Recent McClintock High School graduate Taryn Ka’ahanui returns to her alma mater not only to assist in coaching the golf team, but also to take photos for the school’s athletics.

TK Kreations, a business that Ka’ahanui created over the past couple of years, has allowed her to expand on her drive to document memories to share with others.

Ka’ahanui began taking pictures for the high school yearbook class. Her teacher, Trish Ladue, volunteered Ka'ahanui to take photos at a football game. Since then, Ka’ahanui explained, she was in love, always volunteering to go to the games.

“(When she volunteered me), I thought ‘I can try’,” Ka’ahanui said.

Ka’ahanui’s mother and entire family helped her to begin the business and continue to help it grow. Her younger brother, Tyson Ka’ahanui, designed the original logo and taught Ka’ahanui to shoot and edit videos. Ka’ahanui also credits her other brothers and father as support systems and “occasional models on good days.”

“We chose the name TK Kreations (because) all of her siblings initials are TK,” Taryn’s mother, Lisa Ka’ahanui, said.

Although Ka’ahanui is the face of the business, she attributes much of her success to her mother, or “mom-ager." Because she was always taught to give back and enjoy life by her mother, many of the sports or family portraits Taryn takes are done on a volunteer basis.

“She is the heart of TK Kreations,” Taryn said. “She may say she works for me, but I think my brothers and I work for her.”

An avid photographer herself, Lisa was thrilled to see Ka’ahanui’s natural talent and encouraged her to start a business. The family, however, does not see it as strictly business.

“For us, business is pleasure because we get to do it together and we get to do something we love,” Lisa said.

Working with a variety of clients and offering services ranging from family portraits to team photos, Ka’ahanui has created a portfolio wide enough to fit any customer’s needs.

“I try to have experience in anything and every type of photography,” Ka’ahanui said. “Just in case there is a client (with different needs), I am able to show them examples.”

Kathy Muir began working with Ka’ahanui after a photo of her daughter Krysten was taken.  Unaware of who took it, Muir and her daughter used social media to trace back to Ka’ahanui and started a relationship through the photography.

“Her results always exceed my expectations,” Muir said.

Muir continuously returns to TK Kreations as her “go-to photographer” describing the business as very professional and respectful.

Ka’ahanui began taking photos for families and student senior portraits through her company, but soon had schools asking for team photos for the athletics.

McClintock, a building that holds the yearbook room where her dream began, is Ka’ahanui’s “second home,” and is on the list of places where the company volunteers.

Ka’ahanui, a full-time college student, has been taking classes online. She is striving to complete a degree to become a web developer, in hopes of using it to improve her business.

Although she does not have a website for the business, contacts can be found on social media.

Facebook: TK Kreations

Instagram: @TK Kreations

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