Looking at one photograph at a time
copyright Eanna de Freine (The Velvet Cell) 2017 One of my summer projects has been working with Eanna de Freine on the development of his Indie Photobook Publishing Guide as a beta reader, editor as well as providing a self-publishing Case Study (one of 10) for my Bluewater Shore artist books. A number of friends have... Continue Reading →
Seaweed, San Clemente beach, June 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale A month ago I was discussing about my on-going summer beach series that I was posting on Instagram and when I was looking at the resulting print from this post, it appeared kind of "crunchy" (below). The foreground where the seaweed was has some odd halos and the... Continue Reading →
Photo Book Photography; Norman strobe set-up, April 2017 Copyright Douglas Stockdale In conjunction with The PhotoBook Journal, I received a donation of a very used Normal Strobe Lighting kit to improve my process of photographing book covers and interiors. The donation was made by Dual Graphics, the Brea, CA book printer who printed my recent... Continue Reading →
Canon 5D body copyright 2017 Douglas Stockdale Maybe I might not be the last person to find this out, but I now know that Canon Service is no longer providing support, either maintenance, repair or replacement parts, for the original 5D body. I found this out last week when I drove over to Costa Mesa... Continue Reading →
Santa Ana, CA, May 13 copyright 2017 Douglas Stockdale This is not meant in any means to be a technical review of the Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens that I just purchased, but in the immortal words of the late Garry Winogrand, I want to see what this looks like. This is essentially the first exposure... Continue Reading →
Introduction to Photo Book Design book 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale Last Saturday on the first day of my Introduction to Photo Book Design workshop with LACP, I finally had an opportunity to make my surprise reveal; as part of the saddle stitch binding demonstration, each person in the workshop completed a limited edition, hand-made book (aka... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2013 Douglas Stockdale A couple of years ago I thought that I should try to establish a formal networking newsletter to update friends, family, photographers and gallery owners as to my recent accomplishments and news. So I signed up for the free version of MailChimp. Regretfully perhaps I was not in the best state... Continue Reading →
Saddle Stitch Fastener copyright 2017 Douglas Stockdale I have bought one new item for 2017 (and I am still looking for that used 50mm CF Distagon for the Hasselblad), which is pictured above, what is called a Saddle Stitch Fastener, or a stapler on steroids. I will be using this book binder for my LACP Introduction... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Middle Ground) copyright 2016 Douglas Stockdale Something that has not really captured my attention for some time is working with video. I am of that generation in which movies were made with super-8mm film, a real bear to edit (actually had to physically splice the film together) and trying to add sound was an... Continue Reading →
LACP Introduction to Photo Book Design, photo Douglas Stockdale The early-bird registration discount of 20% for my Introduction to Photo Book Design workshop that I will be leading next April over two weekends will be ending midnight this Saturday, December 17th. This creative workshop is sponsored by Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP). So if... Continue Reading →
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