by Kim Ort | Oct 31, 2017 | Inspiration, Lines, People, Photo By Design 1, Photography, Practices, Shapes
Last weekend, I spent a day with Freeman Patterson, one of my mentors in seeing. Patterson is a well-known and loved Canadian photographer, known for his workshops with Andre Gallant in New Brunswick and South Africa, as well as other places. He’s been...
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...
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...
