Seems that the fourth revision, but second edition, to my book In Passing is moving along at a brisk pace. For those who have not followed along for the past year, my very first printed (version) proof was a mess. But out that publishing experience came my how-to book, Sharpening Photographs for Blurb Printing. nice. My second version... Continue Reading →
How do you finish a project?
Nevada State Route 159 (Randy), 2007 copyright of Douglas Stockdale How do you finish a photographic project? I am begining to think that I don't know this answer. I guess that there are many ways to find closure on something, whether it is events in your personal life or during a photographic project. Then there are those things... Continue Reading →
In Passing – Special Edition
In Passing, Speical Edition, Artist Proof (A/P) I by Douglas Stockdale Seems like a number of things have been coming together this week. First, as a result of publishing The Photo Book and linking a number of publishers and gallery bookstores to my journal, I now have an accepted gallery industry trade name for what I... Continue Reading →
clam shell for In Passing Blurb book
I just received a photograph of my clam shell artist proof for the Limited Edition In Passing book and folio. This is being constructed by Transient Books, but before a I provide a full endorsement, I will wait until the end of next week when I receive it and review the worksmanship. So far, they... Continue Reading →
What makes a good landscape photograph
Arvada, CO copyright 2008 Douglas Stockdale The question of "What makes a good landscape" is one of those questions that at one time, I felt had some relevance. Sorry, but I am now feeling that the question is only one for me personally. In fact, I have difficulty with the concept of "good" as adjutive attached to a... Continue Reading →
In Passing – Just Published Blurb book
Well, I continued to think about the publishing strategy for my softcover version of In Passing. It seems that my logic for holding back the softcover version until I complete the Limited Edition was based on traditional book publishing rules. But I am not doing traditional book publishing, eh? Now for me, developing the softcover book... Continue Reading →
Book publishing update
While I was on out on assignment today, my updated book Places Amongst Us was delivered. As you might recall, I was disappointed with color of the first production proof, it was like they had put the entire book in a tonal compression chamber; the shadows were blocked and the highlights were blown. It did not... Continue Reading →
Heart Broken Fence – In Passing project update
When I was writing about our trip to Las Vegas a couple of days ago, I just realized that I had an image to post with it, which is this one Heart Broken Fence, part of my project In Passing. In the introduction I wrote about how these road side memorials continue to change. What I saw during... Continue Reading →
Photography Projects
In Passing (I Love You), hand-colored cyanotype, copyright 2007/2023 Douglas Stockdale - One question that seems to come up often with regard to my photography; how do you come up with your photography projects? This was a frequent question during the development of my published project In Passing (working title Bad Trip - Sad Trip),... Continue Reading →
In Passing – project title change
In Passing series copyright Douglas Stockdale - While finishing the artist proof for my next Edition Folio and thinking about a Blurb book for the series Bad Trip - Sad Trip, I am now rethinking the title for the series. When the series was published in LensWork magazine, they provided this body of work with the... Continue Reading →