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world languages day 2010…

Jacopo — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:59:08 +0000

i volunteer every year at world languages day because i had such a great time at it when i went in high school. this year i was a staff member which was awesome cuz i get a special shirt and get to boss people around i took a bunch of pictures of the volunteers, a few presenters and many less students. here’s a few of the shots i got.

100 strangers…

Jacopo — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:47:46 +0000

i’m working on a project to boost my creativity. it’s called a “100 strangers project”. the idea is pretty straightforward. here’s the first set.

NO H8…

Jacopo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:30:14 +0000

so i decided to start a gallery of photos in the style of the anti-proposition 8 campaign. i hope you like them. please support the campaign: NO H8 Campaign.

gossip girl…

Jacopo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:53:21 +0000

i was going through some pictures trying to throw together a half-decent portfolio and i came across one that suddenly struck me as funny. 10 minutes of photoshop later, i came up with this:

if you like it, the larger file is available for download at http://www.jacopotarantino.com/gossipGirl02.jpg

the hotness…

Jacopo — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:31:16 +0000

well, it’s really been a while since i’ve posted anything. anyway, here are some pictures that my old roommate and i took while we were celebrating our fake monthiversary. enjoy:

shooting the other band…

Jacopo — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:41:04 +0000

a bit ago i took pictures of this band that was playing at a local bar. it was practically painful since there was almost no available light on the band. there was a little bit leaking out from the bar and one purple spotlight on the singer. i have no idea how i exposed anything at all. anyway, the band was called Wine Me Up and here’s a few good ones:

the national aviary…

Jacopo — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:14:25 +0000

here’s a few photos i took while visiting the national aviary. it was actually rather unimpressive for being the national one but whatever. there was still some cool stuff and some really awesome penguins. and just for a sense of scale: the crazy dodo-looking bird is actually about three feet tall. it’s the goofiest thing i’ve ever seen in my life and it’s call sounds like kathy griffin laughing. enjoy:

pittsburgh zoo…

Jacopo — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:28:54 +0000

here’s a few pictures that i took while i was visiting a friend in pittsburgh:

quinceanera…

Jacopo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:07 +0000

a while back i shot my friend’s niece’s quinceanera. here’s a couple shots from it:

engagement…

Jacopo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:22:58 +0000

i’m not sure why but i’ve been really lazy about posting photos recently. i’ve shot a lot so for the next bit i’ll probably post a few pictures per day.
these are some photos i took for my friend’s engagement. it was in the middle of all the nice fall colors and that made it a great time to shoot on MSU’s campus.