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Ellen Fisch

Apr 2, 20233 min

Planning an Exhibition

In the next few months, I will be exhibiting both my limited edition photography still lifes and watercolor prints in various venues....

Ellen Fisch

Aug 20, 20222 min

Photography: Begin With An Idea

Today, taking a photograph is as natural as walking down street. If you have a phone, a tablet or any device, just point and shoot! ...

Art In The Time Of COVID (Apologies to Gabriel García Márquez)

Ellen Fisch

Feb 17, 20213 min

Art In The Time Of COVID (Apologies to Gabriel García Márquez)

Art has always been my compass and my passion. Art has also been and continues to be my means of communication: an expression of that...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Exhibiting With Other Photographers

Ellen Fisch

Jan 23, 20201 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Exhibiting With Other Photographers

Recently I was pleased and honored to participate in a group photography exhibition at Jadite Galleries in NYC. In all, there were six...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Releasing the Image from the Stone

Ellen Fisch

Jan 11, 20192 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Releasing the Image from the Stone

There are some concepts that resonate with the very soul of an artist. They are often gleaned from studying the masters and/or their...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Beautiful Palette Colors- Blacks

Ellen Fisch

Mar 17, 20183 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Beautiful Palette Colors- Blacks

Colors have allure and vibrancy. Colors dance off the photograph as they create the dynamic tensions or dreamy flow within selected...

The Art of Architectural Photography: On Creating

Ellen Fisch

Jan 13, 20183 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: On Creating

It is the passion of every artist to create. Many artists also exist to realize their creations. For others it is the journey. ...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Visiting an Old Friend

Ellen Fisch

Sep 8, 20172 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Visiting an Old Friend

Recently I posted The Flame Tree, a photograph I created a decade ago. The mainly sepia landscape with an autumn blaze of colored leaves...

The Art of Architectural Photography: How (and Why) to Create Abstract Photography

Ellen Fisch

Sep 1, 20175 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: How (and Why) to Create Abstract Photography

Abstracting is taking a form and focusing on one part of that form to emphasize it or create a new form out of that aspect of the...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Funny How Life Is- Abstracts

Ellen Fisch

Aug 16, 20173 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Funny How Life Is- Abstracts

Funny how life is. Sometimes, after a long journey I arrive back at the beginning. Greenwich Village in the late 60s and 70s was a Mecca...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Tips for Building A Photography Portfolio

Ellen Fisch

Feb 17, 20173 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Tips for Building A Photography Portfolio

A Photography or Art Portfolio is essentially a statement of your work. The Portfolio represents who you are: the nature of your...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Those Boring Midtones?

Ellen Fisch

Jan 25, 20173 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Those Boring Midtones?

Working in the monochromatic photographic medium of black and white or sepia can be challenging at times. In color photography, the...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Homage to Leonard Cohen

Ellen Fisch

Jan 14, 20172 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Homage to Leonard Cohen

The very beautiful lyrics by the genius poet Leonard Cohen in his song "Suzanne" had a profound effect on my visualizations of subjects. ...

The Art of Architectural Photography: The Ephermeral Permanence of Sepia Photography

Ellen Fisch

Dec 31, 20162 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: The Ephermeral Permanence of Sepia Photography

Sepia photography has an ephemeral permanence much like watercolor but different. All in all, that is two oxymorons in one thought;...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Light the Lights!

Ellen Fisch

Dec 14, 20163 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Light the Lights!

As I always maintained, my passion for photography, architecture, art is all about the light. By nature the flip side, the rich, deep...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Sharing the Passion

Ellen Fisch

Nov 23, 20163 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Sharing the Passion

From a personal perspective, I always thought that a passion is something to be shared rather than kept to one's self. When my children...

The Art of Architectural Photography: The Keys

Ellen Fisch

Sep 27, 20163 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: The Keys

I have always approached an art work I am about to create as a puzzle: one which I unlock to get the desired effects. Michelangelo...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Making Choices in Photography

Ellen Fisch

Sep 2, 20162 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Making Choices in Photography

The medium of photography readily lends itself to making choices. Especially in the "digital age" of photography and with a multitude of...

The Art of Architectural Photography: In the Moment with Black and White

Ellen Fisch

Aug 10, 20162 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: In the Moment with Black and White

Photography is a unique aesthetic medium in that it can be a premeditated and studied technique or a spontaneous art form. Using the...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Defining Place as a Memory

Ellen Fisch

Jul 23, 20163 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Defining Place as a Memory

I often take photographs of places. I create stories of places through themed exhibits of images that communicate a specific place as I...

The Art of Architectural Photography: The Proof is in The Proof

Ellen Fisch

Jul 10, 20163 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: The Proof is in The Proof

Digital photography is not as sure a thing as one might expect. In the "old days," it is true that until I got into the darkroom or the...

The Art of Architectural Photography: Finding a New Focus

Ellen Fisch

Jul 4, 20163 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: Finding a New Focus

I love to take photographs. Even beyond looking through my lens, I love to look directly at things: study them, observe, look at how...

The Art of Architectural Photography: But Is it Authentic?

Ellen Fisch

Jun 12, 20163 min

The Art of Architectural Photography: But Is it Authentic?

Recently I had the pleasure of joining two artist friends at the home of another artist, whom I was looking forward to meeting. As it...

The Art of Architectural Photography and the Art of the Familiar

Ellen Fisch

May 28, 20162 min

The Art of Architectural Photography and the Art of the Familiar

I recently received a request for an interview from a Malaysian university student majoring in design. Very respectfully, through a...

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