures and have been nothing short of beautiful. We recommend her as we wry happy with her work. Thank you for capturing our little family through your lens read more

Kristy is by far the best photographer!! She is always professional, pictures are done in a timely manner and I always love how patient and great she is with everyone involved in the photo shoot. I have done numerous things with her and every single time I am beyond happy and pleased with the outcome. I also get so many comments from others about how much they love my pics. And I refer her to anyone needing pictures. You will not be disappointed! And to top it all off as if she wasn't amazing enough, her prices are very fair and reasonable for the talent that your receiving! can't say enough good things about her! read more

Kristy with RC photography is absolutely amazing. She has done my maternity, milestones and mini shoots. I love how knowledgeable she was for newborn shoots. And has the perfect eye for every other shoot I've had. She's super nice and easy to work which is always a plus. She also has TONS of outfit and accessories for mama or baby to choose from which cuts down on the styling stress. I will recommend her over and over again!! read more

Kristy did our newborn session, mothers day and valentines day. Kristy is very patient, loving and a great photographer!!! We love her work. If you are looking for a talented photographer look no further. We will continue to use RCphotography. read more

Kristy is a very professional photographer at the same time super friendly and warm. She makes everyone feel very comfortable and does amazing work! My family and I have only used RCPhotography for all of our photo needs for 3 years now and don't plan on using anyone else. She's top notch quality and covers it all! Highly recommended most definitely!! read more