Castle Point Photography

Sugar Plums

A little playful, a little modern, a little glittery... Enjoy!

Gingerbread

So sweet, so charming, totally classic...but with a twist.  Hope you like them!

Check back later tonight for Sugar Plums and Peppermint Twist...

Holiday Card Collections 2007

I am so excited to start posting the holiday collection for your 2007 cards.  I hope that you love them as much as I do, I really had a fun time designing them!  I think there's something for everyone in this collection.  As with everything I do, ALL of the designs can be customized, tweaked, or adjusted to your needs, wants, and desires!  If you want a square card changed to a 5 x7, if you want more pictures, less pictures, different colors, different wording... not a problem.  I am also more than happy to design something unique for your family.  I'm going to be posting the sets throughout the day, so please stay tuned!  Square cards are sized 5"x5", rectangular cards are 5"x7".

The first set is Goody Goody Gumdrops, full of retro style, bright colors and swingin' fonts. 

Kickin' Butt

I had a really cool opportunity to photograph a really talented martial artist/kickboxer Saturday night.  He also happens to be my trainer, so it was especially fun watching him.  Here are some highlights...

Castle Point Photo Holiday Sessions

The holidays are coming!!! For my clients out there that would like to book their holiday sessions, I am filling up quickly!  I recommend that you book no later than November 20th.  That gives us plenty of time to process your images and have your gallery up so that you can choose your favorite shots for your cards.  Sessions booked before November 20th are guaranteed to receive their cards by December 1st.  I will book sessions after November 20th, but please remember it will take me about one week to design, print and ship your cards, so please plan accordingly! 

I will have my Holiday 2007 card designs catalogue online on October 17th.  As with everything I do, all designs can be customized exactly to your needs.  Additionally, if you have an idea of a design that you would like me to create, I can do that too!  You will be able to proof your holiday cards before I print them in your personal online gallery. 

Thanks!  Meredith

Blu Contest, Camping, Castle Curiosities...

I have been super busy and thus, my blog suffers!  So, here's an update about the last couple weeks of activities.  FIrst, as you probably know, I didn't win the BluDomain contest.  Boo-Hoo!  I had such fun doing it though!  I don't participate in many contests, but when I do, it always sparks some creativity and sets a fire under my butt to execute my creative ideas that have been quietly waiting in my sketchbook.  I particularly liked the theme my shots started evolving into... a soda personification sort of storyline.  It was a wonderful coincidence that Dave Nitsche commented on the photos.  His conceptual photography is unmatched in my opinion.  I was able to connect with him and plan on taking a class with him at PPSOP, my alma mater.   I'm really excited to learn from such a brilliant mind.  Go check out his stuff here. 

Just as the contest was ending, I headed over to Odetah to go camping with my brother, my niece and some friends.  And of course, my lil' guy came along too!  This place was crazy cool, if you are into camping even just a little bit, you have to check them out.  I am used to roughing it when I go camping, so this place was like a resort to me.  Pool, hot tub, playgrounds, mini-golf... totally fun and totally awesome for kids. 

And finally, Google has been crawling my little shop Castle Curiosities like crazy and sent my rankings way up in a bunch of search categories.  I've been keeping myself busy updating the product shots, adding more items, and adding things like descriptions... I've been taking my time getting the store the way I want it, but I suppose all the new customers have given me some new found motivation!  Here's a sampling of what's new...

New Kitsch magnets, many more to come!!

An entire new category for rockabilly magnets!  This little section will be expanding soon too, stay tuned!  There's also a new category for Graphic Gift Tags, you'll remember some of them from my fine art portfolio, and I added more to the Texty Gift Tags as well.  Go check them out at Castle Curiosities.  Holiday season is right around the corner and you're going to need gift tags, so instead of the same old sticky ones, go for something a bit more interesting!  A big extra note by the way, any of the gift tags can be customized to the way you like it.  If you want blue ink on pink paper, then so be it!  Contact me before ordering, there's no extra charge.  Isn't that nice?  :) I'll be adding Holiday specific tags early November, so bookmark the shop and check back often!

Happy Shopping!  Meredith