Dana DiPasquale

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Name: Dana DiPasquale
City: Chicago
Country: United States

Joined: Feb 2008

My Website: http://www.sculptedforest.com

A sample of my gallery.

The Shack – by Dana DiPasquale

Clocks Are Ticking but Time Does Not Pass – by Dana DiPasquale

Above Series 2.0 – by Dana DiPasquale

Urban Sunset Series 1.0 – by Dana DiPasquale

Not Supposed to be this Way – by Dana DiPasquale

Industry Series 1.0 – by Dana DiPasquale

About Me: I have variety of interests in photography that include portraying random, everyday objects in new ways, the effects of light, shadow, and movement, and illustrating emotion and the cumulative events of a life within a single frame. I am a self-taught photographer and occassional painter. Putting all of my ideas together into an image that conveys stories within each small detail, whether it is composition, perspective, or tone, makes me feel… alive.

I am from New Jersey originally. Then I moved to Boston, and then San Diego, and now Chicago. I moved each time because I was starting different phases of my college degrees (BA, MS, PhD). However, I am a self-taught artist. I am actually a scientist during the weekdays, but I study exercise and sports physiology, so I consider myself a little less geeky than a typical scientist – kind of a cross between a nerd and a jock.

Growing up, my grandfather, who was a chemist, would always have a brand new box of Crayolas, a new camera (although, they were the super old ones with the flash bulbs that turned and had to be thrown out after 4 uses), and a science experiment ready for me with each visit. So I have always drawn and taken photos. In a weird twist, my parents wanted me to go to school for art, but I didn’t think it was practical so I went for biology instead.

Once or twice a year I might paint something, and I was an avid photographer on vacations, but it wasn’t until recently that I decided to start taking photography more seriously. Still trying to finish up the PhD, though, and will likely have a full-time career in the science field. But if I could make a real living at the photography thing, I might think twice…. :)