Meet the Staff: Santi

Santiago Pino, or Santi for short, is the newest member of our Foto Care rentals team! Formally of Calumet and Lens & Repro, he brings many years of experience as an event photographer as well as an extensive knowledge of equipment and  photo techniques. 

"I am very excited to be here, and hope to add my talents to to those of an excellent rental team. I'll do my absolute best to make sure that your shoot goes as smoothly as possible."

So the next time you stop into our rental department, be sure to say hello! 

Meet the staff: Ryan

Ryan Billings works in the rental department of Foto Care. A Foto Care employee for 5 years, Ryan has become a huge asset to the rental team. 

Photo of Ryan taken by Daniel Orren at Highline Stages

In rentals, Ryan's responsibilities include packing orders and providing support to rental customers for both still and video equipment. Most of his time is spent speaking with clients about the right gear for their shoot and coming up with solutions for all sorts of problems that can arise with a shoot. "It's sort of like being on 10 sets at once, but the guys I work with make it much easier," he says. 

Before joining the rental guys, Ryan freelanced for  two commercial photographers, assisting with location lighting, fine art printing, stuffing mailings, painting cycs, milling frames from fallen trees, "recycling the darkroom water to flush toilets" for the most eco-friendly photographer on the planet, among other tasks here and there. That is a wide variety of photography experience!

"My photography has progressed from shooting bands and environmental portraits, to wedding photography. I really enjoy shooting weddings because it is fast-paced and fairly diverse. I use just about everything I have learned shooting still life, portraits and landscapes to give the bride and groom a romantic perspective of their special day."

And speaking of special day, Ryan just got married!

We're so excited for these two lovebirds! 

"I just got married and it was an amazing day, I never expected it to go so fast and be so fun."

So if you've got gear questions, be sure to stop by the rental department and ask Ryan. And, throw a congratulations his way!