The Creative Process: A Starting Point

Water Drops on an Orange Lily

“We do not evaluate the result but the starting point of the creative process.” –Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

An Orange Lily

An Orange Lily

This single orange lily is one of many that line our driveway from the garage to the street.  Today, while most were in the shade of the house, this one was off by itself, basking in the glow of the sun.

The Windy City

The Windy City

What a day in the Windy City!  After well over 10 miles of walking, photographing everything along the way, a couple of great meals, a few tasty beverages, and lots of sunburns and blisters

The Chicago Skyline

Chicago at Sunset

The Chicago Skyline from the Adler Planetarium.  Since I am spending this day shooting with friends in Chicago, I thought I’d share an image I took the last time was there last August.

Sunset on a Wooden Bench

Sunset on a Wooden Bench

The sun sets behind a wooden bench along a hiking trail in southeast Wisconsin.   A quiet, peaceful little scene. 

Jumbled Letters

Jumbled Letters: The AfterBath

All that was left after the bath was a jumbled pile of letters and numbers in the corner of the tub.  After the drying, brushing of teeth and putting on of pajamas,

Delicate Pink Feather

A macro photograph of a small magenta feather on a bright colorful background. Day 139 of 365 Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography www.scottnorrisphotography.com

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.” — Emily Dickinson For the shot of the day, here is a delicate pink feather on a bright colorful background.  It is cold, grey, and snowy outside and I feel like I’ve… Continue reading Delicate Pink Feather

Color and Smoke III – Dance

Color and Smoke III

“I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance” — e.e. cummings The third in a series, this is two different photographs combined into one image.