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Inside The Spectrum: Cover Story Photo Shoot
Considering that our cover subject this month is a teenager, it will come
as no surprise that this month’s cover photo shoot was scheduled via cell
phone texting between publisher Steve Penna and our subject, Dylan
Kappeler. The shoot was scheduled for Friday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. at Dylan’s
home in the Woodside High School neighborhood of Redwood City.
Penna arrived first and was joined shortly after by cover photographer
James Kaspar. They introduced themselves to Dylan’s father, David (Penna
had met him before at a neighborhood block party a few years ago), and
older brother Steven and started the shoot in the front yard. They moved
across the street for better lighting and shot there for most of the time.
The concept of the shoot was to show the athletic and academic interests
of Dylan. Although he spends most weekends away from home competing
in dirt bike events, he maintains a solid grade point average and is in
advanced classes. Various shots were taken with that in mind.
Penna wanted to show the “dirty” side of the sport and moved the shoot
to a neighbor’s backyard, where they could create some mud. Dylan was
completely cooperative even though it was a cold afternoon and Penna was
throwing mud at him while Kaspar captured it all.
The entire shoot took about an hour.
As our community plans to honor a youth who was killed in
Afghanistan, it is a complete pleasure for us here at The Spectrum to honor
another one as well. We hope that a determined young person like Dylan
will realize the sacrifices that were made by one of his neighbors for our
country and our community and honor that by being successful and a
positive contributor to society.
Dylan seems like that type of teen. Although the sacrifices may not compare,
one must admire Dylan for his desire, commitment and achievements, traits we
all wish upon our youth. It is in that spirit that we introduce you to Dylan Kappeler.
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