Looking at one photograph at a time
Death Scar, copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale ...this picture that I made in Hawaii was a during my transition for the In Passing (Bad Trip -Sad Trip) project, from "what Doug saw" to what this series suggests. I think that this image better illustrates what first attracted my to begin this series. Most certainly one factor is the context... Continue Reading →
Tragedy, copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale ...I am currently reading the book Photo Projects by Chris Dickie in which he writes about a number of photographers who have had the "determination to succeed" with completing their projects. It sure does seem that I am following in many of their footsteps and that is not neccessarily a "good"... Continue Reading →
Separation, copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale ...Last week was an interesting series of events when I became aware of two new road side memorials. I posted about one yesterday, and I found my self working on the new stuff again, so I am able to discuss this image. Yesterday, I started a dialog about how I choose... Continue Reading →
Santa Suzanna, copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale ...always a tough decision, work on the new stuff that is fresh and exciting, or get the back-up, web-hosting and filing completed for the earlier images. Okay, so this time the winner is the images that I made a couple of days ago on the Santa Suzanna Pass Road... Continue Reading →
Meditation Annex, copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale ....While preparing my othe blog entry about ArtBiz101, I realize it would be good to have a "relevent" image. I also realized that my relevent image would be best from my stelth project number Three. So I guess it was time to come out of hiding with what will... Continue Reading →
...Last week I was working my way through the changes to my series Bad Trip - Sad Trip, eliminating the diffussion filtering and slowly updating all of my back ups, etc. Also a heavy travel week for my client projects, but as so happens, one door opens to another. I take a local toll road for... Continue Reading →
Roadside Gully, Nevada copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale It is Memorial Day here in the U.S., a day we set aside to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in what they believed in. Traditionally this day is about those who perished in war and in many ways, about those who survived the war to come back another... Continue Reading →
Fading Memories After a lot of consideration, I have decided to eliminate the diffusion effects from images of the Bad Trip - Sad Trip series. The final catalyst for the decision came as a result of the drive-by image for the Presistent LA memorial. What I now understand is the emotional effect that these road side memorials... Continue Reading →
Last night I finished the first pass on the non-diffused version images of my Bad Trip - Sad Trip series. So I am evaluating them against the other versions of the same images. hmmmm But today, I need to meet with a client, but the good news is that I have another opportunity to work on a... Continue Reading →
Randy, Nevada copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale - I'm about a third of the way through revising all of my In Passing (project originally titled Bad Trip - Sad Trip) images and as usually it is more complex than just deleting a layer in Photoshop. Sometimes there is a need to revaluate the entire tonal range of the... Continue Reading →
Singular Images 