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Ciociaria copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale & Edizioni Punctum (a.k.a. Punctum Press in USA) The publication of my book Ciociaria is planned to have its Euopean launch in conjunction with FotoGrafia Festival Internazionale di Roma, September 23rd in Rome, Italy. The FotoGrafia Festival actually runs from September 23rd to October 23rd. I am still tweaking out some design aspects with the book's publishing team, but... Continue Reading →
Douglas Stockdale Ciociaria, copyright 2011 Edizioni Punctum The pace for my book design is beginning to accelerate. We are now working on a deadline for the book launch: FotoGrafia Internazionale Festival di Roma that opens September 23rd in Rome Italy. One important aspect of the book design is the cover, in my case a combination of photograph, text, font style, font size,... Continue Reading →
Douglas Stockdale, Edizioni Punctum Studio, Rome by Marco Delogu, 2011 A very interesting and intense day in Rome at the Edizioni Punctum studio finalizing the design of my book Ciociaria. Okay, almost finalizing as the we ran out of time, but we completed about 80% of the work and though the hardest parts of the design process. I have... Continue Reading →
Perhaps one of the more dynamic situations during the later phase of photobook development is the selection, pairing and sequencing of the photographs with the book dummy in preparation for the final design meeting. I recall the observations made about Kiyoshi Suzuki's book dummies, which were his constant companion and that over time became very worn, dog-eared and notated during this phase of... Continue Reading →
Douglas Stockdale Ciociaria - copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale One of the principal reasons to initially assembly a book dummy (a.k.a. marquette) of a project for a potential photobook is to facilitate conversations with the publishers, to gain traction with them and hopefully a contract for your concept. In the case with my photobook Ciociaria, I had captured the imagination of Marco at Edizioni Punctum, who was... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale At some point in a photo project, I sense that I am coming to the end, in that what I am attempting to convey or the subject seems to coming to stand still. For me, that could be either internal or external. Sometimes, such as when my Visa expired for China, I was not planning to... Continue Reading →
Fuiggi, December 2010 copyright Douglas Stockdale For my project Ciociaria and the subsequent book publisher connection with Marco Delogu, the publisher behind Edizioni Punctum, it may well be of a case of how one thing developed into another to arrive at my Fall publication of Douglas Stockdale Ciociaria. Earlier I have shared how the project Ciociaria came to be, but as this project was developing,... Continue Reading →
Fiuggi Landscape, Ciociaria copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale This is the background story of how my project Ciociaria came about, which is part random circumstances and part recognizing an opportunity. First and foremost, I like to work on conceptual projects, to have an idea that provides the context and structure of the photographs that I am making. Now I... Continue Reading →
A Charlie Brown Christmas Tree, Fiuggi, Italy December 2010 copyright Douglas Stockdale During the Holidays, while I am working on my own photobook project, Ciociaria, and needing to pause while the printer hummms away, it allows me time to reflect on this last year, and to ponder what 2011 will bring. I think it is an understatement to say... Continue Reading →
Aucto, Italy, December 2010 copyright 2010 Douglas Stockdale This last weekend I have added another 30 potential images to the mix for my project and photobook. It does not make this editing any easier, adding new material while concurrently trying to pare the list down. Hopefully it provides more quality material to work and as usuall... Continue Reading →
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