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Francesco Castaldo  

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OMG!!!

Journal Entry: Mon May 12, 2008, 3:50 AM
Remember this journal [link] ?

My photopass has been approved. I won't believe it until I have it in my hands, tomorrow evening. Wondering why? It seems tomorrow night I'm shooting Kiss. Period.

P.S. please help me with this contest: [link]

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Buy prints of your favourite bands:
30 Seconds To Mars, Apocalyptica, Black Label Society, Dark Tranquillity, Down, Dream Theater, Francesco Renga, Gemelli DiVersi, Helloween, Him, Korn, Lauren Harris, Ligabue, Megadeth, Mika, Mötley Crüe, Porcupine Tree, Smashing Pumpkins, Serj Tankian, Symphony X, The Cure, Velvet Revolver, Within Temptation, Landscapes, Other HDRs

Other Bands I've shot:
Alex Britti, Alice in Chains, Anathema, Angra, Backstreet Boys, Biagio Antonacci, Blood Simple, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Dethstars, Dragonforce, DGM, Edguy, Eldritch, Elisa, Gamma Ray, Gemelli Diversi, Glyder, Helloween, Heaven and Hell, Hot Hot Heat, Incubus, Lacuna Coil, Lauren Harris, Ligabue, Maximo Park, Mika, Motorhead, Negrita, Nine Inch Nails, Novembre, Outsider, Planet Hard, Pearl Jam, Petrol, Sadist, Scorpions, Slowmotion Apocalypse, Soulfly, Stone Sour, Stratovarius, The Trail Of Dead, The Cure, Thin Lizzy, Tigertailz, Type O Negative, Whitesnake, White Lion

My Band Wishlist:
AC/DC, Black Label Society (at an indoor concert, Zakk is soo photogenic), Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen (maybe next June), Duran Duran, Evergrey, Europe, Extreme (maybe next world tour), Foo Fighters, Guano Apes, Guns n' Roses (reunion), Iron Maiden (maybe next June), Kiss (maybe next May), Lacuna Coil (with a dslr camera), Laura Pausini (popular italian artist), Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz (maybe next July), Madonna, Metallica (maybe next July), Motorhead (with a dslr camera), Pino Scotto (funnies and most clever metal man I've ever seen), The Police, Van Halen (maybe, if the 2008 world tour starts...), Vasco Rossi (popular italian artist)

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Please also remember that any image with the © symbol on my Deviant profile is copyright protected. All right reserved. It must not be used under ANY circumstances without written consent. If you like it... buy a print ;)

P.S. please also check my new portfolio out.
  • Mood: Tired
  • Listening to: Rezophonic
  • Reading: Richard and Rachael Heller
  • Drinking: Espresso addicted

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 30
  • Current Residence: Milan
  • deviantWEAR sizing preference: L
  • Interests: Photography, Music
  • Favourite movie: Sin city
  • Favourite band or musician: Dream Theater, Extreme, Mötley Crüe, Korn, Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, Guano Apes, Eur
  • Favourite genre of music: Hard Rock, Metal
  • Favourite poet or writer: Ken Follet, Wilbur Smith
  • Favourite photographer: Stuck in Custom, Valpolando, Orgasmotron
  • Favourite style or digital art: Hdr
  • Shell of choice: Wood
  • Favourite cartoon character: Goku
  • Personal Quote: When the game becomes hard, toughs begin to play
  • Tools of the Trade: Canon EOS 400D, Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF-S 17-55 F2.8 IS USM, Canon EF 70-200 F2.8 IS USM etc.

Devious Comments

~Awarnach:iconAwarnach: May 5, 2008, 12:29:26 PM
Thanks for the :+devwatch: in return, you've got nice pictures yourself!

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2.02m - So many nice things, so little time...
~Misery2005:iconMisery2005: Apr 28, 2008, 8:38:55 AM
ok thax my friend

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WeLcOmE In HeLl
*devupics:icondevupics: Apr 28, 2008, 7:17:18 AM
I think the same about your shots! :)

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Featured music prints: 30 Seconds To Mars, Black Label Society
*devupics:icondevupics: Apr 28, 2008, 7:16:46 AM
Hi,
sorry but every picture of mine is uploaded with a "All rights reserved" licence.

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Featured music prints: 30 Seconds To Mars, Black Label Society
~Misery2005:iconMisery2005: Apr 25, 2008, 1:44:38 AM
can an save this pic
but i wanna without droits
because i wanna make this pic is design
[link] ????
plzzzzz

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WeLcOmE In HeLl
*geeewocka:icongeeewocka: Apr 23, 2008, 12:56:58 AM
Hey thanks for the add dude.....you got some awesome live shots here - definitely worthy of more attention

Dan

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*devupics:icondevupics: Apr 22, 2008, 8:23:15 AM
:)

Stasera sei all'alcatraz?

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Featured music prints: 30 Seconds To Mars, Black Label Society
~write-with-the-light:iconwrite-with-the-light: Apr 22, 2008, 7:02:56 AM
Ihihihi grazie mille! :)
Alla prossima!
~milunia:iconmilunia: Apr 1, 2008, 6:10:09 AM
Great Apocalyptica's photograpghs:love:

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"we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad"
"how do you know I'm mad?"
said Alice
"You must be, said the Cat, or you wouldn't have been here"

Alice in Wonderland
Levis Carrol
~NWizard:iconNWizard: Mar 28, 2008, 2:55:59 AM
Ciao, grazie melle per il :+devwatch:
:headbang:

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Waht happens when 5 emos sit in a square room?
One dies, 'cuz he has no corner to cry in.

*Apophysis
~dhixxx:icondhixxx: Mar 27, 2008, 11:18:11 AM
hey man....i love your dream theater gallery....

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=fallingbombz:iconfallingbombz: Mar 22, 2008, 6:30:48 PM
I have tried playing with noise ninja unsucessfully....but wow....noise really works for him...especially in Crystal Castles...Gorgeous...would you mind taking a look at my band stuff and giving me some personal pointers?
*devupics:icondevupics: Mar 22, 2008, 9:46:12 AM
Noise is not always a problem... check this French photographer out: [link] His pictures are very noisy but yet beautiful. Sometimes noise adds action and passion to an otherwise flat-boring photo.

In cases I don't like it, I use Noise Ninja but with a mask on the artist face. Noise reduction usually blur the picture a little bit and I don't think faces with no details / expression looks good.

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Featured music prints: 30 Seconds To Mars, Black Label Society
=fallingbombz:iconfallingbombz: Mar 22, 2008, 8:48:51 AM
good tips...i guess i will just keep shooting local shows untill i have 10 to 15 shots i can say im really proud of......
another thing....what is your take on noise? do you use software do get it out, does it not really effect you?
*devupics:icondevupics: Mar 21, 2008, 2:03:46 PM Mood: Joy
Practicing with local band is the best way to start. Carefully choose 10 / 15 of your best shots and build a portfolio. Usually it's fine even if it's published on the web.
Now comes the difficult part... you need to find a publisher who asks photo passes to promoters and assigns the photo shooting to you.
Look for emails adresses in magazine and websites, send the link to your portfolio along with a presentation of you as photographer. Do not flood them, just one email every six month per publisher, not more. Someone will reply, and then it'll be still more difficult :)
Good luck!!

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Featured music prints: 30 Seconds To Mars, Black Label Society
=fallingbombz:iconfallingbombz: Mar 21, 2008, 2:03:55 AM
great live shots you got there...I am intrested in shooting bands playing live and have been practicing with local bands where i live...how does someone get into the field?
~enricomiglino:iconenricomiglino: Mar 12, 2008, 5:35:56 AM
Grazie per l'add, mi piacciono molto i tuoi lavori!

Enrico
~cristii:iconcristii: Mar 8, 2008, 10:30:51 AM
you are very "concertish" man I see ^^ very professional phots I don't belive you make it on the concerts...thats's super ^^
very good photos :)

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:heart:Canada:heart::heart:Apocalyptica:heart::heart:Eicca Toppinen:heart:
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niech wszyscy wiedzą,że jestem szczęśliwa,bo spotkałam człowieka,który mnie uczynił szczęśliwą^^tak bardzo Cię Kocham
~xMicolx:iconxMicolx: Mar 6, 2008, 5:56:50 AM Mood: Love
La tua galleria è magnifica *_* E il mio sogno sin da quando sono piccola: fare bellissime foto e stare vicino agli artisti che più ammiro! Che fortunaaa =D

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I Need A Cure .... Robert Smith Lover!