Looking at one photograph at a time
Untitled (Middle Ground) copyright 2016 Douglas Stockdale So a good friend tells me that since I am trying to make lemonade from lemons and my photographs are created when the car comes to a complete stand still in traffic, then really I have a "lemonade stand". sigh. I continue to think about the implications of the urban... Continue Reading →
Life in the slow lane, Southern California, copyright 2016 Douglas Stockdale Yes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. So this may or may not develop into a full project, but at the moment I am reacting to this current experience. I have an assignment in San Diego that requires me to frequently drive down... Continue Reading →
Depression (Memory Pods Project) copyright 2016 Douglas Stockdale From what I have learned over the years is that I as an artist need to take the first steps to contact various curators and galleries to move ahead and ensure I get noticed. Self-promotion 101. I have to admit, and this is not popular among many... Continue Reading →
Ghost (Memory Pods project) 2014 copyright Douglas Stockdale Sometimes I need a kick in the butt to get myself into gear. I have been stating that I need to update my web site with more images from my Memory Pods project and now receiving the Honorable Mention at IFAC for my photography Loss from this project... Continue Reading →
Memory Pods – Loss 2014 copyright Douglas Stockdale I received word from a couple of my friends late last night that my photograph Loss from my Memory Pods project received an Honorary Award during the reception at the Irvine Fine Arts Center reception for the "All Media 2016" exhibition. Wow! This is very, very nice.... Continue Reading →
Empty (Memory Pods project) 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale The photograph in this post is the results from my previous two posts; Hasselblad Ready for its Closeup and, part 2. Essentially I want to see if my Memory Pod subjects look like when captured on color negative film, in this case the Kodak Portra 160. For the first... Continue Reading →
Hasselblad 500 C/M copyright 2016 Douglas Stockdale The next phase of my Memory Pods photographic project is a switch-up to color film in conjunction with my Hasselblad. To obtain the close up framing I needed I added two 21mm extension tubes to my 150 mm f/4 Sonar lens. I had read about the exposure compensation... Continue Reading →
Loss (Memory Pods project) 2014 copyright Douglas Stockdale I am very excited and honored to announce that Loss from my Memory Pods project was juried into the Irvine Fine Art Center (IFAC) All Media 2016 exhibition. The juror was Dan Cameron who most recently was the past Chief Curator for the Orange County Museum of Art... Continue Reading →
Tracks (Roadside Remembrance series) copyright 2016 Douglas Stockdale - Earlier this month I had a mini-exhibit at Photo Independent (Los Angeles) and subsequently posted that due to some really good feedback, that I was going to radically alter the direction of one of my in-process projects. So a little bit about that today and not that... Continue Reading →
3rd Street LA Art district 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale I stated at the beginning of this year that I am now posting on Instagram (@douglasstockdale), so I am new to this platform. I have been getting a few (very few) pointers from my daughter, but I figure if I look and play, I should get this... Continue Reading →
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