amy . 56 years old / denver . colorado
well, the circumstances were pretty good for this shot - most of them, anyway. the sun was out. it was warm. i was in the mood to shoot. i went down by the denver art museum and found myself in the midst of plenty of people. and there were a number of great places to use as a background. it was all pretty good.
i walked around for a bit and eventually saw amy's red hair and groovy glasses against her bright blue shirt and scarf. she was walking alone, too, so i went for it.
she was very nice. she thought the project was interesting. she agreed to be today's stranger and she even signed a model release. she was a bit hesitant to give some of her personal information out, but she did it anyway.
ok. so we have everything all lined up, right? well... yes, except for the fact that she almost bailed on it right then. she was in a hurry, she said. i explained that it only took a minute from here on out and she'd be off in a jiffy. she very impatiently allowed me to take what turned out to be nine frames - looking this way and that, blinking, very distracted... after my ninth shot she said, "ok, i have to go." i panicked and told her i needed two more shots and she said ok, but for the very last, the body shot, she was already walking away to meet up with someone who had just passed by us. i was grateful that she said yes, but sick to my stomach with worry that i didn't get the shot today.
anyway - the shots look ok, but that is extremely fortunate. i get so frustrated with this sometimes. people don't understand that i get one shot at this every day. if amy's shots didn't work out, i can't go get another stranger because this is all part of the experience. and then, as i write that, i understand that these days just make for good stories... they are character building... they keep me on my toes... and blah blah blah. i want all of that and good photography!
but still... so frustrating. a friend, boss, and photography mentor in denmark told me that if i stop getting frustrated i should quit being a photographer. the frustration will make me better. so that is what i am going on.
so, in closing, thank you, amy, for the time you did give me and for your willingness to be a part of the project.
well, the circumstances were pretty good for this shot - most of them, anyway. the sun was out. it was warm. i was in the mood to shoot. i went down by the denver art museum and found myself in the midst of plenty of people. and there were a number of great places to use as a background. it was all pretty good.
i walked around for a bit and eventually saw amy's red hair and groovy glasses against her bright blue shirt and scarf. she was walking alone, too, so i went for it.
she was very nice. she thought the project was interesting. she agreed to be today's stranger and she even signed a model release. she was a bit hesitant to give some of her personal information out, but she did it anyway.
ok. so we have everything all lined up, right? well... yes, except for the fact that she almost bailed on it right then. she was in a hurry, she said. i explained that it only took a minute from here on out and she'd be off in a jiffy. she very impatiently allowed me to take what turned out to be nine frames - looking this way and that, blinking, very distracted... after my ninth shot she said, "ok, i have to go." i panicked and told her i needed two more shots and she said ok, but for the very last, the body shot, she was already walking away to meet up with someone who had just passed by us. i was grateful that she said yes, but sick to my stomach with worry that i didn't get the shot today.
anyway - the shots look ok, but that is extremely fortunate. i get so frustrated with this sometimes. people don't understand that i get one shot at this every day. if amy's shots didn't work out, i can't go get another stranger because this is all part of the experience. and then, as i write that, i understand that these days just make for good stories... they are character building... they keep me on my toes... and blah blah blah. i want all of that and good photography!
but still... so frustrating. a friend, boss, and photography mentor in denmark told me that if i stop getting frustrated i should quit being a photographer. the frustration will make me better. so that is what i am going on.
so, in closing, thank you, amy, for the time you did give me and for your willingness to be a part of the project.
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