by Kim Ort | Jun 22, 2016 | Abstraction, Essence, Going Abstract, Inspiration, Photography, Place, Possibilities, Seeing
I have a dilemma. My camera is not working properly and a new one is not yet in the budget. I don’t know what to do – try to get it repaired, start setting aside money for the newer version or even more for a better version. When I’m in this liminal...
by Kim Ort | Jun 14, 2016 | Books, Compassion, Contemplation, Possibilities, Topics
Today, I was reading an essay by Rebecca Solnit from her book, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, where she tells about the artist, Yves Klein, shown taking a leap in the photograph above. It’s a startling image, taken in 1960. Solnit says that it was one document...
by Kim Ort | Jun 9, 2016 | Inspiration, Perspective, Possibilities
In my workshops, I often give an exercise on perspective. Participants spend at least 20 minutes observing a subject and then take a minimum of 24 shots, from multiple angles. The intention is to show that there are many ways of seeing something. Some...
