Denver, Colorado based Photographer Dave Brown is a Portrait Photographer who specializes in Engagement, Senior Portraits, Commercial, and Fashion Photography.
So I went out to lunch the other day with my buddy Charlie. He’s more of a hipster style guy, typically hanging out in the capitol hill area of Denver. He’s also an avid climber, something I know enough about to not sound like a complete dumb ass, but still no where near the level at which he’s at. He goes climbing all the time. Something that sounds interesting to me, but I’d rather spend my time taking photographs of things that I find interesting.
So I was walking around the colfax area, not getting anything to shoot, and I decided to stroll up one of the side streets. I found this old dodge truck. I don’t know what it is about me lately that has really been digging old trucks, but man I’ve really been digging old trucks. I think it’s my lack of models to shoot. Honestly it’s hilarious. Also I think I’m copying my uncle who has a ton of pictures of old car chrome parts. It’s a cool series. You can see some of the series here.
So I took a walk on colfax ave in Denver, and I was surprised at how little I actually found to photograph. There weren’t really all that many people on the street. The general architecture I found a little boring, and I just couldn’t find much to shoot. I always wonder if that’s a mood based thing. If you’re in a better mood you find more to shoot, or if you’re in a worse mood you find less to shoot. I’ve never been able to figure out if that’s actually true or not. I don’t think I was in a particularly bad mood, but I definitely wasn’t in some bouncing off the walls great mood either.
So I was taking a walk around my neighborhood up in the highlands in Denver, and I saw through the spaces in the houses this old van. It was this great old rusty Chevy van. I walked around the block, and went down the alleyway to get to it. It was just sitting there as it had sat for the last 10 years probably.
So lately I’ve been trying harder and harder to really reach out and talk to more people that I find interesting in hopes that it will make my photography better. I also like the pressure of taking a portrait of someone you just met. So I was walking along 16th street on one of my downtown walkabouts, and I saw this old guy. He was great. In the middle of 16th street he was hanging out in a nice suit, and his hat. I loved his hat. There was this bright yellow stripe around a really well cut hat. I decided after passing him once that if i saw him again I was going to strike up a conversation, and actually get his portrait. So as I was coming back down 16th street I saw him again and went for it.