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Blast from the (sort of recent) past 👀 The Looking Glass Volume display at SD&A XXVIII.

Posted on June 28, 2022July 5, 2022 by

I’ve been gathering up Stereoscopic video content for my upcoming web series debut, 3D VIDEO GAME HISTORY and came across this stereo SBS video shot at my first Stereoscopic Displays & Applications conference XXVIII back in 2017. SBS Stereoscopic video of Shawn Frayne presenting the “Volume” display to the world’s top authorities on Stereoscopic displays … Continue reading Blast from the (sort of recent) past 👀 The Looking Glass Volume display at SD&A XXVIII.

M. Henry Jones

Posted on June 28, 2022April 21, 2023 by

It is with great sadness we relay the passing of our very close friend and mentor M. Henry Jones. We only knew M. Henry for a short time, but Sam & I became quite close with him and visited him at his LES studio often as it was walking distance from our old apartment. I … Continue reading M. Henry Jones

PARALLAX-SHIFT WILL BE BACK IN UNO MOMENTO

Posted on June 16, 2022June 18, 2022 by

I am on zee move- quite literally 👀 will be back online and posting up a storm again once more most likely on Monday June 20th, as that’s the day I’m expecting to get Internet again. Sit tight! I’ve got LOADS of 3D News, views and exclusive how-to’s, just like before, but maybe even faster … Continue reading PARALLAX-SHIFT WILL BE BACK IN UNO MOMENTO

AWE ‘22 Video of Nima Zeighami of Leia demo’ing the new Leia Inc. eye tracked lightfield display & conversion technologies

Posted on June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by

https://youtu.be/CAtSYqYZH2I The YouTube channel Mixed Reality TV recently covered the AWE show this past week and our friend Nima Zeighami of Leia Inc. demos the latest in lightfield displays with eye tracking and 2D-3D content conversions. We just want to say congratulations 👏👏👏👏 Have a look for yourself at their latest tech deliveries in this … Continue reading AWE ‘22 Video of Nima Zeighami of Leia demo’ing the new Leia Inc. eye tracked lightfield display & conversion technologies

Personal Work- Digital Stereo Collages

Posted on June 2, 2022October 24, 2022 by

Here is small portfolio of recent personal work of stereo-collages I created in the spring of 2021. Xview, “for moon patrol”, created entirely within the R4VE app, made into additional views with the i3DSteroid app I rather like making digital stereo-collages. I like the freedom and creativity allowed in crafting a stereoscopic image from the … Continue reading Personal Work- Digital Stereo Collages

The DDDECADES collection

Posted on May 31, 2022June 6, 2022 by

The PARALLAX-SHIFT 3D Shop is reopening on a new platform (I HATED Shopify) and the production studio should be up and running again by mid-June. This summer will be your LAST opportunity to shop our current DDDECADES collection, we are retiring many of the designs and items in September

P-S+U PARALLAX-SHIFT’s New Artist Collaboration Opportunity

Posted on May 30, 2022April 21, 2023 by

The PARALLAX-SHIFT studio and 3D Shop reopens later this month, with a new aproduct line, new services & new opportunities for stereoscopic artists. We are proud to announce the launch of P-S+U, our new collaborative program for contemporary stereoscopic artists to develop new, limited edition, stereoscopic works at no cost to them, to be sold … Continue reading P-S+U PARALLAX-SHIFT’s New Artist Collaboration Opportunity

What is a Social Fact? Emile Durkheim, 1982

Posted on May 30, 2022May 31, 2022 by

Link A paper on influences and trends and catalysts for the propagation of misinformation

Top ten PARALLAX-SHIFT events, prints, projects etc

Posted on May 17, 2022 by

While I'm updating the website with allllllll the other content, services, products, projects and events that I have undertaken under the guise of PARALLAX-SHIFT, I thought my new readers might want to catch up on some of my previous top ten favorites I listed in this Instagram post a few months back. http://www.instagram.com/p/CYGYlI8raFv/

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LIGHT!

Posted on May 16, 2022May 17, 2022 by

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LIGHT EVERYONE! I can’t think of a more fitting way to celebrate then to take some time to look at some holograms 🙂 Holograms are physical, 3-Dimensional images that are created with laser light as their medium and the resulting physical films and recording mediums are in fact, recordings of impressions … Continue reading HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LIGHT!

Early Articles on Stereoscopic Cinema, Television & Live Theatre

Posted on May 15, 2022June 6, 2022 by

These articles on Stereoscopic Cinema, Stereoscopic Television & transmission and live stage effects date back to the late 1920’s & early 1930’s. These are assorted findings I’ve saved in my phone throughout the year and I have previously posted them in some older posts on my Twitter & insta accounts. They are as researched from … Continue reading Early Articles on Stereoscopic Cinema, Television & Live Theatre

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Posted on May 15, 2022June 6, 2022 by

Here’s a quick overview of all of the $$$ episodes to date. You can check out the latest episodes or catch up on ones that you missed just by clicking the title pages below. They all have their merits of course and the production values of some are better then others, but all in all … Continue reading $-$-$ Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ $-$-$

INVISIBLE GIANTS- THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE TWIN RIG & SHUTTER SYNCING

Posted on May 13, 2022July 21, 2023 by

I apologize for the delay in publishing parts 2 & 3 of this article. Our dear friend and mentor M Henry Jones was informing me on part 2 of this article and was to be featured heavily in it, but M. Henry Jones passed away in June of this year. It has been an emotionally … Continue reading INVISIBLE GIANTS- THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE TWIN RIG & SHUTTER SYNCING

Polarizer Design described in Scientific American, Vol IX.1 NY, November 5, 1853. No. 8

Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 by

Im going through old photos on my phone (to be honest, my blog is simply an attempt to catalog and publicly share the tens of thousands of reference items I store there so I can delete them to free up space on it 😂) and came across this article on a polarizer design that ran … Continue reading Polarizer Design described in Scientific American, Vol IX.1 NY, November 5, 1853. No. 8

IMPORTANT PSA ANNOUNCEMENT FOR POLARIZED PRINTS- Vectographs • Stereojet •etc

Posted on May 10, 2022June 6, 2022 by

Vectographs are PHYSICAL POLARIZED PRINTS that were viewable stereoscopically with linear polarized glasses. They are created with substrates that were mechanically polarized- i.e. materials that were physically stretched to achieve linear polarization properties. These substrates have a definite shelf life, I have observed deterioration and mechanical “shrink-back”- (a word I am making up to describe … Continue reading IMPORTANT PSA ANNOUNCEMENT FOR POLARIZED PRINTS- Vectographs • Stereojet •etc

Will Powers- “Adventures in Success” first music video with CGI (computer graphics)

Posted on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by

Will Powers is the alias of Lynn Goldsmith, who released a self affirming album titled “Dancing for Mental Health” in 1983. “Adventures in Success” was actually co-written by Sting (yes Sting of The Police, there’s only one) and the accompanying music video was the first ever to feature CGI computer graphics. Dancing for Mental Health … Continue reading Will Powers- “Adventures in Success” first music video with CGI (computer graphics)

Let’s See 👀 Optical Lenses- 1940 British Film Council Production on the manufacture of lenses

Posted on May 9, 2022 by

This British Film Council production from the 40s looks at the processes involved in the manufacture of optical lenses. https://youtu.be/pulHXjeycPU Judging by the look of the lenses, the opening scene was filmed in the Cooke factory. (Sam is a lens nerd. He can tell 😉

the Stereo Camera Show- Sneak Peak at the homemade Ricoh AF-40 Twin-Rig 👀

Posted on May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 by

The official PARALLAX-SHIFT YouTube channel, which can be found here, has surpassed the 50 followers accruement necessary to livestream! I first want to THANK ALL MY FOLLOWERS for getting on board and enabling us to livestream on that platform. Thank you all, very very much :** The episodes will be shot in studio and professionally … Continue reading the Stereo Camera Show- Sneak Peak at the homemade Ricoh AF-40 Twin-Rig 👀

Light Proof Storage Solutions

Posted on May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 by

Anyone using photosensitive materials for either photography, stereography or holography may happen upon the need for light proof storage every now and then. I just wanted to quickly list the two options that I personally use in both my home and studio for light tight storage of photosensitive materials for both small and large applications … Continue reading Light Proof Storage Solutions

Lenticular TV Pins from Ellingson TV

Posted on May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 by

Josh Ellingson creates a line of AMAZING enameled TV pins that glow in the dark and come with sheets of lenticular “TV” shows on them, which you can peel off and stick on the TV pins. Also included is a UV keychain light which charges up the UV glow in the dark TV set and … Continue reading Lenticular TV Pins from Ellingson TV

Stereoscopic Arifacts- The RAREST of the rare- Anaglyph Lantern Slides & Viewer

Posted on May 8, 2022August 9, 2022 by

Pictured below, are images of a very rare set of Magic Lantern anaglyph slides and handheld anaglyph viewer. There is not a whole lot I can say about this set of anaglyph Magic Lantern slides or the viewer pictured above. The fact that the images of these artifacts even crossed my path at all is … Continue reading Stereoscopic Arifacts- The RAREST of the rare- Anaglyph Lantern Slides & Viewer

The Illustrated London News #4429 Vol 164 from March 8, 1924.

Posted on May 4, 2022June 6, 2022 by

The Illustrated London News #4429 Vol 164 from March 8, 1924.Some of the very first anaglyphs printed in a major serialized publication. the Illustrated London News came complete with a packet of red and green celluloid and instructions how to make viewing glasses. A series of pictures and adverts continued to be printed in this … Continue reading The Illustrated London News #4429 Vol 164 from March 8, 1924.

The 3D product marketing that has nothing to do with Stereoscopic anything post

Posted on April 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by

Because 3D is a marketing gimmick that can sell anything BUT actual 3D stuff. (Hey I didn’t make up the rules… I just play my hand with the cards I’m dealt the best I can- just like everybody else 😂😂😂😂 This post will be updated as regularly as I come across them folks, there’s no … Continue reading The 3D product marketing that has nothing to do with Stereoscopic anything post

Stereoscopic Video Studies- colored water & Santori bottle

Posted on April 26, 2022May 11, 2022 by

Some Stereoscopic video studies of food coloring dropped into a rectangular bottle, shot with an LG THRILL sometime in 2021, against the fresnel shower curtain in my bathroom 😉

NYC TRASH ATM’s X-View Portfolio

Posted on April 26, 2022May 11, 2022 by

Collections of X-Views, starting from 2021ish & onwards. Will be updated with new galleries as regularly as I take them and empty out the cache saved on my phone 😂😂 👀

The International Stereoscopic Union Congress for 2023 will be held in Tsukuba, Japan, September 12-18 👀❤️💙

Posted on April 26, 2022June 6, 2022 by

The ISU holds a Congress every two years, where 3-D loving individuals and Stereoscopic clubs from around the world gather for a week and present Stereoscopic work of all formats, hold workshops, havr trade shows & schedule all sorts of Stereoscopic activities and group discussions. It is usually hosted by the club geographically closest so … Continue reading The International Stereoscopic Union Congress for 2023 will be held in Tsukuba, Japan, September 12-18 👀❤️💙

JUST MY TYPE- the search for non-image Stereoscopic graphic design elements

Posted on April 26, 2022May 8, 2022 by

https://spark.adobe.com/page/nf438IKdgDnHM/ Here is a link to an article I wrote prior to publishing PARALLAX-SHIFT. It is hosted on Adobe spark.

New post format- the Blog will be a blog and not a repository for references

Posted on April 26, 2022May 9, 2022 by

My original concept for PARALLAX-SHIFT.com was to have a monthly magazine which would eventually contain all the content I’ll now be posting and for the blog to act as an online organization for 7 or 8 years of white papers and references I’ve saved and bookmarked. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I have WAY too much content … Continue reading New post format- the Blog will be a blog and not a repository for references

Tokyo Club Meeting 4/23/22

Posted on April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 by

Sam & I could only stay for the first 15 min. We had to leave the house at 5am to drive up to the camera show & make it there by 7 (we didn’t 😂😂😂) and the Tokyo meeting started at 1am our time. The first 15 minutes proved to be super important, firstly, Takashi … Continue reading Tokyo Club Meeting 4/23/22

The realist discovery of a lifetime!! Bolex cable releases have a straight thread that perfectly fits a realist!!!

Posted on April 25, 2022June 6, 2022 by

This is actually MAJOR folks. Anyone who shoots a stereo realist camera should read this post. The cable release hole on a realist is machined for a STRAIGHT THREADED CABLE RELEASE HEAD. The majority of cable releases that you will find, are TAPERED. Here is a macro shot of a standard tapered cable release next … Continue reading The realist discovery of a lifetime!! Bolex cable releases have a straight thread that perfectly fits a realist!!!

The PHSNE show up in Newton Massachusetts, 4/23/22

Posted on April 24, 2022July 21, 2022 by

Sam & I took a little break from NYC to go to the PHSNE- the Photographic Historical Society of New England- camera show up by Boston this weekend. His dad rented a table to sell (I’m not sure if we came back with more then we brought) and I took some video walking the isles … Continue reading The PHSNE show up in Newton Massachusetts, 4/23/22

The Lullaby of Broadway.. 4/23/22

Posted on April 24, 2022May 1, 2023 by

MegaDepth: Learning Single-View Depth Prediction from Internet PhotosZhengqi Li Noah SnavelyDepartment of Computer Science & Cornell Tech, Cornell University

Posted on March 21, 2022 by

https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.00607.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.00607.pdf