Laural Russel at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, Oregon, has just formally announced my workshop for Developing a Photographic Print on Demand (POD) Book, which will be a one-day workshop on Sunday, March 15th at her gallery. You can find out more information about the workshop and complete the registration here. It should be a lot... Continue Reading →
New Year Goals – 2009
At the beginning of the year, it seems like it is always a nice idea to think ahead about what you might want to try to accomplish and establish some goals. Being a project guy, I find if you have at least a idea of where you want to go, you usually have a better... Continue Reading →
In Passing – Blurb 2nd Edition Tweaks
After I had recevied my first copy of the Second Edition In Passing, I realized that I had missed a formatting mistake on one page. So then I had to decide, do I want to correct the mistake and reload it back up to Blurb which will result in getting a new locator number or not. I am... Continue Reading →
Happy Holidays
Untitled, 2008 by Douglas Stockdale I hope that you all are having a nice holiday season, as those that celebrate the New Year in a couple of days, the very best for your New Year. Don't forget to take it one day at a time. I have been recharging my batteries and taking some time... Continue Reading →
Time for the Holidays
untitled, Xitang, China 2008 copyright of Douglas Stockdale Just to let you all know that I will be writing a little less frequently, while I take some time to enjoy the Holidays with my family. Currently working on a slightly different body of work from China, urban landscapes of Xitang (Xi Tang), a water village... Continue Reading →
Photographic Series
Untitled, JiaShan, China, 2008 copyright of Douglas Stockdale Words can have an emtional impact and I am guilt of sometimes not paying close enough attention. Such that when I am working on a body of work, this case the photographs from China, I sometimes interchange the two words project and series. For most, probably not a big... Continue Reading →
SoFoBoMo 2009
The fuzzy month for SoFoBoMo 2009 have been selected, which will allow for the 30 days of maddness to occur between the begining of May until the end of June, 2009. So I have some time to think if I will join in this year, probably depending on a suitable series that has my attention at... Continue Reading →
Dec 13 2008
momentarily untitled, JiaShan, China 2008 by Douglas Stockdale At the moment, I just seem to be floating. Probably a little spent, having just published the second editions of both of my current books, In Passing and Sharpening Photographs for POD Publishing. Perhaps feeling that same kind of let down after SoFoBoMo 2008. Not that I... Continue Reading →
Sharpening Photos for POD Publishing – 2nd Edition
I am very happy to announce that the second edition of my sharpening book for POD publishing has been completed, uploaded and now available for purchase here. Even though I have changed the title a wee bit, it is still my second edition Sharpening book nevertheless. I had the wonderful editorial help from my friend Dave Olmstead to eliminate... Continue Reading →
Creative transparency
First, this is not about how to creatively use transparency, which is an interesting subject in itself, but about the transparency of my own creative process. For those who have been reading along, you all know that I write about my ups and downs of creating a photographic series. For some folks, they need to cloak their creative... Continue Reading →