I really love this alley, the light here is fabulous and what's better is the graffiti. And it is fabulous that it changes over time - so fabulous because I don't like to do sessions in the same place over and over again. I was really hoping to find another alley and not keep using this one, but some of the new graffiti was so over the top cool, I was so glad to be here again!
So Caleb is such a character! He is very calm and subtle, so you have to really pay attention or you'll miss some of his humor. It was funny, at one point we were taking pictures and either Caleb or his mom made this strange screaming sound and had I not had a hip and cool kid at home, I would have missed it. But because I have such a child, I knew it was the goat from all those videos. Other than the smells (some of which were so rank, I can't even imagine what they would be like in warmer weather, I would have passed out!) we had such a great time!
So part of being a boy, from my view point of having 2 of them, is not wanting to smile after the age of 12. And when they do smile, it is not for the camera, but only for their friends, laughter or sarcasm - sadly some of them never regain the ability to smile again. So it was great difficulty that I got these smiles - and he had to think about it before he would even try. And even then, one was a laughter smile (probably laughing at the goat).
I loved this wall! It is absolutely amazing what people can do with spray paint!
I really like this spot too! This area of Denver is right on the edge of cool and the slums, I wish it could stay in this state forever. But it will move on and gentrifi and then I'll have to head off to find something "new."
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