The Barrier

"I'm woven in a fantasy, I can't believe the things I see The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall... ...It rises now before me, A dark and silent barrier between, All I am, and all that I would ever want to be" --from "The Wall" by Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh The sky, a window, and a wall. Taken on the roof of the historic Marshall Building on a warm summer evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Third Ward. Copyright 2018 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

“I’m woven in a fantasy, I can’t believe the things I see The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall… …It rises now before me, A dark and silent barrier between, All I am, and all that I would ever want to be” –from “The Wall” by Kerry Livgren and…… Continue reading The Barrier

Dark Footbridge

“Faith is a footbridge that you don’t know will hold you up over the chasm until you’re forced to walk out onto it.” –Nicholas Wolterstorff I am always intrigued by small wooden footbridges such as this one. Especially when I cannot see where it leads. Is there danger on the other side? A paradise? An…… Continue reading Dark Footbridge

Empty Watercolor Paint Trays

"Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it." --Dee Hock A well-used and thoroughly enjoyed water color paint set on a white canvas background. Copyright 2017 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

“Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it.” –Dee Hock A well-used and thoroughly enjoyed water color paint set on a white canvas background. Looking for art for your home or office or something to spice up your digital desktop?  This image is available for printing and download.  You can also check…… Continue reading Empty Watercolor Paint Trays

Passions Collide – Abstract 5

This abstract photography based digital artwork, combines two of my artistic passions - 3D animation and photography. The base color scheme is from a photograph of an old worn out table that had several coats of mismatched paint on it in addition to several glued-on pieces of newsprint and other paper. The color information from that image was used to drive the size, color, and 3D spatial location of each rectangular object. The resulting 3D rendered image was then finished in Photoshop with many color tweaks, contrast adjustments and some other "magical" things. The image is best viewed on a large desktop monitor and is intended to be printed very large. Copyright 2017 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

This abstract photography-based digital artwork, combines two of my artistic passions – 3D animation and photography.  The base color scheme is from a photograph of an old worn out table that had several coats of mismatched paint on it in addition to several glued-on pieces of newsprint and other paper.  Then the color information from…… Continue reading Passions Collide – Abstract 5

Flux Number 1

Flux Number 1

“Things of this world are in so constant a flux, that nothing remains long in the same state.” –John Locke I love playing around with different ideas, techniques, and mediums to create art.  While photography is my main focus (pun intended!),  I also work with fractals (see here, here, and here) and 3D (here, here,…… Continue reading Flux Number 1

Contemplating Impermanence

Contemplating Impermanence

“By contemplating the impermanence of everything in the world, we are forced to recognize that every time we do something could be the last time we do it, and this recognition can invest the things we do with a significance and intensity that would otherwise be absent. We will no longer sleepwalk through our life.”…… Continue reading Contemplating Impermanence

Peeling Back the Layers

Peeling Back the Layers

“I wondered to what extent people remained the same as they’d been when very young; if one peeled back the layers of living one would come to know the child.” –Dick Francis With my son as my guide, I’m working toward peeling back the strata of my own life to reveal the wide-eyed exploring curious child I…… Continue reading Peeling Back the Layers

Don’t Follow the Crowd

Don't follow the crowd. Be different. Follow your own path. Think outside of the box. Be the black sheep. The list of cliches goes on and on and on. While the phrases are overused, the sentiment is true. Because if you want to stand out from everyone else, you've got to do something or be something a little unique. So for today I wanted to create some sort of minimalist abstract representation of that. Day 323 of my 365 photo a day project. Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

Don’t follow the crowd.  Be different.  Follow your own path.  Think outside of the box.  Be the black sheep.  The list of cliches goes on and on and on.  While the phrases are overused, the sentiment is true.  Because if you want to stand out from everyone else, you’ve got to do something or be…… Continue reading Don’t Follow the Crowd

Black Leaves

Black Leaves

I don’t have much to say about this image other than I love the texture on the leaves.   As I’ve said before, any type of leaf fascinates me.  This particular tree is growing in my in-laws backyard and I’ve had multiple opportunities to capture something.  Yet the “keeper” photo has always eluded me.  My…… Continue reading Black Leaves

Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

The weather was partly cloudy with plenty of sunshine and a comfortable 76 degrees.  Or at least it was in my office today.  And I have pictures to prove it! Of course, you could say it was mostly sunny.  Well, however you want to categorize it, it was a good day. Day 286 of my 365…… Continue reading Partly Cloudy

Today I Am Tired

Today, I am tired. I'm exhausted from lack of sleep and too much coffee. I'm mentally drained from trying to do everything on my "to-do" list all at the same time. I'm emotionally fatigued from just about everything I see on the news. Today I feel my age and that makes me weary. But tomorrow the sun will rise. I'll have a cup of coffee while listening to the birds singing outside and my wife and son laughing inside. It will be a brand new day. And I will not be tired. Day 285 of my 365 photo a day project. Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

Today, I am tired.  I’m exhausted from lack of sleep and too much coffee.  I’m mentally drained from trying to do everything on my “to-do” list all at the same time.  I’m emotionally fatigued from just about everything I see on the news.  Today I feel my age and that makes me weary. But tomorrow…… Continue reading Today I Am Tired

Architectural DNA

Architectural DNA

While walking to the store today, I stopped to get a shot of the side of this building.  I’m not sure if you can see it, but it looked like a giant DNA test result to me with its thin vertical windows and alternating rusty metal siding and concrete lines.  Do you think the architect had…… Continue reading Architectural DNA