North Carolina’s Top Rated Local® Photographers Award Winner: Diane McKinney Photography

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that Diane McKinney Photography is a two-time award winner for in 2019.

If you want a professional and highly recommended photographer to capture your most important moments, look no further than this award-winning company!

Diane McKinney Photography has received many overwhelmingly positive reviews across five different verified sites with an average rating of 5.00 stars, earning them an impressive Rating Score™ of 100.00 and two 2019 Top Rated Local awards for ranking as one of the top 20 businesses and one of the top five photographers in North Carolina!

Here’s just one of their many five-star reviews:

“Diane is so wonderful with people and puts them at ease. She is very thoughtful, thinks of all the details, and provides information in advance for a successful photo session. I highly recommend her.” – B.K.

It is because of excellent reviews like this that Diane McKinney Photography is now able to call themselves a Top Rated Local award winner!

Not Your Average Photographer

We were excited to learn all about Diane McKinney Photography and how they have gotten where they are today, so we sat down with the owner, Diane McKinney.

The first thing we wanted to know was what it is that makes Diane McKinney Photography stand apart from their competitors. Diane makes sure that her clients are confident and comfortable, and will give them modeling tips to ensure that they feel good in front of the camera. She is also dedicated to getting the pictures back to her clients in two weeks or less! She told us that the customer experience is the most important thing to her. She shared:

“I have a strong relationship-building process with each customer. I have to win all the kids over heart and soul; that way, everyone walks away as happy as they can!”

Building Success Thanks to Incredible Clients

Diane McKinney Photography attributes their growth and incredible reputation to their incredible clients. Diane said that most of her new business comes from referrals and organic reviews. She said:

“I am very fortunate that I have amazing clients that tell their friends how much they loved us.”

There are many businesses out there that are looking to build as impressive a reputation as Diane McKinney Photography has managed to. We asked if Diane could share any expert advice with these companies. Here’s what she had to say:

“Any opportunity that you have to shoot with another photographer, do it! You learn so much, and you can make so many mistakes that you now know how to fix. Make as many mistakes as you possibly can while you’re learning.”


Congratulations to Diane McKinney Photography for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and special thanks to Diane for taking the time to speak with us!

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