Looking at one photograph at a time
Saddle Stitch Fastener copyright 2017 Douglas Stockdale I have bought one new item for 2017 (and I am still looking for that used 50mm CF Distagon for the Hasselblad), which is pictured above, what is called a Saddle Stitch Fastener, or a stapler on steroids. I will be using this book binder for my LACP Introduction... Continue Reading →
Empty (Memory Pods project) 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale The photograph in this post is the results from my previous two posts; Hasselblad Ready for its Closeup and, part 2. Essentially I want to see if my Memory Pod subjects look like when captured on color negative film, in this case the Kodak Portra 160. For the first... Continue Reading →
Photo l.a. 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale I had an opportunity to join Hiroshi Watanabe at the Gala opening of Photo l.a. last night. As a result of preparing to meet-up with Hiroshi for dinner near Little Tokyo in LA before we attended the opening, I became somewhat obsessed with printing as many of the photographs... Continue Reading →
Rancho Santa Margarita, 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale I have back and forth with a friend about photographic self-promotion and realized that now would be a good time to provide an update on my own efforts. Today of course the buzz word for (self) promotion is Social Media, so that is primarily where I post my... Continue Reading →
Untitled, copyright 2015 Douglas Stockdale Interestingly one of the aspects of painting that initially drew me in was the potential of a "realist" interpretation of a subject. Although my graphic drawings continued to explore that direct representational possibility, my paintings became more and more abstract. In effect, like those well before me, I came to... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach 2007) copyright Douglas Stockdale With the recent events occurring over the weekend in Paris, I am feeling pretty sad for those families whose lives have been dramatically altered. The acts of terrorism attempts to undermine and destabilize the social fabric, bur only if we let it. I continually remind myself... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Zach Karate tournament 11/7/15) copyright Douglas Stockdale One thing that has intrigued me about the Canon 5D Mark III, which is one of the reasons I decided to purchase this versus the 5DS, was the higher ISO capabilities of the sensor. For my older 5D, I found the images became noisy ("snow") for me... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Stacey & Damien Valdez wedding, October 2015, New Orleans) copyright 2015 Douglas Stockdale Having professional photographed a number of weddings in the past, one thing I enjoy now is NOT being the official wedding photographer! Between us, I found that weddings are very stressful events for many reasons. You can't ask the bride and... Continue Reading →
Untitled (DTW, Michigan, 2015) copyright 2015 Douglas Stockdale One of those visual metaphors, which regretfully can border on becoming trite, that always seems to draw me in are pathways, both narrow and wide, although the narrow ones seem to get my attention more often. I think the narrow pathways (or at least they appear narrow)... Continue Reading →
untitled (unseen series) Copyright 2015 Douglas Stockdale I had been using Yahoo Small Business to help me host my web site, http://www.douglasstockdale.com until just recently. Yahoo had become a part of my web hosting for my site that was started back in the then current days of DSL. Since then with the various internet company... Continue Reading →
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