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VSC Meeting, December 2023

VSC Meeting, December 2023

We can hard­ly believe it, but our final VSC meet­ing of the year is just around the cor­ner! We hope to see as many of you as pos­si­ble for this spe­cial gath­er­ing on Sunday.
We have a fan­tas­tic pre­sen­ter lined up for you. Join­ing us is Eric Kur­land, a renowned expert in ear­ly 20th-cen­tu­ry stereo views and silent films. After that, it’s time for anoth­er excit­ing Show and Tell and — for the grand finale of the year — the Com­mu­ni­ty Slideshow titled “Decem­ber Harmony.”
Let’s make this final VSC meet­ing of the year one to remem­ber. Join us on Sun­day, Decem­ber 3 at 2:00 pm EST / 8:00 pm CET

VSC Meeting, November 2023

VSC Meeting, November 2023

We are thrilled to announce our upcom­ing online meet­ing that promis­es to be a true delight for all 3D pho­tog­ra­phy enthu­si­asts. In this excit­ing gath­er­ing, we will be treat­ed to not one but two remark­able pre­sen­ta­tions, each offer­ing a unique and cap­ti­vat­ing per­spec­tive on the world of stereoscopy.

Pre­pare to be enthralled by the jour­ney into the world of con­cert stere­os and the expert tips shared by Kyler Clarke, fol­lowed by a deep dive into the rich his­to­ry and var­ied accom­plish­ments of Under­wood & Under­wood pre­sent­ed by Andrew Lauren. 

Join us for an engag­ing explo­ration of 3D pho­tog­ra­phy! We look for­ward to see­ing you on Sun­day, Novem­ber 5 at 2:00 pm EDT / 8:00 pm CEST!

VSC Meeting, October 2023

VSC Meeting, October 2023

Our next online meet­ing is just around the cor­ner, and we’ve lined up a fan­tas­tic session:

Insights from Carl Wil­son on the art of 3D com­posit­ing, where he’ll share award-win­ning exam­ples. A cap­ti­vat­ing pre­sen­ta­tion by Leroy Hard­ing, focus­ing on macro stere­os of insects, along with the fas­ci­nat­ing sto­ries behind these images.

We also invite you to par­tic­i­pate in our Show & Tell ses­sion. Your con­tri­bu­tion not only show­cas­es your pas­sion but also sparks inspi­ra­tion with­in our community.

Hope to see you this Sun­day, Octo­ber 8 2023 at 2 pm EDT / 8 pm CEST!

VSC Meeting, September 2023

VSC Meeting, September 2023

We’re back from our sum­mer break! Come join us and enjoy Stereo­scop­ic 3D Cos­play Pho­tog­ra­phy by Ed Leong.
We also have a com­mu­ni­ty slideshow with your sum­mer night images. And it’s still time to sub­mit your stereos.
We’re look­ing for­ward to see­ing you next Sun­day, Sep­tem­ber 3rd 2023, 2pm EDT / 8pm CEST!

VSC Meeting, July 2023

VSC Meeting, July 2023

Last Meet­ing before Sum­mer Break! Join us for a Fun Chat! Sum­mer is knock­ing on our doors, but before we dive into vaca­tion mode, we’ve got one last meet­ing for you! Get ready for an awe­some time at the Vir­tu­al Stereo­scop­ic Com­mu­ni­ty gathering.

Pas­cal will show us with a pre­sen­ta­tion on small stereo­scop­ic view­ers. Get ready to be amazed and inspired by his knowl­edge and passion!

But that’s not all! We want to bring our com­mu­ni­ty even clos­er, so we’re leav­ing plen­ty of time for us to min­gle, chat, and con­nect on a per­son­al lev­el. Let’s share sto­ries, swap tips, and delve into any top­ics that tick­le our fan­cy — not just 3D stuff!
Join us on Sun­day, July 9th at 2:00 pm EDT / 8:00 pm CEST.

#StereoscopyDay 2023 — Show your best image!

#StereoscopyDay 2023 — Show your best image!

Stere­oscopy day on June 21st is your chance to show your best stereo image!

Lisbon in 3D — with lively depth

Lisbon in 3D — with lively depth

Dur­ing my flight to Madeira I was very lucky to have a whole day stopover in Lis­bon, which was the per­fect test for my new Smart­phone-Rig. Expe­ri­ence this beau­ti­ful and incred­i­bly alive city in 3‑D.

Polaroid Stereographic Worlds

Polaroid Stereographic Worlds

I dis­cov­ered that I could cre­ate stere­o­graph­ic worlds using POLAROID SX-70 cam­eras in the 1984. Some were stan­dard 3D images (like the STREET LIFE Series), but by stag­ing unusu­al objects and mate­ri­als found in the aging indus­tri­al area of low­er Man­hat­tan, var­i­ous tableaus were cre­at­ed and slow­ly evolved in my stu­dio. With the Polaroid SX-70 cam­eras, I record­ed the var­i­ous devel­op­ments steroeop­ti­cal­ly, cre­at­ing over 50 tableau’s in a 3 year period.

VSC Meeting, June 2023

VSC Meeting, June 2023

We are very sor­ry that this mon­th’s announce­ment is ter­ri­bly late! We still hope that many of you are able to join us TOMORROW.

First, we have George Themelis in our Pho­tog­ra­ph­er Spot­light, who will take us on a jour­ney through Greece. After that, we will trav­el around the globe to look at some trea­sures of our com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers dur­ing a Show & Tell. We will fin­ish with an In-Depth Socializing.

We hope to see you tomor­row, Sun­day, June 4th at 2:00 pm EDT / 8:00 pm CEST!

VSC Meeting, May 2023

VSC Meeting, May 2023

Save the date! We invite you all to our next VSC meet­ing, where we’ll be cov­er­ing two great topics!
First, we have a spe­cial pre­sen­ta­tion by Val about ‘Italy Unveiled: A Stereo­scop­ic Trip Through His­to­ry and Art.’
Then, we’ll be show­ing a com­mu­ni­ty slideshow fea­tur­ing all the stere­os that YOU sub­mit­ted to our May challenge.
Join us on Sun­day, May 7th, 2pm EDT / 8pm CEST

VSC Meeting, April 2023

VSC Meeting, April 2023

Join the Vir­tu­al Stereo­scop­ic Com­mu­ni­ty (VSC) for an excit­ing online meet­ing this Sun­day! Carl­ton will share the fas­ci­nat­ing sto­ry of Polaroid 3D Art­work and the Wheat­stone Plex­i­glass view­ers, while Peter will intro­duce us to his ani­mat­ed com­e­dy series, “Pint Size Chat”. And don’t miss the chance to get to know your fel­low com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers dur­ing our In-Depth Social­iz­ing sec­tion. Whether you’re a sea­soned pro or just get­ting start­ed in stereo­scop­ic pho­tog­ra­phy, this event promis­es to be fun and infor­ma­tive. See you there!

The Ives Kromskop

The Ives Kromskop

One of the most remark­able stere­o­scopes ever pro­duced com­mer­cial­ly was the Ives Krom­skop (Patent #531,040, Dec 18, 1894). In it, three stereo­scop­ic glass pos­i­tives made from neg­a­tives exposed through red, green, and blue fil­ters are opti­cal­ly super­im­posed to give a full col­or image of remark­able qual­i­ty. It was more than ten years pri­or to the intro­duc­tion of rel­a­tive­ly crude full col­or plates such as the Autochrome.