by Kim Ort | Mar 8, 2017 | Art, Inspiration, People, Photography, Themes
I’ve never been a big fan of still life paintings or photographs. Generally, I prefer the grand landscape or intimate moments in nature. That is, until I attended a photography show called “Flowers, Fruit, Books, and Bones” at the Center for Creative...
by Kim Ort | Feb 15, 2017 | Books, Inspiration, People, Photography, Place
For some reason, I am drawn to the desert. Perhaps it’s because the landscape is so different from where I grew up. Or maybe it’s the silence and simplicity. Or how certain plants seem to thrive in this rugged and parched place. Recently, I had the chance to visit...
by Kim Ort | Jan 25, 2017 | Books, Photo By Design 1, Photography, Textures / Patterns, Visual Design
A pattern is defined as something that occurs three or more times, imposing a sense of order and rhythm. Patterns are strongly embedded in nature, in our lives, and in our photographs. We crave them. In her book, Sight and Sensibility, Laura Sewall says that...
