Michael
This photo is part of my $2 Portrait Project, a project that I started to increase the interaction I have with other human beings. The idea is that I offer to give $2 for a portrait sitting to anyone who asks me for money. You can see my collection of these portraits here and my original blog post announcing this project here. There is also a $2 portrait group on Flickr where other people who have adopted this project for their own also post photos. You can get to that group here.
Earlier today while out shooting on Geary Street near Mason I ran into Michael. I actually ran into Michael while I was working on a portrait of another guy Brad. I also took a $2 portrait of Brad, but when I told him about my project he asked me not to post his photo to the internet so his image isn't in the collection.
But while talking to Brad, Michael made his way into our conversation. Michael is blind and was heading up the street with his cane. He heard Brad's voice and told him that he knew him. Brad told Michael that he was right and that he and Michael had talked for a while the night before.
While talking with Brad and Michael, Michael asked me if I could give him some money for some pizza. He said he was hungry and needed to eat. I told Michael about my project and he agreed to pose.
Michael is originally from Cincinnati Ohio but he's been out here since 1980 We talked a little bit about technology. I asked Michael if he'd heard about the new 230mpg car that was in the news today and he said he had. He said that like most of the technology though that they've probably already had it for years but are just letting us get it now. "Do you remember Star Trek," he asked me. I said yes and he said that they already had the idea for the cell phone way back then. Michael said that mostly the military has all the technology already but that they keep it hidden away from all of us. He told me that his father had been in World War II and that they had computers even way back then.
Michael was the first blind person I've photographed as part of my project.
After chatting a bit more Michael asked me if I could make it $5 instead of $2. I told him that the pay for portraits was only $2 and he said ok.
With that I paid Michael and Brad both $2 and headed on my way home on the BART.
Michael
This photo is part of my $2 Portrait Project, a project that I started to increase the interaction I have with other human beings. The idea is that I offer to give $2 for a portrait sitting to anyone who asks me for money. You can see my collection of these portraits here and my original blog post announcing this project here. There is also a $2 portrait group on Flickr where other people who have adopted this project for their own also post photos. You can get to that group here.
Earlier today while out shooting on Geary Street near Mason I ran into Michael. I actually ran into Michael while I was working on a portrait of another guy Brad. I also took a $2 portrait of Brad, but when I told him about my project he asked me not to post his photo to the internet so his image isn't in the collection.
But while talking to Brad, Michael made his way into our conversation. Michael is blind and was heading up the street with his cane. He heard Brad's voice and told him that he knew him. Brad told Michael that he was right and that he and Michael had talked for a while the night before.
While talking with Brad and Michael, Michael asked me if I could give him some money for some pizza. He said he was hungry and needed to eat. I told Michael about my project and he agreed to pose.
Michael is originally from Cincinnati Ohio but he's been out here since 1980 We talked a little bit about technology. I asked Michael if he'd heard about the new 230mpg car that was in the news today and he said he had. He said that like most of the technology though that they've probably already had it for years but are just letting us get it now. "Do you remember Star Trek," he asked me. I said yes and he said that they already had the idea for the cell phone way back then. Michael said that mostly the military has all the technology already but that they keep it hidden away from all of us. He told me that his father had been in World War II and that they had computers even way back then.
Michael was the first blind person I've photographed as part of my project.
After chatting a bit more Michael asked me if I could make it $5 instead of $2. I told him that the pay for portraits was only $2 and he said ok.
With that I paid Michael and Brad both $2 and headed on my way home on the BART.