It’s Monday and I figured I’d take this day to share a little of ME. I love to cook and a couple months ago I discovered the Sprouted Kitchen Blog and fell in love with the food, the photos, everything. Reading the blog inspired me to try photographing some of my cooking. I have always used fresh ingredients but after lots of reading and some funky little hives that were showing up for no apparent reason on my abdomen I have been moving more toward a natural/organic diet for our family. I started to cut out food I couldn’t pronounce on labels and not only do I feel better,  the little hives only show up when I eat food with weird additives. If you want to do some jaw dropping reading on the subject check out Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels.

Another tid bit about me…when I was 14 I thought it would be cool to follow the example of one of my girlfriends and I cut out all beef, game meat and pork. I didn’t eat meat for about a year and a half after quitting and was at a friend’s house and they were having tacos and I didn’t want to be rude so I ate a coupe spoonfuls of beef on my taco, it made my stomach ache so for 17 years I would only eat chicken, fish and turkey. About a year ago I decided to give moose meat a try and it was incredible and didn’t upset my stomach so I have slowly been adding those foods back into my diet and the food horizon had expanded tremendously for me and I’ve had no adverse reactions to adding them back. I buy natural or organic meats and eat as much moose meat as possible. We have always caught our own halibut and have enjoyed some salmon over the years, but my goal this summer is to fill our freezer with both and learn to cook them like a pro. With the help of our neighbor we are going to tackle our first garden this summer. I am no green thumb and the thought of it all scares me, but I LOVE veggies and it will be awesome to grow it all ourselves. Wish us luck!

The following photos were taken in my kitchen with a tripod while I was making pita pizzas. The reflection of the food in the granite and the Sprouted Kitchen blog inspired me to shoot the beautiful ingredients.

If you are interested in this recipe or others leave a comment and I’ll post it. I am planning to post things of interest to me that I think are worthy of sharing…fun facts, recipes, books I enjoy, etc…If there is something you’d like to see more of let me know.

Enjoy!

In deciding whether or not to participate in this year’s Women’s Affair I kept having a nagging feeling that the booth wasn’t enough of a buzz for my liking…I threw out the idea of the LIVE Vintage Boudoir shoot to my husband and though he thought the idea was super cool he wasn’t sure how the public would receive it or if the trade-show would allow it. When I got the courage to ask if I could do it I was nervous and unsure of what the reaction would be…Kris was super stoked and got me all fired up to do it! Next question…could I do it during the wine tasting? No demonstrations are held that night was the answer. Well, with the edgy concept I really think it’s the perfect time for it was my reply. Thankfully, Kris agreed and I could rest easy knowing the wine would be flowing. So, the concept was in full swing and once the ball started rolling I knew I was in for a fun adventure!

I had an absolute blast and appreciate all those who came out to check it out!

I want to thank all those who helped to make this crazy dream to do a LIVE vintage boudoir shoot become a reality! First and foremost thank you to Kris of KO Productions for trusting my vision and allowing me to bring this edgy concept to the public. I am incredibly grateful to Una of the beautiful Alaska Heritage House Bed & Breakfast for the use of her amazing antique furniture, my vision wouldn’t have been half of what I wanted it to be without it! I owe a HUGE thank you to my beautiful model, Natalie, for trusting me to photograph you in front of the LIVE audience, your courage and trust means the world to me and I am so grateful you were there for me. To the gals of Charlotte Rouge Chic Hair Spa, thank you for an awesome job on hair and make-up!

A super special thank you to my amazing husband, Mike, for all your talent and hard work in making this show possible for me. My booth looked awesome and I owe it all to your vision. Lastly, thank you to my sister, Erin, and my brother-in-law, Hess for the hours and hours of hard work to bring the set and shoot to life, we couldn’t have done it without you!

I hope you enjoy the images and that the LIVE shoot gave you a little taste of what this boudoir stuff is all about.

Enjoy!

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Woooohoooo! My new portrait is FINALLY up! Go check it out here. If you love it leave me some blog love.

After countless hours of creating the new site it is finally done and going through the final stages of going live. I’m hoping to see the live version by tomorrow. LifeSTYLE portraits will be at www.exposures-studio.com there are nearly 300 new images on the site!! The Body as Art site contains the maternity, body art and boudoir work. This body as art site is still a work in progress, but the main site is new and fully loaded!

We had an incredible LIVE shoot tonight at the Women’s Affair and I’m so excited to see the images and to be able to share them next week. So, check back here and watch for the new live versions of the websites.

A note about the sites – you’ll know you’ve made it to the main new site when you see four options of where to go on the opening splash page.

Come see me at the Carlson Center – the booth is awesome and full of tons of awesome images for you to enjoy.

Cheers!

Cassy

So it’s been a while and you may be wondering what in the world I’ve been up to. Well…lots of soul searching, re-designing, re-structuring, shooting and growing a new little baby! Yep, we are having another baby in November and thinking about all the wonderful changes that come with a new addition has got me really digging to be sure I’m doing what feels right and feels like ME in my business. Hopefully by tomorrow my new site design will launch as well as my new body as art addition. Also, I’m finally on facebook so be prepared for some new facebook goodness. Hop on over to become a fan.

More big news…I’ll be doing a LIVE Vintage Styled Boudoir Shoot at the Women’s Affair at the Carlson Center, tomorrow, Friday, April 9th at 7:30 p.m. I have an incredible set and a beautiful model lined up. Hair and Make-up design will be done for the audience starting at 7:30 by the gals at Charlotte Rouge Hair Spa. I will be at the show all weekend with new art on display and a portfolio and slideshows full of new images for your viewing pleasure.

Sorry no images for this post – you’ll have to visit the new LifeSTYLE website and the new Body as ART website for new images. Or come see me at the show this weekend. I’m hoping to be live with the new sites super soon! Regular blog posts will be coming next week.