Roger
Recently I blogged about a new project that I am starting called $2 portraits. The idea is that I will offer $2 to anyone who asks me for money from now on in exchange for their portrait.
Earlier today I ran into Roger in Reno. Roger was sitting on the corner outside the El Dorado Hotel and asked me for some money to get something to eat. I told Roger about my $2 portrait project and he agreed to pose.
Roger said that he lived up in the hills above Feather River. He said that he makes 12-15 a year mining for gold. He said the beautiful thing about gold was that you could spend it anywhere in the world. Gold is always good he said.
Roger said he also leads groups out fishing for trout for $50 per person per day. He said that he knows where all the fishing spots are and can guarantee someone their 11 fish limit per day or they don't have to pay.
Roger said that even though he was raised in the cities that he's spent most of his life in the mountains. He said that if you give him a toolbox that he can fix anything in the world.
Roger said that he used to be in the military. I asked him if he'd served in Vietnam and he said no, that he'd worked on top secret spook type stuff in South America that he can't talk about. He said that he the only reason why he did it was to help his dad pay off his mortgage.
Roger told me to be careful wandering around shooting in Reno. He said that it's becoming a more and more dangerous place. Roger told me to avoid an area where a bunch of homeless people congregate and told me not to offer any of them $2 for a portrait with a bunch of them around. He told me that there's a reason why they have an armed security guard over there at the bus station.
I told Roger that I'd be careful and thanked him for his portrait and his story and he thanked me for the $2 as well.
Roger
Recently I blogged about a new project that I am starting called $2 portraits. The idea is that I will offer $2 to anyone who asks me for money from now on in exchange for their portrait.
Earlier today I ran into Roger in Reno. Roger was sitting on the corner outside the El Dorado Hotel and asked me for some money to get something to eat. I told Roger about my $2 portrait project and he agreed to pose.
Roger said that he lived up in the hills above Feather River. He said that he makes 12-15 a year mining for gold. He said the beautiful thing about gold was that you could spend it anywhere in the world. Gold is always good he said.
Roger said he also leads groups out fishing for trout for $50 per person per day. He said that he knows where all the fishing spots are and can guarantee someone their 11 fish limit per day or they don't have to pay.
Roger said that even though he was raised in the cities that he's spent most of his life in the mountains. He said that if you give him a toolbox that he can fix anything in the world.
Roger said that he used to be in the military. I asked him if he'd served in Vietnam and he said no, that he'd worked on top secret spook type stuff in South America that he can't talk about. He said that he the only reason why he did it was to help his dad pay off his mortgage.
Roger told me to be careful wandering around shooting in Reno. He said that it's becoming a more and more dangerous place. Roger told me to avoid an area where a bunch of homeless people congregate and told me not to offer any of them $2 for a portrait with a bunch of them around. He told me that there's a reason why they have an armed security guard over there at the bus station.
I told Roger that I'd be careful and thanked him for his portrait and his story and he thanked me for the $2 as well.