3d photography
From YearOfTheTeledu
| This is a Scheduled Programme Item |
| Day: Sunday |
| Time: 1pm |
| Duration: 1hr |
| Location: Knighton |
| Named Organiser: User:Alison Scott |
I (User:Alison Scott) agreed to do 'something on 3d photography'.
There are 3 basic things that we could do, separately or in combination:
1. We could display (ie, give people a chance to try out) various 3d books, toys, viewing systems, and perhaps even cameras. This would be pretty free-form. Could include anything from old ViewMasters, the over-under viewer, the little 3d drawing toy, the EyeWitness stuff, the new Tool CD, ancient stereo cards, whatever).
2. We could show the two super-cheap ways to get started in 3d photography, which are:
a. By using a single digital camera and a steady hand to take pictures of things that don't move ('cha cha') b. By taking a pair of disposable film cameras and strapping them together with packing tape and something firm and flat to rest them on. This is a great approach that really gives people a chance to see if they like this game; the only catch is that it's film, so you have to process it. Hence no instant results. We might offer people the option of
or we could talk about three ways to do it a bit more seriously, in order of seriousness: a. By using two identical cameras and pressing the shutters at the same time. These can be yours and a mate's camera if you have the same model, or 2 cheap crappy digicams picked up on eBay. Stereo photos don't have to have lots of pixels to look good, and I have taken loads of nice stereos with my twin Fuji F601 rig. Fuji F601s, or better yet, F610s, sell for about £60 each on eBay now in good condition. The Fuji MX1700 goes for even less (perhaps £25) but is quite capable of taking great stereos. You can also buy a second camera to match the one you've already got (but there are some things to watch out for here) b. By getting a lens for your digital or film SLR that splits the picture in two; eg the Loreo Lens In a Cap. I have taken some nice photos with my LIAC but I have major reservations about its merits in the UK because it needs a huge amount of light to work well. c. By either getting someone to wire two cameras together so their power and shutters fire at the same time, or by doing it yourself.
We can talk about what your options are for viewing 3d. Sadly it is unlikely I will have a 3d laptop display to show.
3. We could (later) have a slideshow of 3d photos that we took over the weekend, either with a 'proper' digital 3d camera or by using one or more of the techniques above. If we did that I'd need a corner of the bar where I could plug in a PC to do the postprocessing.
Caveat: if we did that at the closing ceremony we would need approx 150 sets of anaglyph 3d glasses at a cost of approx £50 or so. Or of course we could tell people to bring their own -- most people have some of these knocking around. If we did it as a particular item then you probably wouldn't get more than 50, and I can probably scrape together 50 3d glasses.
