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Copyright 2016/7 Douglas Stockdale Oh wow, as if things were not crazy enough last week trying to finish enough of the edition of Bluewater Shore for the book launch at Photo Independent that LACP came back at me to schedule another Introduction to Photo Book Design workshop for next Fall (see below) and follow up... Continue Reading →
Bluewater Shore (book with poly slip-cover) Copyright 2017 Douglas Stockdale Bluewater Shore is a semi-fictional visual narrative about a young woman’s holiday, an exciting unescorted trip to the shore with friends, which is set in the late 1940’s. It investigates a new sense of independence for women that occurred during and following World War II... Continue Reading →
LACP Introduction to Photo Book Design Workshop, Douglas Stockdale with workshop members, photo by Nikki Washburn Now that the LACP Introduction to Photo Book Design workshop is complete, a few closing thoughts. First, this was an intense workshop, a ton of information to pass along in conjunction with those attending heavily engaged in developing their... Continue Reading →
Douglas Stockdale, Sarah Hadley & Chris Davies photo 2017 copyright by Marissa Caichiolo It was starting to look like April was going to be a busy month, I just had no idea HOW busy. I have already been one of the jurist for the International Photo Book Competition and I just published our results on The PhotoBook journal.... Continue Reading →
Bluewater Shore (cover, with clear poly slip-cover) 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale It is now time to pre-order an edition of Bluewater Shore prior to the formal book launch at Photo Independent (Los Angles, April 21-23, 2017) for a special pre-launch price of $40.00 USD (includes shipping and handling within the USA) (Note: this pre-launch price has... Continue Reading →
Show-offs! (Bluewater Shore) 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale Since my last update on the development of my limited edition photobook Bluewater Shore, I continue to be very busy with getting the printing completed at Dual Graphics, starting the pre-publication selling, arranging for books reviews and making pitches to some select book shops to stock and sell... Continue Reading →
Introduction to Photo Book Design book 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale Last Saturday on the first day of my Introduction to Photo Book Design workshop with LACP, I finally had an opportunity to make my surprise reveal; as part of the saddle stitch binding demonstration, each person in the workshop completed a limited edition, hand-made book (aka... Continue Reading →
Ready for a Holiday (Bluewater Shore, artist book, self-published, 2017) copyright Douglas Stockdale Very exciting news; last week I have a sponsor for my limited edition artist book Bluewater Shore! For the past six days I have radically shifted gears to finalize the development of my project: book & cover design (same as Pine Lake), tweaked... Continue Reading →
2016 International Photo Book Competition jury (yours truly in the white shirt) I am very pleased and honored to be selected as one of the jurors for the 2017 International Photo Book Competition. This will be the second consecutive year that I have had this delightful opportunity. The diversity, quality and range of subjects that... Continue Reading →
Saddle Stitch Fastener copyright 2017 Douglas Stockdale I have bought one new item for 2017 (and I am still looking for that used 50mm CF Distagon for the Hasselblad), which is pictured above, what is called a Saddle Stitch Fastener, or a stapler on steroids. I will be using this book binder for my LACP Introduction... Continue Reading →
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