Looking at one photograph at a time
Middle Ground, Rough Edit, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale While continuing to document my morning walks as a potential project, back in the studio I am developing my Middle Ground book project. At the end of last year I announced that this project is my MoPLA submission. So over the holidays I was working on the rough... Continue Reading →
I got the blues Yeah, I got them blues I got them Hasselblad jamnation blues Ohhhh yeah, I do, I got them jamnation blues... Yesterday I received the bad news on the cost of fixing my 500 C/M body that was all jammed up as I earlier reported. After California taxes this will probably cost... Continue Reading →
Tijeras Creek Trail, December 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale - Earlier I had discussed how my morning walks have taken a bit of detour off into the "wild" as a trade-in for the neighborhood sidewalks and my usual route for the past many years. After a number of experiment/play photographs documenting my walks with my mobile... Continue Reading →
Morning walk, Trabuco Canyon, 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale On the brink of 2018 I think is a nice time to reflect on the achievements (and maybe even some of the screw-ups) of this past year, while looking forward to the opportunities and possibilities of the New Year. So what do I have a chance to... Continue Reading →
Bluewater Shore, limited edition artist book 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale I am very honored that my limited edition artist book Bluewater Shore was just selected by Elizabeth Avedon, the renown NYC book designer, as one of her Best Photographic Books for 2017. Concurrently, I am really excited that Bluewater Shore is also included on Viory Schelleken's... Continue Reading →
Christmas card, 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale Wishing everyone the very best for the holidays and a great New Year! Although we celebrate Christmas, we want to extend warm wishes to you for however you celebrate this time of year. My discussion about the development of our annual Christmas card can be found here. I also... Continue Reading →
In my recent post about my walks off the grid and the potential start of a new photographic project, I had stated that I want to start carrying my Hasselblad film rig with me to continue this exploration. Which meant that I needed to remove the 150mm lens with the two extension tubes (above) that I... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
