chris . 25 years old / denver . colorado
it felt good to be outside today. it was a little chilly, but i was happy to be in the sun instead of staring at my computer screen. i decided to just wander for a while.
i ended up walking down lincoln street. i rarely walk down lincoln and i am not sure why i walked down it today. i think today it was because i was banking on finding less wind there than on broadway. or maybe the forces of nature guided my footsteps towards chris. i don't know.
i was looking for a man to photograph today. i've shot women for seven consecutive days, so i needed a break. i walked right by chris. he came out of some store and began unlocking his bike. his clothes and his backpack and his bike all caught my eye, but it took a second for it all to register.
i turned around and told him about what i was doing. it didn't take any convincing for him to join in. i did ask if he was in a hurry - i think i will start doing that more often - and he said he wasn't. i immediately felt a weight lifted off my shoulders.
we ducked around a corner into some shade and began shooting. i fumbled around for a few frames, trying to find the right angles, but eventually got there. chris was a real sport about the whole thing.
when i finished shooting, we chatted for a few minutes. chris used to be an artist - sculpture, photography, and other mediums - but now he is a biology student. biology was never my strong suit. i always liked animals, but when it came to the actual science of it all, i lost interest. chris said he wanted to be an ornithologist. i had to ask what that was - it's a scientist who studies birds. ah! i love birds. i bet that would be fun.
chris wanted to know if this is how i made my money. it certainly is not, but i wouldn't mind if it worked out that way at some point. i'm not sure i'd tired of it. i'm really having a good time with it - especially this project.
good luck with school, chris. and thanks for your time today!
it felt good to be outside today. it was a little chilly, but i was happy to be in the sun instead of staring at my computer screen. i decided to just wander for a while.
i ended up walking down lincoln street. i rarely walk down lincoln and i am not sure why i walked down it today. i think today it was because i was banking on finding less wind there than on broadway. or maybe the forces of nature guided my footsteps towards chris. i don't know.
i was looking for a man to photograph today. i've shot women for seven consecutive days, so i needed a break. i walked right by chris. he came out of some store and began unlocking his bike. his clothes and his backpack and his bike all caught my eye, but it took a second for it all to register.
i turned around and told him about what i was doing. it didn't take any convincing for him to join in. i did ask if he was in a hurry - i think i will start doing that more often - and he said he wasn't. i immediately felt a weight lifted off my shoulders.
we ducked around a corner into some shade and began shooting. i fumbled around for a few frames, trying to find the right angles, but eventually got there. chris was a real sport about the whole thing.
when i finished shooting, we chatted for a few minutes. chris used to be an artist - sculpture, photography, and other mediums - but now he is a biology student. biology was never my strong suit. i always liked animals, but when it came to the actual science of it all, i lost interest. chris said he wanted to be an ornithologist. i had to ask what that was - it's a scientist who studies birds. ah! i love birds. i bet that would be fun.
chris wanted to know if this is how i made my money. it certainly is not, but i wouldn't mind if it worked out that way at some point. i'm not sure i'd tired of it. i'm really having a good time with it - especially this project.
good luck with school, chris. and thanks for your time today!
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