Photo Book Workshop – day one

Book making equipment, 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale Last weekend was pretty intense; Saturday was the first day of my two day Intro to Photo Book Design workshop, which included the drive from south Orange County up to mid-town Los Angeles and back. Then Sunday back up to LA to judge the International Photo Book Competition... Continue Reading →

Networking: MailChimp

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 →

Photo Exchange meeting – print exchange

Trubuco Canyon 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale This week one of the photographic groups I attend, The Photographers Exchange, is having the annual print exchange meeting (at IFAC on Thursday, March 16 starting at 5:30pm). Except with a slight twist; everyone who brings a print will leave with some else's print, it is just the print... Continue Reading →

Book table at LACP Open House – March 18

Ciociaria published by Punctum Press (Rome, Italy) For those on the Left Coast, Los Angeles Center for Photography (LACP) is having a Spring Open House on March 18 & 19th, 2017 at their L.A. facility; 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, California. I have been invited to present, discuss and sell my photobooks and I will have a... Continue Reading →

Fortress America – a political folly

Middle Ground, San Diego, 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale I have enjoyed a short breather from my Middle Ground project, an investigation of "Fortress America", a sarcastic visual parody of the current political desire to build a HUGE wall to protect America from the desperadoes of the South. I touched on this project briefly during my... Continue Reading →

Weather & Surf Reports

San Clemente, CA 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale So my latest experiment-fun that I have been playing around with is photographing the ocean, surf & sky when I happen to be driving near and subsequently posting on Instagram (@douglasstockdale) as my Weather & Surf Report. As you might imagine, we live close by and my daughter lives... Continue Reading →

Trabuco Canyon walk

Trabuco Canyon I, copyright 2017 Douglas Stockdale -  Between the recent rain storms in Southern California, I decided to take a short walk (yes, not really a hike) through part of the Trabuco Canyon (aka Trabuco Arroyo) adjacent to where we live. I must admit, I am still drawn to the irregular shapes of what... Continue Reading →

Saddle Stitch Fastener – Workshop demo

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 →

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