noel . 23 years old / denver . colorado
i had an appointment today at noon with kate from two days ago. i asked her if she'd be willing to sign a model release for me. i didn't have them printed when i photographed her, so she agreed to meet me at city o' city. i left my apartment a bit early so that i could look for today's stranger.
i made my way around a few blocks and wasn't having much luck finding a good location or a stranger. i passed by several locations i have previously used, but i don't want to be repetitive unless i have to be.
with about 10 minutes left, i made my way up by the capitol building for one last block. as i was walking east, i saw this woman coming north. she was a good distance away with big white sunglasses on and a few bags on her shoulders. at first glance i thought she was asian, so that is what convinced me to ask her, i think. i'd like some more diversity to the project, but the truth of the matter is my world is predominantly white. i also assumed she was a bit older, not old by any means, but a few years older than me, perhaps.
well, i made my way over to her and gave her the routine. i realized pretty quickly that she wasn't asian, but that was ok - a stranger is a stranger. yes? anyway, i don't think she liked hearing "photographer" at first, but she agreed to the project on account of it only taking a few minutes. she was on her way to work downtown and was a little pressed for time.
i asked for her name and age. noel, but she pronounced it like knoll. i like that name with either pronunciation. and... 23... i can't get away from my generation! i asked her to sign a release, too, and that wasn't a big deal. i don't like the releases much - they add a commercial/staged feel to the project that i don't appreciate very much. a necessary evil, i suppose, but so far it seems that people understand that.
i asked noel to take off her glasses and made a double take at her make-up. i had no idea it was there. fun! the location we were in was pretty terrible - i should have been a bit more pushy and asked her to move, but time was of the essence. it all boils down to time.
i think she liked being photographed. she had a variety of poses for me - a bit marilyn monroe-esque - pouty lips and smoking expressions, wide eyes, and head tilts. she was funny. i snapped away and had a good time with it.
despite the cold temperature, she offered to take off her jacket to show off some tattoos, but then realized her shirt mostly covered them up. she didn't offer to remove the shirt, though, which is good because this is a family friendly project.
she put on the glasses and i took a few steps back to get some atmosphere and she posed away. it was fun today. i was a little worried about the clock and the background, but i think we made the best of it.
thank you, noel.
i had an appointment today at noon with kate from two days ago. i asked her if she'd be willing to sign a model release for me. i didn't have them printed when i photographed her, so she agreed to meet me at city o' city. i left my apartment a bit early so that i could look for today's stranger.
i made my way around a few blocks and wasn't having much luck finding a good location or a stranger. i passed by several locations i have previously used, but i don't want to be repetitive unless i have to be.
with about 10 minutes left, i made my way up by the capitol building for one last block. as i was walking east, i saw this woman coming north. she was a good distance away with big white sunglasses on and a few bags on her shoulders. at first glance i thought she was asian, so that is what convinced me to ask her, i think. i'd like some more diversity to the project, but the truth of the matter is my world is predominantly white. i also assumed she was a bit older, not old by any means, but a few years older than me, perhaps.
well, i made my way over to her and gave her the routine. i realized pretty quickly that she wasn't asian, but that was ok - a stranger is a stranger. yes? anyway, i don't think she liked hearing "photographer" at first, but she agreed to the project on account of it only taking a few minutes. she was on her way to work downtown and was a little pressed for time.
i asked for her name and age. noel, but she pronounced it like knoll. i like that name with either pronunciation. and... 23... i can't get away from my generation! i asked her to sign a release, too, and that wasn't a big deal. i don't like the releases much - they add a commercial/staged feel to the project that i don't appreciate very much. a necessary evil, i suppose, but so far it seems that people understand that.
i asked noel to take off her glasses and made a double take at her make-up. i had no idea it was there. fun! the location we were in was pretty terrible - i should have been a bit more pushy and asked her to move, but time was of the essence. it all boils down to time.
i think she liked being photographed. she had a variety of poses for me - a bit marilyn monroe-esque - pouty lips and smoking expressions, wide eyes, and head tilts. she was funny. i snapped away and had a good time with it.
despite the cold temperature, she offered to take off her jacket to show off some tattoos, but then realized her shirt mostly covered them up. she didn't offer to remove the shirt, though, which is good because this is a family friendly project.
she put on the glasses and i took a few steps back to get some atmosphere and she posed away. it was fun today. i was a little worried about the clock and the background, but i think we made the best of it.
thank you, noel.
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