Obstacle Course (from the series: Transitional Seam)
Photo of the day: Obstacle Course
Pending photo of the day
Great intentions but just flat out ran out of time! I saw a great potential for my series Transition Seam on the way through Corona and Norco (stands for North Corona) on Sunday, but I was running out of time for making Victorville and the memorial that I wanted to photograph before dark. So I had... Continue Reading →
Objectivity
As I work on my latest project, Transitional Seam, I also find myself questioning my objectivity in what I photograph. I will also admit that at times this same questions of being objective were also present while working on the series Bad Trip - Sad Trip. For both of these projects, I seem to be... Continue Reading →
Photo of the day: Halloween Costume
I-15 Frontage Road, Victorville, California, 2007 Halloween Costume (From the series Bad Trip - Sad Trip) copyright Douglas Stockdale I have not been as consumed with taking more images for my roadside remembrance memorial series, working title of Bad Trip - Sad Trip, and in fact, I think of it as being relatively complete. I have... Continue Reading →
My Hand Made Book – Step 5
Santa Suzanna Pass (from the series Bad Trip - Sad Trip) With the delivery of the Moab Entrada Natural, I have printed the first eight pages (4 sheets/leaves) of the dummy book. I also have a blank dummy that I had used earlier for determing the total of amount of pages, which I am now using to... Continue Reading →
Creative Camera
Suitcase on the Bed (from the series Insomnia - Hotel Noir) I have noticed recently that I have been having some visits to my blog from a web site called Weeping Ash, hosted by Roy Hammans. Upon checking out why I was getting linked in (ya all remember my interesting foray with the Large Format group),... Continue Reading →
Photo of the week: Vacant Lot
Vacant Lot (from the series: Transitional Seam)
Printing your own work
Night Flag (from the series Insomnia: Hotel Noir) I was recently exchanging emails with Paul Lester regarding why buy and do your own printing, when in an unrelated comment from Martin the Doonster, I thought that this may be worth repeating. Doing your own printing is not about economics and saving money. Its about a desire to... Continue Reading →
Broken Fence; re-do
Broken Fence (from the series: Transitional Seam) One of my advantages on this new series, Transitional Seam, is the ability to work on an image and then realize that it could be a little bit better. I can then head back out again for a re-shoot, a photograhers Mulligan. Now I can not control the sky and clouds,... Continue Reading →
Photo of the Day: Mobile Home
Trailer Mobile Home (from the series: Transitional Seam) I have given up trying to get my image from my portable to upload and display for this post. So this was done on my studio desktop and this weekend I will work with the portable and try to determine the issue. I am suspecting it has... Continue Reading →
Singular Images 