For today’s featured blog post, I’d like to publish some photos from the first-ever safari that fellow photography enthusiast Brandon and I took way back on Saturday, August 2nd, 2009. I mean, this is THE safari. The original, one-and-only photo adventure that spurred me on to learning as much as I possibly could about photography. This is where Urban Safari Photography began, long before I ever even knew I could have a future career as a photographer, and long before the idea of Urban Safari Photography was ever conceived.
When these photos were taken, I was very new to the game, had just learned the terms “f-stop” and “aperture” and had an intolerably short haircut (word to the wise, ladies: proceed with caution when considering an A-line hairstyle, as it takes an eternity to grow out). I constantly oversaturated my images by jacking up the contrast in post-processing and wasn’t quite sure what it took to really compose a solid photo.
I didn’t have PhotoShop or Lightroom, any prime lenses or flashes, and I didn’t even shoot in RAW; JPEGs all the way! But, we all start somewhere, right? And for me, it all started in downtown Denver with Brandon, my Canon Rebel Xsi and its horrible little kit lens. For the sake of simply having fun doodling around in PhotoShop and being artsy fartsy, I’ve “remixed” the original photos with some of my favorite, vintage-y Florabella actions. Enjoy and thank you for stopping by!
Update, 6/24/2014: Who knew this one day would spur on a new, full-time career? Read more here!.jpg "Thursday Throwback")
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Denver Photography | Locations Used
Denver Center for Performing Arts | Union Station, before any of the new construction began | Pool at my old apartment on Poet’s Row in Capitol Hill
Nasir Ilyas - very nice picture……….
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