I think it was the beginning of 2009 that I came up with this brilliant idea of posting items related to my projects on the project blog pages, e.g. anything related to my project Insomnia would be on the Insomnia blog (www.insomniahotelnoir.wordpress.com). Okay, so this was not so brilliant. But like any idea, it was... Continue Reading →
Insomnia project update
Okay, this is putting a positive spin on reality; one of the up-sides of my intense travel schedule this past four months has been to allow myself some space between finishing my Insomnia: Hotel Noir book dummy last Fall and examining it again now. When I brought this dummy with me to Italy last month, I realized that... Continue Reading →
2010 New Year’s thoughts
Fiuggi, Italy, Winter copyright of Douglas Stockdale Half way through the first month of the 2010 New Year and I am just now posting my first article on this blog. I have already posted three or four book reviews, my top ten books for 2009 and some other book information on The PhotoBook, as well as... Continue Reading →
Fiuggi Plazza
Fiuggi Plazza, copyright Douglas Stockdale 2009 Still thinking about the body of work that I might develop around the city of Fiuggi, Italy, which is located adjacent to an assignment that I am working on. First, I had to get the "classic" photographs of this old city out of my system. Most of the recent images... Continue Reading →
Fiuggi Fashion Exhibition
Fiuggi Fashion Exhibition copyright 2009 Douglas Stockdale
Fiuggi Italy
December, Fiuggi, Italy copyright 2009 Douglas Stockdale - A hilltop comune (town) in the province of Frosinone in the region of Lazio (Ciociaria) in central Italy that dates back before 1200, which is located south of Rome. The town of Fiuggi became famous for its Acqua di Fiuggi which flows from its natural springs and... Continue Reading →
Fiuggi Night-scape
Fiuggi, Italy copyright of Douglas Stockdale
Rome fashion shoot
Yamamay by Douglas Stockdale With a little free time in Rome yesterday afternoon, I figured it would be a good opportunity to work on my fashion portfolio, since Rome is considered the number 4 fashion city after Milan, Paris and NY. I mean Rome, Milan what's going to be the difference in fashion photography? But... Continue Reading →
Still developing Milan Fashion Week
Fashion Week Accessory: Paparazzi by Douglas Stockdale from the project: Milan Fashion Week Although I lost a couple of days of photo files from when I was in Milan last month, I had hoped to fill in the gaps in my project when I returned to Milan at the end of this month, possibly the begining of November.... Continue Reading →
Working on my fashion project
Fashion Pavillions by Douglas Stockdale from the project Milan Fashion Week One of my challenges for blogging my photo-project Milan Fashion Week is to think of my postings in reverse, as I want someone to connect to the blog and experience it as I envision as they scroll down. Which means posting the last images first, the first images... Continue Reading →