ERIC KIM

Photograph the Details

What makes interesting photos? Interesting details.

Detail as meaning to “cut” or to shape. From Latin “talea”— to cut or scion.

Thus perhaps details in photography — cutting an image or a scene, and determining what is interesting in the scene. Also the details of your photos is what constitutes the shape, the mood, or the impact of your image.

Cropping details

  • sunset
  • water detail crop

I’ve been having fun doing “meta photography”— taking screenshots of photos I’ve already shot, to inspect the details further.

What I’m interested in:

  1. Textures
  2. Gestures
  3. Shadows
  4. Eyes/faces
  5. Reflections
  6. Scenes with high contrast
  7. Sparks of light
  8. Details in clouds and water

Shooting details

Little Saigon, 2019 #fujifilmgfx50r #texture
Little Saigon, 2019 #fujifilmgfx50r #texture
Saigon, 2017
Yellow and blue textures. Osaka, 2018
Red and yellow texture. Osaka, 2018
Texture London abstract
Orange texture at night. Marseille, 2017
Blue and rust texture. Marseille, 2017
Texture of lettuce leaf. Marseille
Warm tones of the orange-red textures, contrasted against the “cool” blue background of this texture.
Textures tape. Shibuya Tokyo 2017
Pink texture in wall. NYC, 2017
Textures in wall. With eyes. Kyoto, 2017
Texture. Kyoto, 2017
Red texture. Kyoto, 2017.
Lines and texture. Kyoto, 2017
Blue and yellow textures.
Blue and yellow textures.

To find the world as more interesting and beautiful, photograph the details. In praise of macro photography. Get very close to your subjects, and photograph the details you find fascinating.

RICOH GR III closeup macro photo ring
Toaster shot with macro and flash
Condensation on window, out of focus. Focus set on the water droplets. Macro mode, RICOH GR II.
Callisto cat eyes. Shot in macro mode. Marseille, 2017