Looking at one photograph at a time
Winter Field, JiaShan, China (Wo Zhi KanKan - I am just Looking) copyright 2008 Douglas Stockdale - When I read a question asked by Miguel Garcia-Guzman on his blog Exposure Compensation (2014 update: the Exposure Compensation blog has been removed and has a new owner) regarding what constitutes Contemporary Great Portrait Photography, that started a kernel of thinking as... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Vail, Colorado) copyright Douglas Stockdale - Okay, while nursing a bum knee, which is slowly getting better (ice 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off), I decided to push ahead with my SoFoBoMo (Solo Foto Book Month) test project, now named: (drum roll, please) Ski Town. So this is making lemonade out of lemons, which... Continue Reading →
Industrial Park, PingHu 2008 copyright Douglas Stockdale - My assignments in China have taken me to three new industrial buildings within three new industrial parks. The facility in PingHu was probably the largest facility and in the newest & largest industrial park. I did not get into the city of PingHu, except for one large... Continue Reading →
JiaShan, China (Just Looking series) copyright 2008 Douglas Stockdale - My biggest complaint during this last trip into China was the lousy cold weather performance of my Canon Rebel XTi. On consecutive days I had problems with using this camera in the cold weather. It did not shut down altogether, but after a certain point,... Continue Reading →
Untitled (JiaXing, China) copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale - For me, this is a classic image that summarizes my impression of the JiaXing landscape; massive transition in the midst of very old tradition cloaked in the environmental haze. Massive transition in that everywhere there is change occurring and the change appears to be very rapid. The huge amount of construction... Continue Reading →
Lichen and Rocks (Riverside county) copyright Douglas Stockdale - While I was reacting to Tim Atherton's digital grayscale blog, I had defensively taken the position about the full range of black to grays in a digial black & white image. I then posted one of my digital images to try to "prove my point". Opps! Because... Continue Reading →
Copyright Douglas Stockdale I continue to reflect on the comments by Julie earlier this week about our muse quietly waiting for us to find it. That is because of a large mental block that I have regarding my earlier natural landscape work and many years of creating singular images. I know that there are some connections and... Continue Reading →
Tired Bones copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale - My framed and matted image Tired Bones is now available for bid in conjunction with the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) non-profit fund rasing art auction. I created a large special edition print for this fund raising auction, with an image size of 15" x 32-1/2", printed with pigment... Continue Reading →
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