Looking at one photograph at a time
Untitled (Mystery on the Plano Trabuco) 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale - One of the nice aspects of belonging to a small photographic group that meets monthly is the opportunity to show recent work in order to obtain some feedback on artistic projects. Which is what I did last night with a mini-exhibit of five 16... Continue Reading →
California Buckwheat, Plano Trabuco, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale Have I ever stated that developing a new photobook is a messy process? I am sure I have, because it is. I am still in the beginning states of this my new project Mystery on the Plano Trabuco, having just finishing the initial rough edit of the... Continue Reading →
Introduction to Photo Book Design workshop Los Angeles Center for Photography Next month, October 7th and 14th, I will be repeating my popular two-day workshop in conjunction with the Los Angeles Center for Photograph (LACP). This workshop focuses on the fundamental development of a book; understanding the artists intent and how that then translates into a book object... Continue Reading →
Suspicious circumstances, site #5, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale Okay, this has been a crazy two weeks. Which has provided me with an unexpected new project with the working title of Mystery on the Plano Trabuco. So how in the heck did this all happen? With the publication of my recent limited edition artist book, Middle... Continue Reading →
OC county park, September 8 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale I had stated in my Summer 2018 update earlier this week that I had found what the local OC Sheriff's office is calling a "shallow grave" that falls under their category of "suspicious circumstances". Although I am not a photo-journalist, I have now decided that perhaps... Continue Reading →
Aging (Memory Pods project) copyright Douglas Stockdale It is now September, summer vacation as most of us know it (as a former Midwestern that is after Labor Day), the kids are back in school and looking forward to the Fall weather. I took a short break from blogging here after the publication and exhibition of... Continue Reading →
Middle Ground, self-published artist book, edition of 99 copyright 2018 Douglas Stockdale Last weekend the publication of the Middle Ground edition was finally completed! Binding the of 99 artist books took a bit longer than I had anticipated, to say the least. Introduction (text not provided in the artist book): My urban landscape project Middle Ground... Continue Reading →
Memory Pods, June 2018, copyright Douglas Stockdale Now that the heat of July has come in full force here in Southern California, the Aloe Vera seed pods that I am photographing for my project Memory Pods are all quickly withering away in their own unique style. As I wrote earlier in April, this is my... Continue Reading →
Untitled, Gardening for Ordnance project, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale While I am still in the midst of binding the remaining leporello artist books for Middle Ground (yes, book is still available, so message me for details) I have continued to work on two other on-going projects, Memory Pods and Gardening for Ordnance, both with an... Continue Reading →
120 Ektachrome & VPS expired film, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale - This was a good week for expired 120 film donations. I was starting to run a bit thin in my expired film inventory while working on my project Gardening for Ordnance and starting to get a little stingy for my film use. My idea... Continue Reading →
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