Looking at one photograph at a time
Copyright Douglas Stockdale I continue to reflect on the comments by Julie earlier this week about our muse quietly waiting for us to find it. That is because of a large mental block that I have regarding my earlier natural landscape work and many years of creating singular images. I know that there are some connections and... Continue Reading →
Rocks and Plastic Flowers (From the Series: Bad Trip - Sad Trip) This image Rocks and Plastic Flowers has been lingering in my series Bad Trip - Sad Trip portfolio and I was not sure of my hesitancy. The rocks and plastic flowers were where I wanted them placed relative to the middle ground desert and... Continue Reading →
Drive Thru (from the series: Insomnia: Hotel Noir) Price is the fourth of the basic components while developing your Marketing Plan. And it may be the hardest part of your marketing program. Price can be further refined into two parts, Wholesale Price and Retail Price. Retail Price is probably the easiest to understand as we... Continue Reading →
Lake Zurich and Alps (from the series: Ethereal Images) I do not know why, but I am continually amazed how each of us react to our experiences in our own way. This was further confirmed by Paul's and Julie's comments to my earlier posts. I can image Paul Lester and I on a plane trip... Continue Reading →
I know that I have been lagging on writing some additonal artist statements about some of the newer series that I have posting on my web site. I am not sure of the reluctance because I seem to chase anything else but that task. I am very sure that it is a case of avoidance. So why doing... Continue Reading →
Crop Circles (from the series: Ethereal Images) I find that I am influenced by many things, experiences and occurances. Some influences are very overt and obvious, others not so and maybe latent memories, that unconsious stuff. For my series Bad Trip - Sad Trip, to me, the initial artisitc intent was an obvious photographic documentation of folk art that was being expressed... Continue Reading →
I think that editing is one of the harder tasks to do as an artist. When you are developing an image, what do you select, when do you start, what do you include, what do you exclude, when do you stop??? I love the no-bainers. Something magically seems to happen at the point capturing the... Continue Reading →
Rock Ring with Sea Shells (from the originally titled series: Bad Trip - Sad Trip) I have been working on my series Bad Trip - Sad Trip for over almost two years and as recently as today's image, which I guess qualifies it as a Photo of the Day. In one sense, I felt that I have created a sufficient... Continue Reading →
Hidden Wreath (from the series Bad Trip - Sad Trip) I've been a little down in the weather the last couple of days, some kind of flu bug that enables me to sleep for long periods of time. Also since I am not moving around much, more time for reflection. Thus, so why do I... Continue Reading →
