Colosseum Gelati by Douglas Stockdale The rain did finally clear just after 1pm yesterday, which was good enough to catch the bus into downtown Rome. I did not want to eat lunch inside the hotel, so by the time we arrived in town, I was a hungry puppy. Remembering the cafes lining the nearby Plazza... Continue Reading →
Vatican Hot Dog
Vatican Hot Dog by Douglas Stockdale Egads, another rainy day in Rome, so I hope that it clears a little by this afternoon. So I had some time this morning to check out my earlier images of Rome when I was investigating the fine Italian restaurants, and I recalled this little Vatican diner, above. I... Continue Reading →
Rome fashion shoot
Yamamay by Douglas Stockdale With a little free time in Rome yesterday afternoon, I figured it would be a good opportunity to work on my fashion portfolio, since Rome is considered the number 4 fashion city after Milan, Paris and NY. I mean Rome, Milan what's going to be the difference in fashion photography? But... Continue Reading →
Still developing Milan Fashion Week
Fashion Week Accessory: Paparazzi by Douglas Stockdale from the project: Milan Fashion Week Although I lost a couple of days of photo files from when I was in Milan last month, I had hoped to fill in the gaps in my project when I returned to Milan at the end of this month, possibly the begining of November.... Continue Reading →
Working on my fashion project
Fashion Pavillions by Douglas Stockdale from the project Milan Fashion Week One of my challenges for blogging my photo-project Milan Fashion Week is to think of my postings in reverse, as I want someone to connect to the blog and experience it as I envision as they scroll down. Which means posting the last images first, the first images... Continue Reading →
Netherland & Texas cliches
Copyright of Douglas Stockdale Over the last couple of weeks I have been doing some traveling and sitting either in a train or a plane, while being carried along, I see some cliches. They just seem to be fun to try and catch and sometimes some new happens. Two from the Netherlands from a couple of weeks... Continue Reading →
Jet lag issues
Welcome to Milano Fashion Week by Douglas Stockdale One of the downsides of jet lag, is pushing your mental endurance envelop when you should not be. But at the time, you just don't know that you are not functioning with all of the neurons firing in full sequence ;- ( Case in point, my personal... Continue Reading →
Milan Fashion Week
G-Star Raw by Douglas Stockdale While here in Milan, I just heard a rumor that this week is Fashion Week in Milan. Very cool! Since at one time it was so uber-cool to be a fashion photographer, I have decided is was now time to get my fashion portfolio together. With only a couple of... Continue Reading →
Noorderlicht PhotoFestival 2009
Noorderlicht's PhotoFestival 2009 catalog cover I have an assignment that will take me to the Netherlands and I have a weekend open, so I am planning to take the train up to Groningen for Noorderlicht's PhotoFestvial 2009 that is running the month of September. I am also planning to meet up with Martin Doonan to... Continue Reading →
Joint photobook reviews with photo-eye
Early last week, I was contacted by photo-eye, the Santa Fe gallery and bookstore, to write photobook reviews for them. We've worked out most of the details, as they need a brief photobook review and I can wirte a more encompassing review of the same book, which I can publish on The PhotoBook. I think that... Continue Reading →