monee . 29 years old / denver . colorado
the temperature has been dropping steadily all day. i've heard some whisperings about some nighttime snow. i headed out this afternoon to run some errands and look for strangers and wasn't exactly impressed with the lack of light. i walked to the bank and then downtown to look for a place called the "mercury café". a stranger from a few days ago recommended it to me, so i thought i would check it out. i also needed to go to the post office, so i tried to group it all together. it was overcast and quite dreary outside, but it didn't really bother me. it wasn't cold enough to make me want to rush.
one woman laughed and turned me down, but it seemed as if it was because of her own insecurities, so i wasn't upset. then, just after i found the mercury café, i spotted an older woman making her way into the alley. i rounded the corner and told her what i was up to. she looked at me kindly and said no. she blamed it on her cold sore. i told her i could photoshop that out, but she wasn't having any of it. i wished her well and continued my search. i figured i would find a stranger in the neighborhood and then reward myself with a hot cup of tea. i didn't realize it at the time, but the mercury café doesn't open until later this evening.
about a block away i spotted a woman walking down the sidewalk with her hands full of bags. i presumed it was groceries. as i neared, i saw that she also had her headphones on. her hands were full and she was listening to music, so i thought it was going to be a tough sell. however, monee (pronounced moh-nay) quickly agreed to be today's stranger. she asked why i was doing this and what the pictures would be used for and then gave me the go ahead.
she is a stay-at-home mother and spends her time taking care of her two children. monee said she also "does hair". i think an example of what she does is on her own head. she is from denver, born and raised, and said she likes it out here. we didn't chat a whole lot. i asked her about her last name - where it is from - and she shrugged her shoulders and said all she knew is is that "they" were from cincinnati.
after i finished making portraits of monee, we exchanged goodbyes and started parting ways. then she called out to me to ask if i had a license to take pictures. i admitted that i wasn't sure what she was referring to and was a little nervous that she knew something i didn't. then she went on to explain that i could go around to the bars and clubs and take pictures of people and charge them $5 right there on the spot. i guess that is something to consider.
thanks so much for your time, monee!
the temperature has been dropping steadily all day. i've heard some whisperings about some nighttime snow. i headed out this afternoon to run some errands and look for strangers and wasn't exactly impressed with the lack of light. i walked to the bank and then downtown to look for a place called the "mercury café". a stranger from a few days ago recommended it to me, so i thought i would check it out. i also needed to go to the post office, so i tried to group it all together. it was overcast and quite dreary outside, but it didn't really bother me. it wasn't cold enough to make me want to rush.
one woman laughed and turned me down, but it seemed as if it was because of her own insecurities, so i wasn't upset. then, just after i found the mercury café, i spotted an older woman making her way into the alley. i rounded the corner and told her what i was up to. she looked at me kindly and said no. she blamed it on her cold sore. i told her i could photoshop that out, but she wasn't having any of it. i wished her well and continued my search. i figured i would find a stranger in the neighborhood and then reward myself with a hot cup of tea. i didn't realize it at the time, but the mercury café doesn't open until later this evening.
about a block away i spotted a woman walking down the sidewalk with her hands full of bags. i presumed it was groceries. as i neared, i saw that she also had her headphones on. her hands were full and she was listening to music, so i thought it was going to be a tough sell. however, monee (pronounced moh-nay) quickly agreed to be today's stranger. she asked why i was doing this and what the pictures would be used for and then gave me the go ahead.
she is a stay-at-home mother and spends her time taking care of her two children. monee said she also "does hair". i think an example of what she does is on her own head. she is from denver, born and raised, and said she likes it out here. we didn't chat a whole lot. i asked her about her last name - where it is from - and she shrugged her shoulders and said all she knew is is that "they" were from cincinnati.
after i finished making portraits of monee, we exchanged goodbyes and started parting ways. then she called out to me to ask if i had a license to take pictures. i admitted that i wasn't sure what she was referring to and was a little nervous that she knew something i didn't. then she went on to explain that i could go around to the bars and clubs and take pictures of people and charge them $5 right there on the spot. i guess that is something to consider.
thanks so much for your time, monee!
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