Photographic Society of America (PSA)
Special Interest: Detail Photography
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Special Interest
Mentor: Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA
E-mail:
http://jhearst.typepad.com/
Definition: A detail photograph is an image in which the identity of the subject (such as a manhole cover) is less important than the abstract composition of the image itself (the pattern formed by the colors and slots in the cover).
References:
Harbor Details are Fun by Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA, PSA Journal, September 2010
Concrete Abstracts by Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA, PSA Journal, April 2009
A Different Kind of Street Photography by Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA, PSA Journal, August 2008
Portfolio from a Single Seashell by Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA, PSA Journal, May 2007
Junk Cars Are Fun by Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA, PSA Journal, July 2006
Examples of Detail Photography by Joseph Hearst, APSA, PPSA:
Blue Curb
Beetle Light
Chairback
Combine Fitting
Montero
Rear Window 3
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Willows Tree Base
Spout
Onyx Wave
Yellow Grate 3
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