My name is Dean Santarinala, and I am a 20-something living in the Chicagoland area trying to find my place in the Universe. I have always enjoyed art and drawing, and along the way I picked up a camera and fell in love with photography.
I was helping Brad with lighting setups yesterday and he let me take this shot after he ran out of ideas. I kinda mucked the exposure since her face is too blown out and she’s got a weird shadow from her arm, but I liked the pose/high angle (I was on my tippy-toes). 3-strobe setups are sweet.
We rented out a cherry picker at my house for Alumni Work Weekend to clean out the gutters and to caulk/paint some windowsills. Needless to say, it was pretty fun to play around with.
My house was terrible at fielding and hitting, but it was a good time and really fun to play anyway.
Summer is finally starting to peek its beautiful face around here with temps in the 80’s, so Zotz and I decided to wander around the quads yesterday.
My TA for Basic Photo (ARTS 260) once anecdote’d to the class about how fledgling photogs on campus typically gravitate towards three things: bikes, squirrels, and trees. This is an ode to fledgling photogs on campus.
…and here’s a panoramic shot of the quad because panoramas are the cool thing to do these days (click for larger version).
Took a trip to one of Face’s favorite spots, Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, IL with him, Brad, Jeremy, Wesley, and Ramzi. I’ve seen photos on his and other co-workers’ blogs, but after today I reaffirmed the notion that you can’t really get a true feel for a place until you’ve experienced it for yourself. And hoh-boy is it amazing.
ALOT more after the jump…