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<![CDATA[CHRISTINA CASILLO - Blog]]>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:17:55 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Zopa and Dolly Spartans]]>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:18:52 GMThttps://www.christinacasillo.com/blog/zopa-and-dolly-spartans

Zopa closing out their set at Elsewhere

I've been missing live music work like crazy and was lucky enough to swing through the Zopa/Dolly Spartans show at Elsewhere last week with my gear (and my lens crystals) in tow to capture some moments from the night.

Dolly Spartans opening up the night

While comedy has been a great time, nothing beats the rush of photographing music and the excitement of getting The Shot ™ in the craziness of the crowd. I also broke out my crystals to play around with the strip lights in the back of the set to get some fun effects.

Dolly Spartans

Zopa

]]><![CDATA[Photofinish 15th Anniversary]]>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:58:46 GMThttps://www.christinacasillo.com/blog/photofinish-15th-anniversary

Last Thursday, the Photofinish team took to the outdoor space at Crest Hardware in Williamsburg to celebrate 15 strong years of operation. Photofinish, headed by Matt Galle and Mike Marquis, hosts certified platinum artists like 3OH3! and Shaed, who I actually had the pleasure of shooting in this same spot back in 2018! Both artists were on the lineup to celebrate the label, along with newer signings Elliot Lee and Aviv, as well as more tenured artists Marian Hill and joan.

Keep scrolling for the full gallery of photos from the night.

Pre-Show

Elliot Lee

Aviv

joan

Marian Hill

Shaed

Huge night for Shaed - the song they premiered back in 2018 in this same garden center, Trampoline, was officially certified double platinum in the States!

3OH3!

]]><![CDATA[Rocket No. 9 Pride Party!]]>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 01:07:50 GMThttps://www.christinacasillo.com/blog/rocket-no-9-pride-party

Antonio Liranzo and Rocket Cowboy threw a killer party at 3 Dollar Bill to kick off Pride Weekend and I had the pleasure of capturing it all!

]]><![CDATA[Pronoun at Atlantic City Beer Fest]]>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:03:22 GMThttps://www.christinacasillo.com/blog/pronoun-at-atlantic-city-beer-fest

A concert! A real life concert! With an audience! Dipped down to Atlantic City last week with the PRONOUN (FKA pronoun) crew for the Atlantic City Beer Festival. However, we were faced with some weather uncertainty that prompted Chris to say that if the show was cancelled he would "walk into the ocean."

Lo and behold the sky cleared about 20 minutes before they were set to start and we got a beautiful golden hour.

After a speedy set up and soundcheck...

...this insane sunset started off the show.

It was truly a delight to be back shooting music PLUS I got to capture some of my favorite people on their first show back. I was supposed to see PRONOUN on March 13, 2020 so this was a nice way to bookend this period of isolation pre-vaccine. I can't wait to keep getting out there in the photo pit with a shit eating grin :---)

Full gallery below:

And to round it out, below is film from the day!

]]><![CDATA[Empty NYC]]>Sat, 09 May 2020 15:38:09 GMThttps://www.christinacasillo.com/blog/prints-for-sale

Hi all - some news! I'll be selling prints over at Darkroom with half the revenue going to venue employee relief funds around NYC!

If there's anything from this site that you'd like to see for sale, don't hesitate to reach out! Full gallery below the cut

]]><![CDATA[Band of Brothers Tour]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:13:14 GMThttps://www.christinacasillo.com/blog/band-of-brothers-tour

Public, Magic Giant, and American Authors on February 27, 2020 at Webster Hall. Click for full quality!

Public

Magic Giant + American Authors

]]><![CDATA[SXSW Photo Crew Application]]>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 02:19:50 GMThttps://www.christinacasillo.com/blog/sxsw-photo-crew-applicationHello! Below is a sampling of my work for consideration to be part of the photo team for SXSW 2020. You can find some more samples (including film) at my Instagram linked here.

MY GEAR

Canon 60D (ISO range: 100 – 6400)
- Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art
- Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8
- Canon 85mm f/1.8
- Canon 70-200mm f/2.8
Yongnuo YN660 Speedlite
Nikon 38-130mm 35mm film camera

]]><![CDATA[matt and kim at brooklyn steel]]>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 01:38:12 GMThttps://www.christinacasillo.com/blog/matt-and-kim-at-brooklyn-steel

]]><![CDATA[13 miles]]>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 02:21:43 GMThttps://www.christinacasillo.com/blog/13-milesI accidentally gave myself a five day weekend last week. The last day was 11/11, Veterans Day. It was one last day to soak up some R&R before I got back into the office. I had a passing thought to try and set up a gratis portrait session with my film point and shoot just to get some practice.

Within about ten minutes, this had evolved into "how many people can I work with in the span of six hours tomorrow?" I sent a Google form out into the world and got enough folks to set up some half hour walk and shoots. I ended the day with 26,000 steps: 13 miles. Here are the results

Dane Cardiel

Christoph Grosse

Ken Grand-Pierre

Jenny Gorelick

Maddy Gross

Rachel Lieberman

And a special bonus portrait from Ben Zucker - a fellow photog who I ran into on the street! We've never met before we bumped into each other on 19th Street!

]]><![CDATA[stoph in bushwick]]>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:06:30 GMThttps://www.christinacasillo.com/blog/stoph-in-bushwick

Long time no post -- coming back from a busy time in work/life to share a shoot I did with my friend Christoph in our neighborhood in Brooklyn last weekend.

For me, it was the first time in a while that I'd been able to sort of shoot without a purpose -- just two friends making art. We shot a bit around his apartment, mainly in the kitchen as he's a big foodie (seriously, if you're ever looking to try a new spot in NYC, hit him up) and then we made our way over to Sey in my neck of the woods. Some trousers, a disco ball, and some bright walls later, and I have a gallery. Check out more shots under the cut.

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