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The early bird discount is now available for September's LACP's 2019 Exposures event, primarily organized around three days of Portfolio Reviews in conjunction with Workshops, Seminars, Networking, Portfolio Walk and just recently announced, a photobook competition & exhibition. The Early Bird discount ends August 1st. Friday – Sunday, September 13-15, 2019 at Hotel MdR, a... Continue Reading →
This is my perspective after being a photo-blogger for over ten years. This blog that you are reading is still on-going for that entire time, anther one is now a magazine and for another it's busy supporting a SoCal photo group. Oh, I have also started and killed four blogs, but more about those... Continue Reading →
What can you say about Father's Day that perhaps has not already been said; it's one of the one days for the guys who are dad's. We come in all shapes and sizes. Thank goodness! This day for me is also bittersweet as my father has been gone for too long, but that does... Continue Reading →
I am very excited to have two of my Memory Pods photographs, including Changes, above, included in the Fabrik Projects Gallery's Summer Group Show. This is an exhibition of the Fabrik Projects Gallery's represented artists and for me another nice validation of this on-going project. The Opening reception is Saturday, August 3rd, from 6... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, I was a bit of doom and gloom as Facebook started playing their algorithm games on their Instragram to make it their next cash cow. Similar to Facebook; soon you can have 40,000 or more followers on IG, but only 25 of these will see what you post in their feed. I had... Continue Reading →
There is an interesting article by Josh Rose, an LA professional photographer, posted in Medium about the latest changes at Instagram as to how these effect professional photographers. First, interesting to read how pros had adapted to the early stages of Instagram in terms of how to create jobs and income, and what were... Continue Reading →
So after 10 years I have been thinking that it might be time for a make-over of my photo-blog. Duh. I am not sure just how I want this blog to look so I have been poking some different layout templates and accidentally clicked on the one you see today. (2019 note: it was... Continue Reading →
Selfie, Spring 2019 copyright Douglas Stockdale For those who follow this photo-blog, you know that I lean into artist projects that explore the urban landscape, and more recently botanical subjects, as metaphors. Just not taking very many portraits. So posting this selfie is probably a bit of a departure; since I needed to update who... Continue Reading →
O'Neil Park, sign (Gardening For Ordnance) copyright 2018 Douglas Stockdale Today, June 6th, 2019 is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France during WWII that eventually lead to the end of that terrible war. Also a day to remember my father who took part of this event, who was part of the Second... Continue Reading →
