Photographic art

Dan Ellis's Photographic Art

Dan writes:-

"In the 1970's and early '80's, I began to experiment with photographic art as a hobby, both in black and white and in color. I was interested in exploring just how to capture an image that had a special magic, an appeal to my sense of rightness of form and shade and color and beauty. I evolved a technique of lighting the subject (flowers for the most part), that left the background black. I processed my film and hand-made my prints in a small home darkroom, using Agfa color slide film and Ilford black and white film. Color prints were made on Cibachrome, which has pure azo dyes, meaning that prints made 30 years ago are as fresh in color today as when they were first made. Many prints were bought by interior designers, and by architects for use in buildings. An art gallery staged a successful exhibition in Brisbane, Australia. Eventually, as my work in a quite different field became more and more demanding, I had less and less time to spare for my photographic art hobby, and reluctantly abandoned it.

If you are interested in buying any of the works you see here, contact me by e-mail HERE. If you find the work interesting, please check back, as I will be adding more images. I am no longer active in photographic art, but may return to it at some stage in the future."

Click on the thumbnails to see a sample.