I had some thoughts about adding another photograph from the series with this post, but appears that WordPress has other ideas. Actually nothing really inspiring to add, just working the series with regard to editing. Which image goes where kinda of thing. I have a nice intro, a nice ending, and a couple of good... Continue Reading →
Insomnia – continuing the story line
Sleeplessness from the series Insomnia - Hotel Noir photographs by Douglas Stockdale At the moment, I am working my way through the series as I concurrently develop my book dummy, estentially editing the storyline. At this point in time, I have approximately 50 photograhs that I am considering. Now I am testing each photograph as to my... Continue Reading →
Insomnia – Cinematic story?
Bed Check from the series Insomnia - Hotel Noir photograph copyright of Douglas Stockdale Again, another comment by Anita regarding the development of this series and an observation about the cinematic feeling she is getting. Cinematic is just not a term that I casually drop into a conversation. So my first reaction was that this is an industry... Continue Reading →
Insomnia – reception
Reception from the series Insomnia - Hotel Noir photograph copyright of Douglas Stockdale If a story needs a begining and an end, I think that the photograph Reception is where Hotel Noir starts. This is a nice lobby and reception area considering some of the places that I have been. When you drag in after midnight,... Continue Reading →
Insomnia – potential prologue
In Transit from the series Insomnia - Hotel Noir photograph by Douglas Stockdale I think that one of my biggest weaknesses with the development of a photographic "story" is that I don't know crap about writing a novel. Hey, that just might be a good thing, eh? So since I don't know the rules, then... Continue Reading →
Insomnia series – how narrative?
Phone Conversation from the series Insomnia - Hotel Noir photography by Douglas Stockdale With the recent comment from Anita regarding my recently revised photograph from Insomnia, she stated that the photographs were less ambiguous and more narrative. Hmmm, did I really mean that to happen? A narrative quality would seem very relevant to a story, .e.g a... Continue Reading →
Departure
Departure (Insomnia - Hotel Noir series), photography by Douglas Stockdale - I have developed a number of iterations of this photograph, varying all sorts of aspects related to color and tonality. Sometimes I start to wonder which one is right, while that implies that I might not fully understand the concept I am working on.... Continue Reading →
Start of a journey
In Transit, photograph by Douglas Stockdale First, because of a really nice suggestion, I am going to provide my working titles for my images on this journal. Just do not hold me to them, okay. While I was journaling about my series Insomnia, one of my questions was when and where does the disassociation and the realization of being separated really... Continue Reading →
Metaphoric Hope
Untitled, Insomnia - Hotel Noirseries, photograph copyright Douglas Stockdale While discussing with Titarenko about his book, he was always emphasizing the region of warmth that he had brought into his photographs as metaphoric Hope of the Russian people. Then after my discussion with the French photographer Fleuret about his photographic (book) story Landmasses and Railroads, I realized that I could... Continue Reading →
Gas Station
Gas Station, Valencia CA photograph copyright of Douglas Stockdale In between the Steelers winning and the Eagles losing their respective football games, I have continued to work on my series Insomnia. And on top of that, I should really be writing on my latest book on how to develop a photographic POD book. I think that... Continue Reading →
Singular Images 