Okay, Elizabeth came up with the name for this. I love it! Photo safari is a good description of what we do.
Here’s a few tips on preparing for your safari:
Dress comfortably. Hours of shooting could be difficult in nice clothing. Wear something you can rip or get dirty and not worry about it. Also, jeans are good to cover your legs in tall weeds and grass. You can roll them up for the muddy areas.
Wear the right shoes. Sometimes we walk through some crazy stuff like broken glass, mud, abandoned house debris, tall grass and weeds, etc… Laced up shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty works great. Doesn’t hurt to bring an extra pair.
Bring a baggie. Plastic baggies are great for those whom love altered art. Sometime we find old newspapers or little trash trinkets. I have a scrap of vintage wallpaper and a letter from the 70’s. Cool stuff, but covered in dirt. Some hand wipes isn’t a bad idea either.
Camera equipment. Bring whatever you have. If you have a small point and shoot or an SLR with lots of lenses, bring it! We usually keep most of the stuff in the car, but camera backpacks are also nice. And yes, iPhone cameras are welcome too! Don’t forget to charge your batteries and have plenty of free space on your media cards.
Tripod. You don’t have to bring one, but these will really help in the low light areas. I can share mine. :)
Light reflector. Again, not necessary, but nice to have. I have two of them and you can borrow one if you like. White paper also works well in a pinch!
Props. This is clearly not a necessity, but sometimes fun. I sometimes bring one of my old rotary dial phones or my skelemingo just for fun. If you like staged photos, this is fun, although we are NEVER hurting for cool stuff to shoot in these places.
Wow! This is like packing for a trip, right? Hope everyone can make it Sunday! Just for the record, any places we choose to go do this are places we found on a map. This is an adventure for all!
Post any questions you may have. Hopefully I didn’t forget anything. :) Jody
