Risa McKinney Photo - Kansas City, Missouri

Jamie Hamm

Absolutely amazing photographer! 10/10 experience

I reached out to Risa to see if she was available to help surprise my girlfriend (now Fiancee) with doing our engagement photos and ways to prevent my partner from figuring out the plan to surprise her when I popped the question. Risa brought amazing energy from the very first message and was very flexible when it came to when, where, and how to go about doing the proposal. After scoping out the location, we found a couple of good spots, and then landed on THE location for the proposal. This was great to have a keen photographer helping with ensuring the lighting and location would yield the best results. Risa brings a ton of talent and experience to her photos. After the engagement, Risa emailed us a sneak peek that same night, of the photos she was editing! This was amazing as it let us share the wonderful news with our people using professional pictures. She then surprised us by having the next 70 pictures ready within 24 hours. The entire photo session, we felt very at ease and playful without any air of judgement. Risa was clear and helpful with what to do and where to stand for getting the best pictures, while also being excited with us and brought amazing energy to every aspect of the engagement.

TL;DR Fantastic photographer, flexible, and amazing to work with

Kala Mellen

Risa was amazing to work with and I cannot recommend her enough!! The photos she took of our wedding are so stunning and we will treasure them forever!! Can't wait to schedule photos again with her in the future when our baby girl is born!

Dominic Dixon

I highly recommend Risa for any photography needs!! She did an amazing job capturing my fiancé and I proposal! I didn’t know any photographers in Kansas City and did a quick google search and she was #1 on reviews so we chose her!! After working with her, we see why she has a 5.0 rating!! She was absolutely amazing!! We live out of state, and she was very good at communication for the big suprise! It was such a great process and we loved her energy throughout the whole photo shoot! easy to work with, and most importantly, amazing photography skills! 10/10

Sarah Mc Dermott

Risa was able to capture both our maternity photos and our photos as a family of three this year! She was so wonderful to work with, and had suggestions for locations that matched exactly what we were looking for! She brought a great energy to the photoshoot and put us at ease. She was also great with working with out 9 month old son, which is not an easy task! We will definitely be booking more sessions with Risa in the future. Highly recommended!

Hannah Millsaps

Risa was just absolutely amazing! I got photos done for my anniversary and they turned out amazing! She was so sweet and inviting. She gave us direction on the poses (some photographers don’t) which I really loved. Highly recommend her!

Allie Davis

Update - Risa also took our wedding photos this past September and I’m just as obsessed with them as I was our engagement shoot. If I’m being totally honest, I love them even more! I am so happy I had Risa there to capture our big day! It felt like she was just another one of my besties hyping me up and making sure everything went perfectly! I am so happy with our pictures and look at them just about every day. If you’re looking for a wedding photographer - book Risa! You’ll be sooooo happy you did!

Previous review - I am newly engaged (?) and we needed to find someone for our engagement pictures. Went to trusty Google and instantly found Risa’s page (and reviews) and looked no further! There is a reason she has only 5 star reviews (& a lot of them!).

I could not have dreamt of a better experience from start to finish. Her pricing is so straightforward, you know exactly what you’re getting. She helps tremendously with ideas on location, outfits, optimal time of day, poses (thank goodness - it was our first professional shoot and had no idea what to do), etc. She’s so easy to talk to and work with! She made us feel so comfortable (and I was a little nervous going into it).

I was shocked at how many of the photos we received I actually LOVE! I’m usually very critical of pictures and the way Risa photographs/edits her shots is seriously stunning. She captured us perfectly and I want to schedule 100 more shoots now (lol, but really). We will definitely be going with Risa for all of our pictures going forward and I’m so glad we found her!

So, in short - look no further ? book with Risa!

Dakota Guerrero

Risa is wonderful! She first captured our engagement, then our wedding, and now most recently our new home. She has memorialized some of our most important moments, and with them the precious memories and feelings that came with. She knew exactly what we were looking for and how to portray it perfectly without words. I have and will continue to reach out to Risa to capture our life milestones.

Jennifer Honeycutt

Risa was a perfect fit for my wedding and would be for any wedding. I didn’t realize how impactful the photographer is on the flow and energy of the day. She has a really great balance of professionalism and humor which helped with the fast pace stress of a wedding. In addition to her amazing artistic photography skills and ideas she jumped on any opportunity she could find to help me (the bride) during the crunch times. I would recommend her to anyone for any photography event. I know she is going to continue to find success in this industry and it’s in your benefit to book her while you can!