The Detroit local music scene is what got her going. After seeing one local group, she bought a "good" camera to be able to capture what she saw on stage to share with others. She quickly earned a nickname of "Photo Kathy" as she was always toting a camera to various band events. Her client base branched out from there to include weddings, senior portraits, beauty pageant portraits, and staff photographer for the APBA Gold Cup hydroplane races.