I went to ABC Carpet and Home and Fishs Eddy to take some pictures.  The Buttoned Up writing gig requires a little thumbnail picture for each post and this was a challenge so I needed to take some pretty pictures.  But I wanted to share them here too…because it’s pretty stuff.  I swear I could take pictures in these places all day long…in the spring when I don’t have the bulk of a coat I plan to do just that.

I love this picture – you can totally see why Teddy would be running, right?

Fake cry face

Someone really wants soup.

The soup she wanted….I get it.

I had SUCH a good time playing tag with this little guy…

Had another Holiday Shoot and I have to say that these just don’t get old!  How lucky am I?

I had a great holiday photo shoot today.  I had to share a few of my favorites so far.

Had such a fun time shooting my friends today – what a beautiful family!

November 22nd: Sit in a real hot spring.

Last night I met Jerry Seinfeld.  It was on my Life List, the Mondo Beyondo anything is possible list, I’m not sure WHY I wanted to meet him – it’s not like I had anything to say – but I did and it happened.  And I can’t tell you how affirming it was.  This life of mine, full of adventure and good stuff is just happening all around me.  It felt almost magical last night.  I’m a believer in dreams.  I have hope, lots and lots of hope and now everything on my list – even the really out there stuff feels more possible, feels closer to coming to me.

November 21: Wander through street markets

I love street markets, the fresh fruits and vegetables and flowers, the pots of honey and jam, the hand dipped candles and big pots of fresh herbs.  The fabric that hangs fresh from receiving its dye.  The smell, the smile of people doing things they love, the overall wearing farmers with their boots and rugged coats.  I love the brown craft paper they use to wrap their goods.  I want to wander through street markets and take pictures.

November 15th: Give people memories

The lovely ‘M’ Family had me over on Saturday for an incredible shoot with their little guy and their adorable twins.  It was so much fun.  And I think I can keep on hitting this life list item every single day.  And it’s given me something new to think about….this list is not waiting for a strike through line….its waiting for those items to be part of my life in the form of memories over and over again.

Here’s a little sneak peek for the ‘M’ Family – thank you again your family is so delightful!

The big sister

The big brother (DUDE!)

The baby brother aka – Heart Melter

Seriously – the cute – it was off the charts!

Very serious about block playing – don’t mess with the blocks.

And the eye lashes were just incredible.

And the beautiful family.

This one is something I really feel passionately about.  I want to teach a class.  I have always had a desire to teach – I  used to think maybe it would be a college course.  Maybe around Project Management or about Marketing….but now I have a desire to teach a class to people new to photography.

This is a dream I’m actively working on.  I’ve been working on setting up a schedule to develop an outline and then the lessons and I’m hoping to complete the outline in November and spend some time writing, discovering and developing this into a course over the winter and into early spring.  My goal is simple: Push people (parents in particular) out of the Auto mode and into taking well composed photos of their family.  I’m working to provide a solid balance of photography instruction, challenges and fun.  And I want to accomplish the class online, I want it to last about 5 weeks with the community open for 8 weeks.  I want it to be financially lucrative so that I’ll be able to remove some of the less fun elements in my life right now and I want it to be within reach for people on a budget.  This isn’t a step by step guide to go Pro but it will help every level of photographer push themselves to the next level.

If you’d be interested in this class and you’d like to hear more then leave a comment and I’ll add you to the mailing list where I’ll be bouncing off the objectives and a free lesson to assess if the class would be a good fit for you.

November 13th: Teach a Photography Class

So.  I’m doing my Internet Marketing thing and trying a little Facebook Ad campaign to try to stir up some local interest in my photography.  If you’ve come from Facebook I welcome you.  I think you’ll see that I’m passionate about photography and dedicated to giving you memories that you’ll treasure today and years to come.

My style is classic with natural light – I welcome you to check out my portfolio and some of the posts below for some recent shoots.  I welcome you to send me an e-mail at cass@cassjustcurious.com or fill out the contact form on this site and I’ll get back to you promptly.

November 9th: Run through splinkers