Kara Cooper Photography

I think that we captured a wide range of *me* in the photos that we took! :)

Kara is a talented photographer who loves what she does. She has an incredibly lovely presence that really puts you at ease, and she brings her own unique artistic touch to the photography. I felt like the whole shoot was a collaborative dance between us that was healing for me on some level. And the photos were gorgeous. I couldn’t recommend her more highly.

Kara is super patient and great to work with. She has great ideas for locations and is super friendly! Highly recommended. We have a done a few shoots and I have some amazing pictures!

Kara was absolutely fantastic. Her photos were absolutely, unbelievably stunning. She was terrific to work with, friendly, professional, and managed to keep my unruly family in line. Highly, highly recommended.

Kara was so patient and thoughtful about our photo shoot. I needed some professional photos for linked in, but I work in a creative field so I didn’t want corporate head shots. Kara was great about finding locations around Oakland that set a great informal, fun and outdoorsy vibe. She also processed and touched up a huge range of options for me. I’m super happy with the pictures!

Kara took our wedding photos in Golden Gate Park and did a great job! We are very happy with the photos. She was punctual, took great photos, and got the photos to us quickly after the event. Also, her pricing was competitive and she knew a good videographer that we also hired. Highly recommend.

Kara shot our wedding 2 months ago in Sept 21 014. She was a consummate professional and was extremely easy to work with from the get go. She made herself and portfolio available so we felt confident in choosing her for our big day. As the event approached and commenced, Kara took all the stress out of the event by being attentive and ready (which isnt always easy in the heat of the moment). BEST OF ALL (and most importantly), the photos Kara took were AMAZING. Her mix of candid shots and more traditional shots perfectly matched our own attitude and flavor. She made us look great and we will forever feel lucky that we chose Kara to be our photographer. I cannot recommend her enough. Wonderful experience.

Amazingly Talented. I have done 2 shoots with her and she did excellent job. She is full of energy and highly driven. Highly Recommend.

Kara Cooper Photography was very professional in helping Voulez Events in coordinating a styled shoot with event industry professionals in the Bay Area! We had a fun time, and KCP provided good direction and attention to detail — can’t wait to work with Kara in 2015 and beyond! PS, thanks a million, KCP!

Kara is such a sweet heart! I worked with her about a week ago for a bridal shoot and she was amazing. She was super organized and had all the details mapped out before the shoot so I knew exactly what to expect. Before the photography session, she sent out a finalized plan so that all the vendors knew exactly where to meet and the details were clear. Since I never met her, that was very important. On the day of the shoot, she was professional and on time, most importantly Kara was very friendly and personable. I hope to work with her again someday! Thank you Kara!

Kara captured beautiful moments at our wedding on a cliff overlooking the beach and our indoor restaurant reception last winter on Valentine’s Day, 2014. It was so cool of her to climb that hill and join us on a holiday! Kara was so easy to work with. Our pics turned out beautiful – clear, vibrant, and natural. She made us feel comfortable, was never intrusive, and got great shots. Our family members even felt comfortable with Kara! We were so fortunate she was there to photograph such a special day.

We loved Kara! My husband is such a goof, but she made us feel so comfortable and in our own world. She was very kind, yet professional and on top of it. In private moments at our wedding, we didn’t feel stepped on or watched. Kara is an absolute gem to work with. You are guaranteed to receive stunning photos. We would recommend Kara a million times over!

I had my best friend visiting me in town in SF and I wanted to have some photos to remember her first visit to SF. I hired Kara Cooper Photography to follow us around the town for two hours and I couldn’t be happier with how the photos turned out! Kara is so easy to work with and I just LOVE the photos! If you need someone for your photo needs I highly recommend Kara Cooper Photography!

Kara has the gift of making people feel comfortable & beautiful. She has a wonderful attitude, knows what she is doing and directed me in a way in which I felt I knew what I was doing and that made me feel confident although I had never done a photoshoot before in my life. She has wonderful ideas, has impeccable taste and is very professional.
I highly recommend Kara, she definitely immortalized some beautiful moments in amazing pictures!
A million stars for Kara!

Kara is an amazing photographer and makes you feel comfortable from the very beginning. I’m a yoga instructor and had Kara take some photos of myself for a new website. Having never met her before I felt completely at ease and trusted her with every direction. She has a great eye and is creative with the use of space. I’d definitely go back to her again and recommend her to anyone in the Bay Area!

When I met Kara she told me about her photography company and I looked up her website. I was very impressed by her work and hired her to do a 300-​person corporate event my company was hosting. Turnaround from request to contract was very quick and professional. The pictures turned out amazing (she even uploaded them to our Facebook page). I recommend Kara Cooper Photography and will work with them again.

Kara shot our wedding in Chicago on September 1, 2013. She did an amazing job! She is super professional but also so sweet. It was a pleasure working with her for the whole day.
She knew how to give people direction and was very diligent about making sure everyone looked amazing in each photo. She’s very good about listening to suggestions and then taking it one step further. Especially when there are so many moving pieces and people to keep track of.
For example, my now-​husband and I wanted to get a group shot after the ceremony… with all 130 guests! Our plan was to walk around the block alone to give Kara time to set the shot. We barely got to the gates of the garden when we were called back. I couldn’t believe how quickly she organized everyone and she took charge immediately to get several great group shots which is hard to do with 130 peeps.
Plus, she was very prompt with the edited photos, which is awesome because it’s hard to be patient after your wedding to see how the day turned out. She is truly great at offering a good range from traditional to artistic. I couldn’t be happier with how it all turned out. Highly recommend!

Kara is great to work with!
She provided me with some great head shots for my website. She also worked with my partner and I on some yoga pictures for our workshops. She is very patient and creative, taking the extra time to make sure we got the perfect shots.
I highly recommend her to anyone needing a professional photographer.

I used KCP to help with some professional head shots for my business’ website redesign.
Kara was great to work with: got wonderful shots that were just what I was looking for in no time at all.
I would definitely use KCP again.

Kara was incredible! Throughout the entire time we had with her, she was perfectly there in the moment without feeling intrusive at all. Kara was there for our first look, family pictures, ceremony, and reception. We heard from multiple guests that they felt that she was capturing each person’s emotion without being in their face. We loved the candid as well as posed photos that she did for us, and she even snuck around and took photos of the scenery that I would never have thought would become special memories or moments for us. Kara was incredibly friendly, accommodating, welcoming, and overall, the best wedding photographer we could have asked for. In addition, she was super flexible with negotiating our contract and made the logistics side of things very comfortable as well. I would recommend her 100% without a doubt.