About this vendor
Adventure Addict + Lover + Passion Seeker + Student + Mother + Photographer + Designer + Positive Vibe Enthusiast
Hi. I’m Kathy, a photographer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin with ambitions to travel to all sorts of beautiful places. Lover of…family, art, music, film, cooking, traveling, nature, unique people, kissing and new experiences.
I have always been drawn to the arts, especially photography as I love being able to capture people’s unique stories. Over the years my focus has been quite varied and enabled me to capture some truly unique and beautiful moments. I have covered many weddings at fabulous venues and had plenty of fun getting creative with couples and families at location shoots. I still undertake such work at request. I have a zest for life, love trying new things and meeting new people. I am inspired by true love and passionate people.
When it comes to my work, I love what I do, every aspect right down to designing beautiful wall art and albums. It’s your story and I love telling it, one image at a time... My style is MODERN and FRESH and my approach is CREATIVE and UNIQUE, with the aim of capturing your moments in a beautiful and personal way.
I put my entire heart into what I do and would be honored to photograph any of the special moments and people in your life.
I am located in Milwaukee, but serve all of southeastern Wisconsin and travel to destinations as well.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Reviews
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4.8
out of 5.017 reviews
We just saw our pictures from our wedding on May 1st and could not be any happier! Jake worked with her that day and the both of them worked to get every perfect angle they could. ...
She made sure she got all of the pictures I said I wanted and even more. There were also some common shots that I noted I didn't want, and she never pushed me to do those. Very professional and easy to work with..Highly recommend!!
She is very easy to work with and friendly. I do not know however if I would recommend her to anyone. She could have focused on taking candids of the wedding party instead of the s...
ame handful of guests. The most frustrating part of working with her was putting together the wedding album. Things that you would have thought would be common knowledge for a professional to do (like cropping out a hotel jacuzzi bathtub, a bed, people in the background who could be easily cropped or focusing on the people in the picture I selected) I had to point out to her. I honestly could have saved myself the stress and done the whole album myself instead of holding her hand, specially when I wrote her a letter explaining something and she didn't even bother to either read or just didn't care to follow.
We did get pictures we loved and I was very happy with our engagement pictures, but I feel we could have gotten better a better experience from a different photographer.
We met Kathy at a wedding show and loved her style! She was very easy to work with and responsive to all our emails. The turn around was also great, much faster than some of our fr...
iends. We had 1400 pictures at the end of the day and cannot decide which of the beautiful ones to choose from ! We had Jake as a second photographer and he was able to shoot the groom and his groomsmen and we love these photos as well. Having the 2 photographers helps get the "official" photos and also some of the goofy ones as Kathy was setting up and getting our families ready!
Kathy and Clarice did an amazing job! Kathy spent the morning with me and my bridesmaids while we got ready and made sure to get pictures of the whole process. Clarice was with my ...
husband and his groomsmen getting all their before pictures. They were both so nice and calming when things didn’t run exactly on schedule and when the rain hit when we were supposed to be doing pictures after the ceremony. They made sure and got the pictures I asked for and so many more! The Monday after my ceremony I received a sneak peak that included around 40 pictures and they were all so amazing! It took about 6 weeks to get the rest of the photos back and they all look so amazing! Kathy also gives copyright to the couple allowing us to go get our photos printed when/where we want! I had such an amazing time working with Kathy and Clarice and they made the whole process so smooth and easy!
Kathy was awesome, she is so dedicated and experienced in photography! Her assistant clarice was awesome as well! Kathy caught so many special moments from our day. Your wedding da...
y goes by so quick you miss the little details and she captured them!
Kathy is a great photographer and very friendly. (Her assistant photographer for our wedding day was Clarice. She was very nice and took great candid photos!) Kathy keeps things go...
ing and on time. She has a routine of family photo combinations already in mind so it makes things run smoothly. She is very easy-going and made the planning process a breeze. We highly recommend her for a wedding photographer - you get a lot for what you pay for!
Kathy and Liz did an amazing job with our wedding photos! They captured all the fun had at our wedding ! Kathy was always prompt on answering me if I had any questions and made sur...
e I knew what my wedding day would look like for a photo timeline.
Kathy and Sean were an incredible team on our wedding day! They were with us from morning until late into our reception. They were friendly, personable, and fun throughout our big ...
day and offered up ideas and advice to make our day more memorable. They helped photograph the day without making us feel like anything but ourselves. You get so much value for what you pay for when you book with them!
Dan and Nick were our photographers for our wedding, and they did an amazing job! They catered to what we wanted in our pictures and captured an unforgettable day! Plus they were f...
un to have around.
Kathy was very helpful and informative in the introduction meeting and very prompt in any responding to my emails, and when my photos came back to her in the mail from an address mixup, she personally delivered them that day, which was really nice!
Kathy and Sean were so wonderful to have as part of our wedding day! My initial meeting with Kathy was fantastic - she was organized, prepared, genuinely kind, and had lots of grea...
t samples of her work to show my mom and me. She was easy to communicate with before the wedding day, and on the day of our wedding, she and Sean were prompt and ready to go. They did a great job of keeping us all on track in terms of timing, and took initiative at all the right times - I never felt that I had to "check" on them. Our photos turned out beautifully and arrived quickly. There were lots of great shots that I wasn't even expecting, because Kathy and Sean did a great job of mixing with our guests and being unobtrusive. They were both so fun to work with and calming to have around throughout the day. Thanks for a wonderful experience, Kathy!
Words cannot capture how much I enjoyed working with Kathy and Sean. Right away, she made me feel comfortable and at ease. She was able to capture so many personal moments without ...
being intrusive. She remained energetic and creative throughout out entire event. The photos turned out beautifully; everything I could have hoped for. I would highly recommend Kathy McDowell photography!
Kathy and Sean are a great team! They work together calmly making you as the bride calm and relaxed! We are so glad that we choose Kathy for our wedding day.
Kathy was such a pleasure to work with. She does the right combination of artistic shots and classic portraits. I love how she peeks out from the camera and smiles right before s...
he takes the picture. This gets everyone smiling and looking natural. She's wonderful! She is also very calm and professional. I really recommend working with her.
Kathy is a great photographer. She not only takes great photos but is very friendly, yet keeps things going and on time. She has great photo ideas and makes the whole experience fe...
el very personal!
We took Kathy with us to our Florida Wedding and we could not be happier with our end results. Upon meeting Kathy, we knew she would be our photographer. She is very relaxed but ou...
tgoing. We enjoyed working with Kathy and cannot wait for her to capture more important moments in our lives.
Kathy and Sean, her assistant,Sean were a pleasure to work with and did a great job. Our pictures all came out great, even though it was a challenging shoot as our locale was seve...
rely backlit. Kathy also did a great job before the wedding talking to us about exactly what pictures we wanted, when to take them, etc- all her prep work made our wedding day much easier. Overall, they took fantastic photos, were very organized and were really nice folks- I would definitely recommend them!
Kathy and her assistant Sean did a wonderful job with our wedding pictures. She was incredibly pleasant to work with, was a calm presence the day of the wedding, and got us our pi...
ctures back just a few weeks after the wedding, which was awesome! We have had so much fun going over our pictures and finding so many that we really love. Kathy is also an incredible value for what you get. Photographers can be incredibly expensive, but with Kathy you get a great photographer and a very nice package for a reasonable price. We would definitely recommend Kathy as a wedding photographer.
Contact
2930 S. Ellen St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, WI | WI
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