karen . 56 years old / denver . colorado
the weather is being fickle. yesterday was sunny and warm. then last night and this morning another snow storm landed on us. and today it is grey and chilly, so i bundled up to set out on my quest.
i went down the same route that i took yesterday. i ended up near the museum, but it was all but deserted. i took a look around and thought i might have to go to a new location. but before too long i saw karen walking across the street in my direction.
i told her about my project and asked if i could photograph her. she was up for it. i asked for her name - karen - and her age - she told me 53. then i asked her to sign a model release and as she was writing she looked at me and said, "ok, i am 56." we both laughed. i thought she had tried to shave three years off, but in all actuality she just misspoke because her birth year is 1953. i should have told her she could easily pass for 53, but i didn't think of it then.
karen was very sweet. she was soft spoken and came across as being very kind. i complimented her on her hair and she graciously accepted it, telling me that she had cancer not too long ago and has not cut it since. i would have liked to have talked more about that, but i never know how much time people have and i advertise the project as only taking a few minutes of their time, so i try to honor that.
i set out today to find a man because i've shot only women over the past several days, but i couldn't resist asking karen when i saw her. i think it's noteworthy that her and amy from yesterday are both 56. and both misspoke their age. both were friendly, too, but some circumstance or another allowed karen to relax quite a bit more and give me the opportunity to take some good pictures.
thanks for your time, karen.
the weather is being fickle. yesterday was sunny and warm. then last night and this morning another snow storm landed on us. and today it is grey and chilly, so i bundled up to set out on my quest.
i went down the same route that i took yesterday. i ended up near the museum, but it was all but deserted. i took a look around and thought i might have to go to a new location. but before too long i saw karen walking across the street in my direction.
i told her about my project and asked if i could photograph her. she was up for it. i asked for her name - karen - and her age - she told me 53. then i asked her to sign a model release and as she was writing she looked at me and said, "ok, i am 56." we both laughed. i thought she had tried to shave three years off, but in all actuality she just misspoke because her birth year is 1953. i should have told her she could easily pass for 53, but i didn't think of it then.
karen was very sweet. she was soft spoken and came across as being very kind. i complimented her on her hair and she graciously accepted it, telling me that she had cancer not too long ago and has not cut it since. i would have liked to have talked more about that, but i never know how much time people have and i advertise the project as only taking a few minutes of their time, so i try to honor that.
i set out today to find a man because i've shot only women over the past several days, but i couldn't resist asking karen when i saw her. i think it's noteworthy that her and amy from yesterday are both 56. and both misspoke their age. both were friendly, too, but some circumstance or another allowed karen to relax quite a bit more and give me the opportunity to take some good pictures.
thanks for your time, karen.
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