Joe Parlett

Very cool image. I never would have though of doing something like this. Its fun, colorful, and would look great on my wall.

Dianne Glick

Fascinating study, Joe. I'm glad you included the explanation of where the "Faces" reside, as I couldn't see them. That will be an interesting workshop. I hope to be able to go to that conference and meet all of you.

Rob Appleby

Joe “Faces”: There’s a lovely range of tones in this abstract with the light playing on the mylar surface. I saw the dolphin’s face but was grateful for your clues for the other two. Clearly, it’s very subjective but I think there’s a little too much “negative space” to the left of the image with a rather distracting vertical band. Also, the “crack marks”  in the bottom left conflict with the smooth tones in the rest of the image.

Nancy Brown

Bob Yelle

Joe, I’ve never tried to make an abstract image.  It must take a lot of effort.  At least I understand the picture.  You’ve done well to capture the three faces.  I also like the coloring.  Good job.

Ben Egbert

I guess I see the face. First impression “what is it”? Guess that’s the object of abstracts. I suppose the right side has a nose an eye and a mustache in a sort of Groucho Marx fashion.  Sorry, I need a lot more training for this sort of image.

Member Bio

Member Bio -  Joseph J. Zaia, FPSA, ASIIPC, FMC (jzaia@cfl.rr.com )

Although Joe has been interested in photography since his teens, he has been seriously active and engaged as a contributor to the photographic community for over 37 years. A Photographic Society of America (PSA) member since 1971, he has served on a variety of committees and held several offices. Before moving to Florida from the Metropolitan New York area, Joe was active in the PSA Cosmopolitan Chapter, in the Chase Manhattan Camera Club and the Metropolitan Camera Club Council, Inc. serving on the Board of Directors again chairing a variety of key committees. Having a passion for sharing his experiences and knowledge with other photographers, for twelve years Joe ran a series of one-day to two-week location workshops in areas including Cape Ann MA, Boothbay Harbor ME, upstate and New York City, and Woodstock VT. He also has developed a wide variety of tutorial programs covering subjects such as water reflections, montaging slides, scenics, and creating glass and multiple exposure abstracts. He has presented these to numerous camera clubs in New York and Northern Florida as well as at the Annual New England Camera Club Council in Amherst MA, the Cosmopolitan Chapter, in NYC, the Everglades Chapter, and the Central Florida Chapter, Florida, as well as Regional and Annual PSA International Conferences, around the Country. He is an exhibitor in the PSA International Exhibitions, exhibited several one-man print shows as well as several others by invitation. Residing now in Flagler Beach, North Florida, he is an active member of the Photography Club of Flagler County, Palm Coast, the PSA Everglades and the Central Florida Chapters.  Joe has been active in the Color Slide and the Photo Travel Divisions of PSA. Joe is also involved in the Electronic Imaging Division and is interested to learn how to manipulate images electronically. He is working with a Canon 50D camera and Photoshop CS3 in a PC with the Windows XP Operating System.