Corona (From my series A Sideways Glance) I completed the first draft of my artist statement for the series A Sideways Glance and posted it on my web site here. I'm still a little bum'd with leaving my first written draft on the back of the plane in Shanghai, perhaps thinking that I might have... Continue Reading →
Photo of the Day: Peggy Lane
At the moment, I feel that I am getting back into the flow of my series after a month away, but I do not feel that I have my rhythm back yet.
If Jeff Wall went to China
In retrospect after the earlier color 'people image' that I posted of the wedding couples in the Shanghai park, I realized that this image has a more Jeff Wall look to it. Again, not that this is what I was trying to do. And this was taken with one exposure at a decent shutter speed. For... Continue Reading →
Contemporary Chinese Photography
After posting this image yesterday after using my Black and White mojo, I found myself thinking about how this would look if I stayed with a color image. Interesting image, no? I also found myself thinking about the Contemporary Chinese Photography that seems to be popular at the moment, but this is after the fact, not while... Continue Reading →
Inland Empire series on hold
With this posting and leaving on my trip to Germany and then on to China, my Inland Empire is now on hold until I get back at the end of November. Not leaving on a positive note with some of the fires still in progess. Taking Martin's suggestion, I tried to work on my series... Continue Reading →
Photo of the Day: Health Resort
This "Health Resort" typlified today; fire storms and smoke clouds, Freeway closures and people needing to flee their homes, some of which have burned to the ground, and Santa Ana winds with gusts up to 60 mph, which in the Inland Empire meant a dust storm. And I just heard that about 500 homes burned... Continue Reading →
Transitional Seam update
Frontage Road Home (from the series: Transitional Seam) In preparation for my trip to Europe and Asia starting next week, I am anticipating spending some time on my artistic statements for the various series that I have been working on recently. For what I read, it is recommended that writing the artistic statement is where you should... Continue Reading →
Color photo of the day: I-15 Offices
I-15 Freeway (while working on the series: A Sideways Glance) Sometimes the conditions are so surreal that you have to share a color image! A storm was coming through but then a shaft of blazing morning light. Best regards, Doug
Photo of the day: Obstacle Course
Obstacle Course (from the series: Transitional Seam)