gillian . 40+ years old / denver . colorado
i was walking into city o' city with my mother as these two women were coming out. i held the door for them and was immediately drawn to one of them. she pleasantly offered a warm smile and a thank you as she came through the door. i impulsively excused myself from my mom and took off down the sidewalk after her.
i interrupted her and her friend and began telling them what i was up to. there was some confusion as to who she thought i wanted to photograph and why i wanted to in the first place. when she eventually figured out that it was her i was after, a little discomfort set in. and i'm not sure she ever really understood the reason.
she wanted to know why her. i told her it was because of her hair, which i thought was pretty cool. she hemmed and hawed, but eventually agreed on a few conditions. she wouldn't offer her real age. she kept saying 40+ and laughing. i don't care how old people want to be, but i need them to give me an age. but i don't understand the idea of hiding your age. it is something we have absolutely no control over and matters basically not at all. oh well.
gillian also didn't want to sign the model release, which limits the versatility of the image greatly. i told her she was the only one who has refused aside from one other woman who was under contact, disallowing her to sign. that didn't seem to matter, though.
well, we eventually let the age and release issues drop and she agreed to be part of the project anyway. i have a hard time turning people away because i invest a lot of energy in the initial interaction. the first part of this interaction was frustrating, but, as i've mentioned before, i don't consider that an only negative thing.
gillian was hanging out with her best friend's daughter for some lunch. i guess gillian has known her since the day she was born, which must make for an interesting relationship. gillian is a professor at colorado state and her friend's daughter (forgot her name, sorry!) is also a student of hers. they seemed to have a lovely camaraderie.
gillian struck me as a warm person. she was quick to laugh and even in her skepticism had a smile in her eyes. i guess people have a long list of reasons why they do and don't do things and it often takes some time for me to come to terms with that. i suppose this is all part of the project.
thank you for your time, gillian.
i was walking into city o' city with my mother as these two women were coming out. i held the door for them and was immediately drawn to one of them. she pleasantly offered a warm smile and a thank you as she came through the door. i impulsively excused myself from my mom and took off down the sidewalk after her.
i interrupted her and her friend and began telling them what i was up to. there was some confusion as to who she thought i wanted to photograph and why i wanted to in the first place. when she eventually figured out that it was her i was after, a little discomfort set in. and i'm not sure she ever really understood the reason.
she wanted to know why her. i told her it was because of her hair, which i thought was pretty cool. she hemmed and hawed, but eventually agreed on a few conditions. she wouldn't offer her real age. she kept saying 40+ and laughing. i don't care how old people want to be, but i need them to give me an age. but i don't understand the idea of hiding your age. it is something we have absolutely no control over and matters basically not at all. oh well.
gillian also didn't want to sign the model release, which limits the versatility of the image greatly. i told her she was the only one who has refused aside from one other woman who was under contact, disallowing her to sign. that didn't seem to matter, though.
well, we eventually let the age and release issues drop and she agreed to be part of the project anyway. i have a hard time turning people away because i invest a lot of energy in the initial interaction. the first part of this interaction was frustrating, but, as i've mentioned before, i don't consider that an only negative thing.
gillian was hanging out with her best friend's daughter for some lunch. i guess gillian has known her since the day she was born, which must make for an interesting relationship. gillian is a professor at colorado state and her friend's daughter (forgot her name, sorry!) is also a student of hers. they seemed to have a lovely camaraderie.
gillian struck me as a warm person. she was quick to laugh and even in her skepticism had a smile in her eyes. i guess people have a long list of reasons why they do and don't do things and it often takes some time for me to come to terms with that. i suppose this is all part of the project.
thank you for your time, gillian.
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