Ellen Fisch
Apr 2, 20233 min read
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....
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Ellen Fisch
Aug 20, 20222 min read
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! ...
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Ellen Fisch
Feb 17, 20213 min read
Art In The Time Of COVID (Apologies to Gabriel GarcÃa 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...
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Ellen Fisch
Jan 23, 20201 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Jan 11, 20192 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Mar 16, 20183 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Jan 13, 20183 min read
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. ...
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Ellen Fisch
Sep 7, 20172 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Aug 31, 20175 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Aug 15, 20173 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Feb 17, 20173 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Jan 25, 20173 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Jan 14, 20172 min read
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. ...
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Ellen Fisch
Dec 31, 20162 min read
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;...
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Ellen Fisch
Dec 14, 20163 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Nov 23, 20163 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Sep 26, 20163 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Sep 1, 20162 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Aug 9, 20162 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Jul 22, 20163 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Jul 9, 20163 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Jul 3, 20163 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
Jun 11, 20163 min read
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...
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Ellen Fisch
May 27, 20162 min read
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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