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[theuncageddiaries]

How it All Began

My first memory holding a digital camera was at 10 years old. It was the spring of that year and I attended the Flower Show with my grandfather who isa photographer. I begged him to let me take photos of the displays and he did. I vividly remember him taking a photos of me, my hair was pressed out, I had on glasses that didn't stay on my face in a straight fashion and I wore a brown baby phat coat. I would have preferred it to be black but my mother insisted on me wearing neutral colors like her, they're her reigning favorite.

Anyways, from that moment, I constantly wanted to hold a camera and capture a moment. For my 11th birthday I begged for one of my own. My parents bought me a Kodak point and shoot, it was white and if I could remember the model, I'd share. This camera went to school with me everyday. I took photos of everything. This was during a strange period in life when people who weren't my friends had a reason to talk to me outside of being classmates. Everyone wanted to be on camera.

After a few weeks of capturing everyday, I needed to upload the photos somewhere. My grandfather of course, came to my house and walked me through the steps on my Dell laptop. Once I knew how to upload, I was in business but only for a short time. I lost that camera before March. My birthday was in January.

Fast forward to eight crazy years later, and I've been though a few cameras handed down to me from my grandfather, taken a photography course, recorded mini movies on a Cingular cell phone with bad quality, wrote plays, movies and tv shows that were unfinished. I sat at Penns Landing, a popular local spot in Philly by the water with a friend and said, "I want to do this forreal, I want my own company, I want to produce my own art".

Bri, my friend who also had an interest in photography said, "Yeah man, that's a good idea, I think you should do it". At that moment, I named my company iODPhotos, after my social media handle, iOverDramatic. And for awhile, it stuck. I had an iPhone 4s and a dream. The photos are archived now, but you could tell I did all my edits with InstaSize and filters.

The name didn't last long because, I truly wanted to find inclusivity in my work. Thus became iAmVisionary Productions. That name didn't last long either as I changed it to WeAreVisionary Productions soon after. What did stay consistent was my drive throughout my sophomore year. Bri and I collaborated on photoshoots, with her as photographer with Awk Photos and me serving as Creative Director, hosted events, planned events, even started a vlog to chronical our college experiences with out friends Destiny and Luis.

Even with the growing brand, something wasn't right. Eventually I wanted a rebrand, something that explained me well, and also represented other people. I mentally generated a bunch of names and hated them all until I sat down and asked myself, why do I want to be a film maker, why do i like photography and videography? I knew i loved capturing those moments that meant something to somebody. I've always felt I had a gift of understanding people, what they wanted to communicate.

Then, I had to remember the honest truth, even with my understanding of people, they never understood me. I have always felt caged in my own artwork. There was the name, something that had been there all along, Caged Artistry. I found the name, but being the person I am, I tossed other named into a poll and sent it off to my friends. They all voted for the same thing. That was my confirmation that I finally found it. Once I had it, I wasn't letting it go. I paid for a logo to be made, I even had a group of friends record a theme song for me, for my YouTube.

Caged Artistry Productions is raw artistry in coordination with all walks of life.

With 8 years of ups and downs, I would say that I still feel the most accomplished knowing, my dream is still alive.

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