Looking at one photograph at a time
Memory Pods, copyright 2019 Douglas Stockdale Last month I wrote about acquiring a 32e (32mm) extension tube for my Hasselblad to continue my Memory Pods project. As I stated last month, the intent was to use this single extension tube in conjunction with the 120mm Makro lens in order to obtain an image of my... Continue Reading →
Bookcase, copyright 2019 Douglas Stockdale As readers of this photo-blog know I have self-published three artist books and two photo-technical books as well as founding the photo-book-blog The PhotoBook (most recently what become The PhotoBook Journal). Something that I have been considering for a long while is to convert the the photo-book-blog into a full... Continue Reading →
Untitled, Memory Pods copyright 2015 Douglas Stockdale Last night I attended the LACP (Los Angeles Center of Photography) training class in their printing laboratory to learn the basics on how to use their 24" wide Canon Pro-2000 printer. This is a wide-format printer that is available to LACP members (small fee; time plus nominal ink... Continue Reading →
untitled, Memory Pods copyright Douglas Stockdale I am very excited and honored to announce that my interview with Voyage LA: Art & Life with Douglas Stockdale was published today. Voyage LA is an on-line magazine that collects and focuses on the people, events and places in Southern California. The Memory Pods image above which was posted... Continue Reading →
Untitled, (Memory Pods), 2015 copyright Douglas Stockdale Day two of installing my Canon Pro-1 printer and after getting the basics in place as I wrote about yesterday, the next step was creating the color profiles (icc profiles) for my printing papers. I am starting with my basic proofing paper. This involved creating my first paper... Continue Reading →
Memory Pods, March 2015 copyright Douglas Stockdale Yes, there is a slightly used Canon Pro-1 printer now sitting in the studio. The Epson 4800 is in the storage area pending a posting on Craig's List, which will also includes a new in-the-box 220ml Photo Black ink cartridge. The Canon Pro-1 is only 13" wide but... Continue Reading →
Hasselblad 503cx with 32-E Extension tube and 120mm Planar Makro 2019 copyright by Douglas Stockdale I just noticed that my Memory Pods subjects are just starting to bud and as I stated at the end of last year for this seasonal year I needed to augment my 120mm Makro lens with an extension tube. Primarily to... Continue Reading →
Middle Ground, limited edition artist book, copyright 2018 Douglas Stockdale I am very honored and excited to announce that my limited edition artist book Middle Ground just "Exploded" at Grenade in a Jar Books in Santa Fe, New Mexico! Grenade in a Jar Books is a curated bookshop that is focused on contemporary photobooks being... Continue Reading →
I-5 Southbound, San Diego, February 2019 copyright 2019 Douglas Stockdale First, this is not meant to be an inspiring photograph as it's a cell phone drive-by grab shot. Essentially a quick visual note about the evolving demolition of the I-5 middle plant divider as this freeway winds down along the Pacific Ocean coast in San... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Trabuco Flats) 2019 copyright Douglas Stockdale Color Management is one of the current plagues for photography as it effects anyone who is using a monitor to evaluate photographs, whether color images or black & white images. This includes cell phones as well; any type of monitor. Whether a casual social media reader, a photographic... Continue Reading →
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