kevin . 31 years old / denver . colorado
considering that we had another gorgeous day in denver, i decided to go out for a leisurely stroll. i didn't have any particular people group in mind, so i was just looking for somebody interesting today.
i walked for a while with no one really catching my eye. a lot of folks were wearing st. patrick's day paraphernalia (had to look that one up), but i just wasn't drawn to them. had a leprechaun passed my by, then ok...
as i made my way through the sunshine, heading south on broadway, i came across an empty parking lot and noticed a guy sitting on a curb in the sun. he was a few paces away from his scooter, talking on his telephone. i figured he was just taking a call, enjoying the sun, so i made my way over to him. i approached him as he was on the phone, so waited patiently until he hung up and then gave him the strangers pitch.
it turns out that he just recently bought this scooter through craigslist and has been having a tough time with it. today it was broken down and it wasn't the first time. when not working, they are not the easiest machines to transport without a truck, so kevin was trying to come up with a plan.
he said he had plenty of time and gave me the go ahead, so i took some shots. after taking a few closer portraits, i asked if we could wheel his scooter into the shot. so the second shot is constructed. many of them are, but there are a few more elements to this one than usual.
when i was done shooting, we chatted for a while about the project, and jobs, and the weather. maybe i need to prey on more victims of vehicular break-down, because this turned out to be just great. kevin was a first rate guy - extremely friendly... easy to talk to. he seemed like he'd be a lot of fun to chill with.
i offered to help in any way i could, but there just wasn't much to do about it. he was hesitating calling his wife because he was on his way to play tennis with her and she had "known" that the scooter was going to break down. i think he was feeling a bit sheepish.
considering that we had another gorgeous day in denver, i decided to go out for a leisurely stroll. i didn't have any particular people group in mind, so i was just looking for somebody interesting today.
i walked for a while with no one really catching my eye. a lot of folks were wearing st. patrick's day paraphernalia (had to look that one up), but i just wasn't drawn to them. had a leprechaun passed my by, then ok...
as i made my way through the sunshine, heading south on broadway, i came across an empty parking lot and noticed a guy sitting on a curb in the sun. he was a few paces away from his scooter, talking on his telephone. i figured he was just taking a call, enjoying the sun, so i made my way over to him. i approached him as he was on the phone, so waited patiently until he hung up and then gave him the strangers pitch.
it turns out that he just recently bought this scooter through craigslist and has been having a tough time with it. today it was broken down and it wasn't the first time. when not working, they are not the easiest machines to transport without a truck, so kevin was trying to come up with a plan.
he said he had plenty of time and gave me the go ahead, so i took some shots. after taking a few closer portraits, i asked if we could wheel his scooter into the shot. so the second shot is constructed. many of them are, but there are a few more elements to this one than usual.
when i was done shooting, we chatted for a while about the project, and jobs, and the weather. maybe i need to prey on more victims of vehicular break-down, because this turned out to be just great. kevin was a first rate guy - extremely friendly... easy to talk to. he seemed like he'd be a lot of fun to chill with.
i offered to help in any way i could, but there just wasn't much to do about it. he was hesitating calling his wife because he was on his way to play tennis with her and she had "known" that the scooter was going to break down. i think he was feeling a bit sheepish.
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