Morning Walk, Tijeras Creek, Orange County 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale This past week I decided to change-up my morning walk. Instead of traversing the local neighborhood sidewalks I ventured into the adjacent park and the dirt paths. I realized this was an opportunity to exercise my experiment/play practice in conjunction with my Samsung S5; so... Continue Reading →
Christmas Card Time of Year
Mammoth, 2004 copyright Douglas Stockdale It tis the Christmas season! Which also means creating the annual Christmas card to send out with our good wishes for the holidays to our extended family. So ensues the annual rite of selecting the Christmas appropriate photograph, then off to Costco for bulk printing and finally the weekend of... Continue Reading →
Beach Walk – Newport Beach
Seaweed, Newport Beach, December 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale Last weekend I had a chance to leisurely walk the beach in a California State Park located just outside of Newport Beach, CA. This was a little confirmation that I still find myself drawn to creating black & white photographic images. Although resembling a study with a... Continue Reading →
MoPLA submission: Political Satire
Middle Ground, San Diego, June, 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale - A quick update; last night I did make my MoPLA (Month of Photography Los Angeles) submission and as anticipated, I went with the theme of Political Satire for my Middle Ground urban documentary project. Besides the theme, I needed to place this photographic project in... Continue Reading →
MoPLA theme: Political Satire
Middle Ground, San Diego, June, 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale I have been giving some thought to a MoPLA (Month of Photography Los Angeles) submission for my Middle Ground project. Which I need to sort out quickly as the deadline is December 5th. Yikes! One submission category is Host Space Exhibitions and for that submission it... Continue Reading →
Three Amiga’s
Three Amiga's, 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale Earlier this month we attended a family wedding in Virginia and it was fun to have the extended family get together. As it seems with most families now, this group is spread geographically far and wide. After the wedding when almost everything was packed up, I noted these three... Continue Reading →
Hawaiian Thanksgiving
Hawaiian Bananas, Waimea, 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale For the Thanksgiving week we went to the Big Island of Hawaii, which was the first time that I have been on this Hawaiian island as we normally end up on Maui. And I can now attest, there are lots and lots of lava fields. Also meant that... Continue Reading →
7 Day Black & White Challenge
Compass 2017 copy right Douglass Stockdale A few days ago I was tagged for the 7 Day Black & White Challenge; Seven days. Black and white photos of your life. No people. No explanation. Nominate someone. I was nominated by Kellie Webb and over the seven days I am to nominate someone else to pass this... Continue Reading →
Douglas Stockdale – Guide to Self-Publishing an Indie Artist Book
Guide to Self-Publishing an Indie Artist Book 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale My self-published Guide was formally launched at the Medium Photo Festival in San Diego, CA last week end. A copy was provided for each person who registered for Medium, compliments of my book sponsor, Dual Graphics, the book printer located in Brea, CA (note:... Continue Reading →
San Diego walk-about in North Park
While down in San Diego's North Park region for the Medium Festival I had a chance to join John Gossage as the two of us did a local walk-about around the neighborhood near the Lafayette Hotel. We had just finished a rambling hour and half "interview" that I published in The PhotoBook Journal when he... Continue Reading →