Looking at one photograph at a time
My SoFoBoMo for 2008 is complete! I just uploaded my Blurb BookSmart template and did all of the neccessary things and ordered my production proof of Places Amongst Us. And so it is now out there. Done for the moment. And I feel it almost was not going to happen and in retrospect, choosing to... Continue Reading →
"Front Patio I" from the series "Places Amongst Us", copyright of Douglas Stockdale Well this is a strange series of events. It now appears that my first published book (Blurb) is going to be technical How-To. I just uploaded and made available my book "Sharpening Photographs for Blurb Printing". For those who have been following... Continue Reading →
Nothing earth shartering today. The last group of us procrstonators get to try our hand at SoFoBoMo starting today. Or for you real die-hard procrastonators, next week? Okay, I started with writing of two draft introductory statements. Eh? So my first SoFoBoMo idea was to work on the urban landscape around the Newport Beach strand. Thats the wide merandering... Continue Reading →
Okay, tomorrow is May 1st, the last date that the SoFoBoMo procrastenators have to get a full 31 days of their SoFoBoMo project and book completed. I can hear the groans. I can see the goofy smiles of all of those who finished their SoFoBoMo projects in April. I can not see the bewildered look of those who think... Continue Reading →
Since my goal is to use Blurb as the foundation to carry my SoFoBoMo project (yes, starting May 1 for me, I get to maximize the 31 days, which I may need each and ever one), I became very diligent on trying to finish my first Blurb book, In Passing. So how is that going,... Continue Reading →
I have continued to muddle on about what to do with the SoFoBoMo project and the resulting book. I think that I have come up with a possible solution. One of the things that Laurie Frank had said at the Palm Springs Photo Festival last night was that many of the artists in her gallery... Continue Reading →
Disused Railway line with car Tyre, copyright Simon Denison Simon Denison is a British urban landscape photographer who has helped shape my understanding and some of my hard to characterize feelings (remember, I'm a guy) about my series Bad Trip - Sad Trip (Update: series subsequently published by LensWork as In Passing) A quote from the Introduction of his book, Quarry... Continue Reading →
During the week, I had a chance to investigate the Amazon POD option, BookSurge. So I tried to read all of their teasers, but it appears is that BookSurge wants to get paid to do it all for you, while holding all of their cards very close to their chest. I had not realized getting a... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Vail, Colorado) copyright Douglas Stockdale - Okay, while nursing a bum knee, which is slowly getting better (ice 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off), I decided to push ahead with my SoFoBoMo (Solo Foto Book Month) test project, now named: (drum roll, please) Ski Town. So this is making lemonade out of lemons, which... Continue Reading →
Near JiaShan (China) 2008 copyright Douglas Stockdale - I am continuing to consider the use of a Print on Demand (POD) book printing process for my SoFoBoMo (Solo Foto Book Month) project book. Now I am a member of both LuLu (lulu.com) and Blurb (www.blurb.com) POD communities. These may be my best options since... Continue Reading →
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