Project Joy; Soulhouette I love what I do

This is a 140 Second video that I orchestrated for the Nikon Contest for best "Day in the life". Funny enough we had 5 photographers on the crew and another 30 other people that participated in one way or another to make this possible. The song " I love what I do" was a collaboration I did with Musician Aaron Terry AKA Lootchiano four years ago, inspired by my logo "I love what I do". We shot this the first day I had my new studio. So that was exciting :)

My day is about that perfect day where life-changing decisions are made.

Kafka said that “From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back, That is the point that must be reached.”

That’s what “Project Joy” is about. Following your dreams, and finding who you are through a little courage and a simple leap of faith. Enjoy!

Red Canyon The Movie

Here are some onset behind the scene interviews I did while working on Red Canyon the movie. This movie gave me the hebby gebbies to work on. Scary!




Tim Draxl "RED CANYON" on Set Interview


Norman Reedus "RED CANYON" Set Interview




Christine Lakin "RED CANYON" on set Interview



Here is the Trailer to the film



Follow them on facebook- http://www.facebook.com/RedCanyon

Behind the scene video & production stills by Natalie Cass Cass Studios.

The Dew Tour 2009 Salt Lake City UT

Its one of those events which is way more fun to shoot then it is to watch. Unless im a dude that's into those things. It was a cool event- im in awe that these athletes do such crazy things at such a young age. Happy to see them moving and not playing video games! But I digress :)





Action sport photography salt lake city by Natalie Cass Cass Studios

Mel The Mountain Man

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase Mountain Man? Someone who lives on the land and is well versed in living organically I suppose. Mel is popular with artists from painters, to sculptors, to photographers. Mels presence in his element is his own. He has a few buffalo heads hanging around the cabin. He raves about his buffalo Chile he makes from 15 year old frozen meat. He also jokes that I should go running and he'll catch me with a lasso. Im not 5 years old don't think that would be fun :)







Photography by Natalie Cass Cass Studios

Hell Hole The Series

I am collaborating with Architects of Imagination AOI; on their series "Hell Hole" to create press photos for the series. I will also be doing the scene stills during production. The basic Synopsis is this couple moves into this new neighborhood and the entrance to Hell is in their Yard. The husband become friends with the devil which eventually puts a fork into his marriage. It is a comedy. Filming starts this weekend.

To see new updates check out their web page http://aoimedia.us/Welcome.html

Rock Climbing adventures Utah

Be your personal adventure photographer? Don't mind if I do! I am collaborating with adventurer sports extraordinaire Bill Heaner. He does everything you could imagine, paragliding, rock climb, base jump and etc. He is a master in his fields and teaches new eager folks. My job is to more or less follow him around on his adventures while participating in the sports. He has a product line and a tv series. So there will be more to come.

To see info on his TV series visit: http://billheaner.com/innerlimits/index_files/host.htm











Personal Adventure Photographer Natalie Cass Cass Studios Salt lake City UT

Studio Salon Hair & Makeup by Araine Borg

Studio Salon Hair & Makeup by Araine Borg

This was a fun shoot which was a combo of stills and podcast video for Araine Borg at Studio Salons. She used Kevin Murphy products on all of the talent along with her makeup line Beauty by Nature. I have worked with alot of hair and makeup lines and I was fairly impressed with the product lines. The talent Lacy Rachelle, Shae Duggar and Brian Kelly were all amazing talent. I would recommend them on any job! The website that the images will be on will be coming soon.

Araine is an amazing stylist/ makeup artist. She has been doing my hair for the past few years. She reminds of Edward Scizzerhands making art. I am always lifted after leaving her salon. Her Salon is located downtown salt lake city 400 South 500 East in the Studio Salon Complex. To schedule an appointment call her at (801)759-2193.

Here are some of the images I shot for promotion:





















Beauty photography created by Natalie Cass Cass Studios

Mattie & Carrie Film by Thomas Cassetta

Mattie & Carrie, is a short film Directed and produced by Thomas Cassetta.

The basic synopsis:

Its a story about a Grandmother and Granddaughter. The Grandmother is battling with the edge of Alzheimer's Disease. The family is up at Character Matties house to celebrate a family wedding. Mattie & Carrie decide to go out in the woods and end up getting lost into the night. The family frantically searches for them. Alas at the end it is clear that Mattie is stuck in a time continuum and is unaware of present time. The production journal can be found at http://blog.scopicstudios.net/

I traveled to Colorado to be on the production crew. We filmed in Evergreen Colorado which is a beautiful peaceful mountain town. During production I was recovering from a broken foot. I was on crutches traveling through the woods up and down mountains. Its intense what my body has gone through for this career as a photographer. I was quite handy with the crutches even when we were filming at night. Everyone on set was very helpful with carrying my gear and cracking jokes about my injury. However dodging steady cam man, the focus puller and sound guy was rough. Its like an obstacle course in the dark enhanced with a broken foot. Ha ha.

I was very impressed with the two leads Cathy Washburn as MATTIE, McKyley Bork as CARRIE. The film is very sweet and reminds me how short life really is.

Here are some scene stills I shot:













Colorado Production Stills provided by Natalie Cass Cass Studios www.cassstudios.com

The New Black Fashion Show

Fashion is so funny to me but it looks flipping cool. I suppose if I was a stylist I would come up with all these wacky ideas for photos. It was a fun event- stage lighting so super difficult to shoot in. I would call these fine art ha :)











Event coverage by Natalie Cass, Cass Studios Salt Lake City Utah

Eyelash Extensions Instructional Video

My client Aesthetic Video Source does instructional videos for beauty professionals around the world. I've worked with them for a few years doing the stills for the videos. You could say I get quite the beauty education seeing and being apart of the process. Putting eyelashes on takes FOREVER and a day! One eye lash at a time. Wow. It literally looks like surgery or what I would imagine the attention to small small details would be. My favorite lashes are the multicolored ones. So fun! The girls have 2-3 weeks of beautiful lashes before they must get fillers.
Eyes are truly fascinating and beautiful. Each person's eye is a sea of color & dimension. I have photographed numbers of eyes in my day. Pigeons People. In pigeon racing the colors of the eye, circles and so on mean different things about the bird. The Pigeon racing connoisseur can tell if this bird is a breed to be a champion bird. How funny would it be if humans were scaled the same way. This one fine Bird(girl). I guess you could call me a pretty bird specialist. Ha Ha :)
I love the crew. We have a great time. One of guys was drinking Pepsi with Tobassco and claimed that was happiness. No, no no thats Cokes claim.



















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Eyelash & Beauty Photography by Cass Studios Natalie Cass www.cassstudios.com