kate . 30 years old / denver . colorado
whoa! dry sunny denver got some snow today! i love it. i love it. i love it! at one point this morning i looked out my window on a very dark grey day and shuttered at the thought of going out to search for a willing soul to stand in the cold and wind and snow for some personal project.
despite myself, i put on my winter coat and boots - which have been on a hiatus for the past month - and slid my fingers into my mitten-gloves, grabbed my gear, and headed out into the thick of it.
as i was making my way down 13th street, nearing my turn-off toward the capital building, i saw these pretty eyes peeking out from under a cinched hood. this woman's complexion was warm and her spirits soared even against the formidable backdrop of today.
i excused myself and told her about my project and kate looked at me with the slightest skepticism. i gave her the pitch and she decided to go for it. i asked for her name and apologetically, her age, and then her last name. i think that stretched her a bit, but she gave it to me anyway. i've started asking now because i think i may run into some legal issues with putting these pictures to print without undeniable consent. i wish i had started on day one, but this is a learning process.
kate was obviously feeling pretty good - she was exuding "fresh". she strikes me as the type that often is, but i think today in particular because she was let out of work early and already knew she didn't need to be there in the morning. she is a federal public defender, which sounds slightly more substantial than a photographer of strangers. on a scale of responsibility, one is much heavier than the other, no?
photographer and lawyer meet in alley. photographer shoots lawyer and comes out of it with flying colors. there's a headline you don't read every day.
kate said she was from minnesota. it could have been wisconsin - i need to listen better. she didn't have an accent from either, so maybe it was neither. hmmm... anyway, the point is that she liked the snow because she grew up with it. me too, so we made a good pair today.
i told kate i would take about 20 pictures and her eyes got real wide. 20? i said it only took a minute, so she approved. without realizing it, i actually took 40, but i don't think she noticed. i backed up a few steps to take the full length shot and she wanted to know what she should do. she raised her arms and played in it for a few frames, then she started kicking it. click, click, click, click. these moments are priceless.
after yesterday's troubles this felt like a holiday... merci beaucoup, kate!
whoa! dry sunny denver got some snow today! i love it. i love it. i love it! at one point this morning i looked out my window on a very dark grey day and shuttered at the thought of going out to search for a willing soul to stand in the cold and wind and snow for some personal project.
despite myself, i put on my winter coat and boots - which have been on a hiatus for the past month - and slid my fingers into my mitten-gloves, grabbed my gear, and headed out into the thick of it.
as i was making my way down 13th street, nearing my turn-off toward the capital building, i saw these pretty eyes peeking out from under a cinched hood. this woman's complexion was warm and her spirits soared even against the formidable backdrop of today.
i excused myself and told her about my project and kate looked at me with the slightest skepticism. i gave her the pitch and she decided to go for it. i asked for her name and apologetically, her age, and then her last name. i think that stretched her a bit, but she gave it to me anyway. i've started asking now because i think i may run into some legal issues with putting these pictures to print without undeniable consent. i wish i had started on day one, but this is a learning process.
kate was obviously feeling pretty good - she was exuding "fresh". she strikes me as the type that often is, but i think today in particular because she was let out of work early and already knew she didn't need to be there in the morning. she is a federal public defender, which sounds slightly more substantial than a photographer of strangers. on a scale of responsibility, one is much heavier than the other, no?
photographer and lawyer meet in alley. photographer shoots lawyer and comes out of it with flying colors. there's a headline you don't read every day.
kate said she was from minnesota. it could have been wisconsin - i need to listen better. she didn't have an accent from either, so maybe it was neither. hmmm... anyway, the point is that she liked the snow because she grew up with it. me too, so we made a good pair today.
i told kate i would take about 20 pictures and her eyes got real wide. 20? i said it only took a minute, so she approved. without realizing it, i actually took 40, but i don't think she noticed. i backed up a few steps to take the full length shot and she wanted to know what she should do. she raised her arms and played in it for a few frames, then she started kicking it. click, click, click, click. these moments are priceless.
after yesterday's troubles this felt like a holiday... merci beaucoup, kate!
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