Looking at one photograph at a time
Near JiaShan (China) 2008 copyright Douglas Stockdale - I am continuing to consider the use of a Print on Demand (POD) book printing process for my SoFoBoMo (Solo Foto Book Month) project book. Now I am a member of both LuLu (lulu.com) and Blurb (www.blurb.com) POD communities. These may be my best options since... Continue Reading →
I recently published and started distributing my first Edition Folio, Foundations, as a retrospective collection of my landscape photographs from 1975 to 1985. I want to reflect on what I have learned during the development of this Editioned Folio. First was my intent for what I wanted to accomplish by completing the Edition Folio of... Continue Reading →
Industrial Park, PingHu 2008 copyright Douglas Stockdale - My assignments in China have taken me to three new industrial buildings within three new industrial parks. The facility in PingHu was probably the largest facility and in the newest & largest industrial park. I did not get into the city of PingHu, except for one large... Continue Reading →
Since I have a brief run of color images, I will add one more, this one from the ancient city of Xitang, near Jiashan. Xitang is classified as a old (1,000 years old) water village that is not being slated for urban development, at least right now. It is a local tourist trap for the... Continue Reading →
While I was in China, I did see the notice that SoPoBoMo (aka Solo Photo Book Month) was formerly announced and launched. I see a lot of familiar names in the list of willing participants, including Anita Jesse, Guy Yates, Colin Jago, Paul Lester, Rosie Perera, Kjell Andersen, Matt Alofs, Martin Doonan and of course... Continue Reading →
One of the nice things about 13 hours of flying, you have more than enough time to reflect. And I have accepted that with my blog, that I am going to share those thoughts. Kinda of getting comfortable with my own skin sorta thing. From time to time, I create color images from my color... Continue Reading →
My third trip to China took me into Shanghai, then South to Jiashan, Pinghu and a side trip to Xitang. For the most part of the three weeks, I was staying at a hotel (World Expo hotel, not recommended) in Jiashan and working in Pinghu, getting to the lake at Pinghu only once for a... Continue Reading →
While printing my Foundations folio, I have had only one issue with the Hahnemuhle Photo Rag (308gm), which is with the Hahnemulhle feeding through my Epson 4800. This is a modest size printing project, as I needed to print only 130 cut sheets of 8-1/2" x 11" for the first printing of this folio. I had heard about paper... Continue Reading →
I drive by this memorial shrine frequently on my daily commute and other side trips that I need to be on the 241 tollroad, thus I have continued to watch this memorial evolve. I had made my image of this memorial last Spring for my series Bad Trip - Sad Trip and although not published in... Continue Reading →
I just checked the LensWork Extended web site and issue #74 is on line with an available pdf download of the current issue to sneak a peek of the issue, which included 4 of my In Passing images from the print copy. That would mean it should be on the magazine shelves shortly (I hope!) ;- ) Best regards, Doug... Continue Reading →
