leanne . 23 years old / denver . colorado
i was talking on skype with a dear friend of mine in denmark today. we had a good chat and i was feeling inspired to shoot something really great today, but i came up short. big time.
i wanted to shoot a woman today... that was my only criterion for the day. well, i wanted it to be awesome, too, but i want that every day.
i found a parking garage i wanted to shoot in, so i camped out in front for a while. one girl declined on account of being late for yoga and then there just weren't many more people around, so i decided to move on.
i had just crossed a driveway or an intersection when i saw leanne. she said hello to me and i guess that is why i stopped her. in my experiences to date, people saying hello is usually a sign of them being open and friendly. leanne may be friendly, but "open" is not one of the words i would use for her based on our experience.
for a second, i thought about just letting her go. she had a lot of reservations. she was only expecting one picture, so when i told her i would take about 20, she gasped. she didn't want me to have her last name. she wanted to know what it was for. she didn't want to look into the lens. it was tough.
needless to say, we didn't talk about much. as soon as i took my camera down and said thank you, she picked up her bags and bolted - not even a handshake. she may have tossed a "good luck with your project" may way, but i can't recall.
maybe i need to start dedicating more time to this... set out in the morning and walk by person after person until i meet the right one. or... maybe leanne was the right one and i need to take the lessons i am given. i just don't know.
i was talking on skype with a dear friend of mine in denmark today. we had a good chat and i was feeling inspired to shoot something really great today, but i came up short. big time.
i wanted to shoot a woman today... that was my only criterion for the day. well, i wanted it to be awesome, too, but i want that every day.
i found a parking garage i wanted to shoot in, so i camped out in front for a while. one girl declined on account of being late for yoga and then there just weren't many more people around, so i decided to move on.
i had just crossed a driveway or an intersection when i saw leanne. she said hello to me and i guess that is why i stopped her. in my experiences to date, people saying hello is usually a sign of them being open and friendly. leanne may be friendly, but "open" is not one of the words i would use for her based on our experience.
for a second, i thought about just letting her go. she had a lot of reservations. she was only expecting one picture, so when i told her i would take about 20, she gasped. she didn't want me to have her last name. she wanted to know what it was for. she didn't want to look into the lens. it was tough.
needless to say, we didn't talk about much. as soon as i took my camera down and said thank you, she picked up her bags and bolted - not even a handshake. she may have tossed a "good luck with your project" may way, but i can't recall.
maybe i need to start dedicating more time to this... set out in the morning and walk by person after person until i meet the right one. or... maybe leanne was the right one and i need to take the lessons i am given. i just don't know.
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