Kathy's Kreative Portraits

11/18/2024

Dylan is a senior at St. Joseph and is a typical reason I love working with seniors. I have known him for 4 years, he was always one of the quiet ones. I was never sure if he got my sarcastic, dry humor or not! Working with him one on one let me see a different side and we laughed and had a really good time. It is nice to get to know the kids more when it is just them. He was a member of the soccer team and is also part of the basketball team! He plans to attend PennWest California to study Computer Science. Best of luck to you Dylan, I have no doubt you will do well!

11/16/2024

Sal is a senior at Highlands this year. He has been involved with the baseball team, the golf team and the wrestling team, and I can honestly say he is one of the nicest guys at that school! I absolutely love my job there! As quiet as I always thought he was, I found out he has a little bit of a rebel streak in him when we did his pics, a rule breaker!!! (that shall remain between the two of us though!) He plans to start school at PSNK after high school beginning studies in engineering. Best of luck to you Sal, can't wait to see where life takes you!

11/16/2024

Evan is a senior at Freeport and one of the best troopers I have had the pleasure of working with this senior season! The day we shot it was cold! In the one pic you can see the fog/steam on the river still. He never complained. I do think he would have preferred being in church where he is an altar server instead of spending his Sunday morning with me though!! He is an outdoor guy, into dirt bikes, quads and hunting and I think that comes through in some of his pics! His plans after high school are to go to college to study engineering. Thanks for hanging with me Evan, best of luck to you!!

11/15/2024

Sophie is a senior at St Joseph's and is also one of my favorite people on the planet! She is sweet and sassy, has a heart of gold and I just love being around her! We had a great time shooting her senior portraits, as I knew we would. The banter that goes back and forth between us is always a fun time! After she graduates from high school she will be attending Duquesne to study nursing. Perfect fit for her. Sophie, I have loved every single conversation and giggle we have ever shared and I wish you the absolute best! 💞

11/13/2024

Matt is a senior at Springdale and I am so glad I got to meet him. Another easy going guy who was so much fun to work with. Guys can often be leary of getting their pictures taken, often doing it "because mom said so." He was not that way although I can imagine he had 10 other places he would have rather been at the time!! He also attends Forbes where he has been taking HVAC classes. While he may end up in this field, he told me he has other interests in the trade field as well, so who knows where he will end up! I wish you good choices and success Matt!

11/12/2024

John is a senior at Freeport where he is a member of the chorus. I have been taking pictures for his family for quite a few years now and it is always a good time! I do think he may be the mild mannered one between him and his 2 brothers though!! This guy never got mad at me once, even though I may have asked the same things to him 1,000 times!! He would just look at me and laugh, a man of few words!! LOL! He isn't sure which direction he wants to head in after graduation, lots of time to decide that though! I wish you only the best things in life John!! Keep smiling! 🥰

11/12/2024

Jordan is a senior at Highlands and is hands down one of the nicest guys I have met, although I do question some of his friend choices! (Just kidding Owen!). He also attends Forbes in the contracting program, which is the direction he will go after graduation. Not sure which direction though since he has studied brick laying, hanging drywall and running electrical lines to name a few! Pretty cool. He also coincidentally works with one of my grandsons! I had a great time with him, his mom and his brother! Best of luck to you Jordan!

11/10/2024

Salvatore is a senior at Freeport where he was a part of this years awesome football team and we were meeting for the first time at his shoot. He came across as a big bear who wanted nothing to do with getting pictures done! As I chatted with mom, if you know me you know that can be a lot, he silently stood back, waiting and watching! LOL! As he got to know me a little more though and became more comfortable with me I saw the real Sal!! He eventually was even suggesting some poses! What a fun time we ended up having! Great guy! He told me he is thinking about pursuing a career as an electrician, but until he makes up his mind he will continue to work at Tony's, the family pizza shop!! Best of luck to you Sal!!

11/09/2024

Spencer is a senior at St. Joseph high school and I have known him for the past 4 years. He is known for not being generous with his smiles, even his mom told me she hoped I could get a few. Well, one thing about Spence is that he has a hard time ignoring my sarcasm and dry humor, so we did get some smiles! He wants to pursue a career with Physical Therapy, most likely as a PTA. Best of luck to you Spencer!!!

11/08/2024

Family Fun!! I so often say it, I sound like a broken record, but 'What a difference a year will make.' This is so true for these 2 kiddos who I have been photographing for the past 3 or 4 years. This year I got "Hi Miss Kathy! I'm going to smile!" And smile they did! Love them so much, always so much fun!!! 🥰

11/03/2024

Essi is a Highlands foreign exchange senior! Home for her is Finland and I got to meet her the day after she arrived because one of the first things she did was to stand in front of my camera for Cheer! I instantly fell in love. She is every bit as sweet as she looks in these images, she has an infectious laugh and a sassy little personality that bubbles over. She is on the cheer squad and also played on the girls soccer team. Being an exchange student is something that I think came naturally, her father and 2 sisters were also part of the exchange program, how cool is that? She will have 2 more years of school when she goes back home next year so she isn't sure just yet what she will do in her future. Whatever path she takes I'm sure she will be awesome! Best wishes to you Essi!! 🩷

11/02/2024

Colton is a senior at Highlands who after 5 years of taking his picture, is still as quiet as day one around me!! He didn't even flinch when we saw we were doing pictures with a momma bug and I swear her thousand babies!!!! What in the world?? I never!! He is in the band and is on both the basketball and track teams. His plans after graduation are to go in trade work, specifically wanting to become an electrician! Good luck to you Colton!!

10/31/2024

Angelo is a Freeport senior and the last of my favorite Italian brothers!! I enjoyed getting to know all of them and they were so fun to work with. Watching boys with their moms is always a cool thing, but these 3 definitely showed me how much they all love their mom! He was a huge part of the soccer team and I picture him continuing to play going forward! His plans are to study Accounting and I'm sure he will do very well in that field! I wish you nothing but the best Angelo!!

10/30/2024

Kaley is an amazing senior who is on a Homeschool journey! We had such a great time on her shoot, I loved her outfits, her sweet, sweet personality and especially drawing her out of her shell as we worked through the morning. She plans to continue her education doing either chiropractic work or massage therapy. I will for sure line up to be a client!! I wish you nothing but the absolute best Kaley!!

10/28/2024

Here are the pics I took for Jason at Freeport Senior Night - Band, Cheer and Football! Enjoy! Congratulations and good luck to everyone!

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10/25/2024

Sean is a senior at Freeport! He is one of a long list that I always look forward to!! Why?? Do you see how he is rocking that suit?? His parents made the most photogenic kids, I swear!! I started taking his picture when he was a ball boy for the football team, he has gotten slightly bigger now that he is a senior on the team! He will be going to college to study biology with plans to enter the medical field in some way, he hasn't made up his mind yet on which direction. No doubt you will do well whichever route you end up taking Sean! Best of luck to you!!

10/24/2024

Ashley is a senior at Freeport who was an absolute delight to meet! She is a Disney kind of girl, ask her about any Disney song and which movie it is from........ She loves Legos and puzzles! What doesn't she like? Me getting into her 'personal space!' 🧡 She was so tolerant of my fixing her hair or straightening her shirt, even though it caused me to get into that space! LOL! She has a super cute way of sarcastically letting me know! I loved it! She plans to attend Lenape after graduation to continue with some Lifeskill classes. I can't wait to see how she does, no doubt in my mind this girl will do some amazing things! Best wishes to you Ashley!