by Kim Ort | Sep 17, 2015 | Abstraction, Contemplation, Curiosity, Inspiration, Photography
I’m a huge fan of abstract photography. That wasn’t always the case, however. As with most things one doesn’t understand, I didn’t see the point. But, experiencing an exhibit of abstract expressionist painters from New York piqued my interest. I saw abstract art...
by Kim Ort | Sep 3, 2015 | Books, Inspiration, People, Photography
This is a re-write of a previous article. The story happened twenty-one years ago and I’m revisiting the Ansel Adams book now. Finally. 1 p.m. My favourite time of the day. My two youngest were settled into their afternoon naps and the oldest was in school. I...
by Kim Ort | Aug 27, 2015 | Attention, Contemplation, Photography, Practices
It is useless to study technique in advance of having a motive. Instead of establishing a vast stock of technical tricks, it would be far wiser to develop creative power by constant search for means particular to a motive already in mind, by studying and developing...
