Michael Beech

George "Dr. T" Themelis

15 Years of Stereo Photography Tutorials

“The most comprehensive and clear manuals on the planet

to help you advance your skills in the art of film or digital 3D stereo photography,

alignment, and presentation.”

Dr. T's Stereo Tutorials - Volumes 1 and 2 - $24.95

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Here is some information about these Tutorials from Dr. T:

I started publishing monthly Tutorials for the “Stereogram”, the newsletter of the Ohio Stereo Photographic Society, in 1998 (I have been the Editor of the newsletter since 1997). I published about 10 Tutorials/year. You can subscribe to the Stereogram for only $10/year and receive all future Tutorials.

I offered these Tutorials for sale in a bound volume. After 10 years of Tutorials this volume (known as “Volume I”) got really big. Now, with 15 years of Tutorials, it was about time to put them in a CD. So I commissioned Dennis Green to create the CDs that you see here.

One advantage of the CD is that you get to see the Tutorials in color and you can research different topics easily (for example, search for “Hyperstereo”)

The first 11 years the focus was mainly on film 3d photography, but many of the early topics are still of value today. For example, the concept of the Stereo Window has not changed. One of my best early Tutorials were about “Stereo Composition” (how to compose better pictures in stereo.) This ideas in these Tutorials are equally important in film or digital photography.

The last 4 year are mainly about digital 3d photography. Here you will find some subjects that I have worked on the past years, for example how to use the “Advance 3D” mode in the Fuji for hyper/hypo stereos, how to modify the Panasonic 3D lens for macro 3d, etc.

I have authored most of these Tutorials but I have also had contributing guests (noted below in the contents) like John Hart, David Kesner, Jay Horowitz, John Waldmsmith, Ray Zone, etc. I am always looking for guest contributors, if you are interested.

All the topics (see below) are explained clearly with plenty of pictures and illustrations. This is great reading for the beginner and advanced stereo photographer. I think you will enjoy this collection of Tutorials. Thank you!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I - Getting Started With a Manual Stereo Camera
1 - Overview 1
2 - Films For Stereo 2
3 - Exposure Challenge 3
4 - More on Exposure 4
5 - Shutter Speed & Motion 5
6 - Focus & Depth Of Field 6
7 - Aperture & Hyperfocal 7
8 - Normal Stereo Photography 8
9 - Low Light & Flash Photography 9
10 - Close Up Stereo Photography 10

Part II - Beyond the Stereo Camera
1 - What is Stereo? 11
2 - Stereoscopic Deviations 12
3 - The Stereo Window 13
4 - Stereo Window II 14
5 - Beyond the Stereo Camera 16
6 - Stereo Base 17
7 - Focal Length (Viewing Distance) 19
8 - Stereo Mounting 21
9 - Stereo (Free) Viewing 23
10 - Overview & Quiz 24

Part III - "How To" (Techniques in Stereo)
1 - Answers to the Stereo Quiz 25
2 - Practical Stereo Slide Mounting 26
3 - Stereo Slide Mounting II 28
4 - How to Hold the Stereo Camera 30
5 - How to Take Single Camera Stereos 32
6 - Single Camera Stereos II (Shift) 34
7 - Single Camera Stereos III 36
8 - How to Do Trick Stereo Photography 38
9 - Trick & Creative 3d Photography II 40
10 - Overview & Quiz 42

Part IV - Stereo Hardware
1 - Count your p's! 45
2 - Realist-Format Stereo Cameras 47
3 - European-Format Stereo Cameras 49
4 - Realist Stereo Slide Viewers 51
5 - Realist Stereo Slide Projection 53
6 - 2x2x2 Stereo Format 55
7 - Medium Stereo Format 57
8 - Digital Stereo Photography (John Hart) 59
9 - 4p & View-Master Stereo 63
10 - Stereo Attachments 65

Part V - Stereo Composition
1 - Tips for Better Stereo Pictures 67
2 - Object Placement 69
3 - More Tips for Better Composition 71
4 - More Tips for Better Composition II 73
5 - 2D vs. 3D Pictures 75
6 - The Element of Depth 77
7 - Improving Composition by Cropping/Mounting 79
8 - Improving Composition using the Stereo Window 81
9 - Perception for Stereo Photographers (Jared E. Bendis) 83
10 - BONUS: 3D Projection Screen Testing 85

Part VI - Miscellaneous Topics
1 - Getting Started in Stereo Photography 89
2 - Judging Stereo Pictures 91
3 - Judging Stereo Pictures II 95
4 - Working with Stereo Prints 97
5 - Retinal Rivalry 99
- Breaking the Rule About Retinal Rivalry (Jim Gasperini) 100
6 - A Question of How Many? 101
7 - Popularity of Stereo Today 103
8 - Which Camera Took this Picture? 105
9 - Stereoscopic Vision 107
10 - Stereoscopic Vision II 109
11 - Autostereoscopic Displays 111

Part VII - Miscellaneous Topics II
1 - Educating the Public about Stereoscopy & Stereo Photography 113
2 - Flash in Stereo - Part I 115
3 - Flash in Stereo - Part II 119
4 - Simple Guide to Mounting (Geoff Ogram) 123
- Additional Comments on Mounting 125
- Medium Format Revisited + Comment on Stereo mounting 127
5 - Stereo With a Flatbed Scanner (Jay Horowitz) 128
6 - Getting Started in Digital Camera Stereo (David Starkman) 130
7 - Medium Format Stereo (Oleg Vorobyoff & Jim Harp) 134
8 - Digital Stereo Photography State of Art (John Hart) 139
- Pocket PC & 3D! 144
9 - Story Behind the Picture "For Carol" (Jay Horowitz) 145

Part VIII - Miscellaneous Topics III
1 - Mounting w/RBT Mounts - Part I 147
2 - Mounting w/RBT Mounts - Part II 149
3 - Mounting w/RBT Mounts - Part III 151
4 - Sound in 3d Shows - Part I 154
5 - Sound in 3d Shows - Part II 157
6 - Title Slides Using a Computer 161
(w/contribution by Lee Pratt)
6 - Title Slides w/out a Computer 163
7 - Free Viewing Fun - Part I 166
8 - Free Viewing Fun - Part II 169

Part IX - Miscellaneous Topics IV
1 - Stereo in 2006 173
2 - The Three Golden Rules of Stereo Photography 176
3 - Our Stereo Treasures and What Will Become of Them 180
4 - Stereo in 2006 - Update 184
5 - View-Master with or without a VM Camera (w/Kevin Pernicano) 188
6 - Getting Started with StereoPhoto Maker (by Jay Horowitz) 190
7 - Anaglyphs (by Ray Zone) 194

Part X - Miscellaneous Topics V
1 - Film & Stereo Slide Mounting Today
2 - Digital 3D Photography (by John Hart) 198
3 - RBT Mounts - Tips & Tricks 202
4 - Copying Stereo Slides (by David Starkman) 205
5 - Digital Stereo Projection (by David Starkman) 207
6 - Fritz Ochotta & Yashica/Contax Stereo Cameras 210
7 - Digital 3D Viewing Techniques (by Jay Horowitz) 214
8 - StereoData Maker 215
9 - Stereoscopic Theory & Practice 216

Stereogram 13
2 - Digital 3D- 2008 Review (by John Hart)
3 - Equipment Review - RBT
4 - Equipment Review - RBT (Part II)
5 - Equipment Review - RBT (Part III)
6 - 3D Movies (by Donald Simanek)
7 - Polarization in Stereo Projection (by Donald Simanek)
8 - Polarization in Stereo Projection II (with Donald Simanek)
9 - Polarization in Stereo Projection III (with Donald Simanek)
Story of a Stereo Image (by John Bueche)
Famous Stereo Slides by Gowland & Thomas
10 - Super Wide Angle Stereo Photography with a Voigtlander

Stereogram 14
2 - One Hour with the New Fuji 3d Camera
3 - 19 Days with my Own Fuji W1 Camera
Quick Review of the Zalman 3d 22" Monitor
Interesting Stereopsis Test - Can you Freeview?
4 - Thoughts and Observations on Judging Stereo Images
How to Take Successful Airplane Hyperstereos
A Quick Look at the new ACER & ASUS 3d Laptops
Summary of Stereo Slide Mounting
5 - My First Experience with Stereo Prints
How to Take Successful Airplane Hyperstereos (Part II)
Christmas 3d Gifts
6 - Problems & Challenges Using Electronic Flash
7 - Curved Stereoviews
8 - Hyper/Hypos with the Fuji
9 - From FILM to DIGITAL
10 - Stretch in 3D Projection and How to Avoid it

Stereogram 15
1 - Aiptek 3D Camera - Hands on Review
DrT's Daily Diary - NSA Convention 2010
2 - The FUJI is BACK!!! A Quick Look at the W3
Twin Panasonic TZ-10 Wired by Ekeren
How I Took This Keystone Card (by Dennis Green)
ViewPlayer - Useful Photo Accessory
3 - Macrobox by Ekeren - Part I
4 - Macrobox by Ekeren - Part II
Fuji Close-Up Mirror Attachment by Cycloptial3D
5 - Historical Stereoviews of the Ohio State House (by John Waldsmith)
Fuji Auxiliary Lens Attachment by Cyclopital3D
6 - Stereo Slide Shows (with Jay Horowitz)
7 - What's In My Camera Bag
8 - Tips for Using StereoPhoto Maker (SPM)

Stereogram 16
1 - DrT's Daily Diary - NSA Convention 2011
2 - Macro 3D Photography - Part I
3 - Macro 3D Photography - Part II
4 - Panasonic 3D Lens - A Closer Look
2D to 3D Conversion & Pinhole/Panorama Kit (by Harold Kaiman)
5 - From the Internet
Edwin H. Land - The Father of Plastic Polarizers
6 - Digital Viewing Methods
CES 3d Impressions (by Ken Burgess)
7 - Panasonic Lumix 3D1 - First User Impressions
Advanced SPM Operations
8 - REEL-Master Picture Frame
HyperBar is Back (Long Twin Camera Bar for Hyperstereos)
Head Mounted Displays

Stereogram 17
1 - Sony Bloggie 3d Camcorder (by Clive Edwards)
Phantograms
New Digital Projection Standard and 16:9 vs. 4:3 Aspect Ratio
2 - Pole 3d Photography
3 - HTML5 Viewer (by David Kesner)
Panasonic Lumix 3D1 - A second Look
4 - Making Stereo Cards with SPM (by Jay Horowitz)
5 - 50 Shades of Gray (by Jay Horowitz)
6 - What's in My Camera Bag
7 - Hidden Stereoviews (by Wayne Karberg)
Panasonic 3D Lens - A Second Look
8 - Answers to Stereoview Questions (by John Waldsmith)
9 - The Stereo Window

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