Looking at one photograph at a time
Hope (from the Series: Bad Trip - Sad Trip) ...being visually oriented, words are the hard part for me, becasue otherwise I would be a writer, eh?. For those who have been following my writing about my series Bad Trip - Sad Trip, you are should be vary familiar with my struggle with the words... Continue Reading →
Death Scar, copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale ...this picture that I made in Hawaii was a during my transition for the In Passing (Bad Trip -Sad Trip) project, from "what Doug saw" to what this series suggests. I think that this image better illustrates what first attracted my to begin this series. Most certainly one factor is the context... Continue Reading →
Sustaining Testimony ...I will be traveling extensively tomorrow (Thursday) and I hope to make the Photographers Exchange in Irvine, so this is my entry for then. Oh, and I have yet to make the four prints from the series Bad Trip - Sad Trip to discuss. This is the venue that I have to get... Continue Reading →
Tragedy, copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale ...I am currently reading the book Photo Projects by Chris Dickie in which he writes about a number of photographers who have had the "determination to succeed" with completing their projects. It sure does seem that I am following in many of their footsteps and that is not neccessarily a "good"... Continue Reading →
Deterioration ...it was the right intent, but just the wrong implementation for the naming of the earlier image from the post about Santa Rosa Plateau I made a couple of days ago. This morning I realized that using a German word for the title was as bad as the original title, as it was too obsecure (my apologies to my German... Continue Reading →
...I have still been thinking about the difference between a photography which "shows" something versus which "suggestions" something. I know that my series Bad Trip - Sad Trip started with me wanting to show something. Thus the images were more documenatry or journalist; here is what I saw. So were the titles. Over the last year, the series... Continue Reading →
Separation, copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale ...Last week was an interesting series of events when I became aware of two new road side memorials. I posted about one yesterday, and I found my self working on the new stuff again, so I am able to discuss this image. Yesterday, I started a dialog about how I choose... Continue Reading →
Santa Suzanna, copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale ...always a tough decision, work on the new stuff that is fresh and exciting, or get the back-up, web-hosting and filing completed for the earlier images. Okay, so this time the winner is the images that I made a couple of days ago on the Santa Suzanna Pass Road... Continue Reading →
Meditation Annex, copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale ....While preparing my othe blog entry about ArtBiz101, I realize it would be good to have a "relevent" image. I also realized that my relevent image would be best from my stelth project number Three. So I guess it was time to come out of hiding with what will... Continue Reading →
...just when I thought everyone (that is the few that read my blog) were tired of hearing me go on about my series, Bad Trip - Sad Trip, I find that I do have one reader, Paul Butzi (blog: Musing on Photography) who gave me a very nice review and a hint to carry on. On the... Continue Reading →
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