This past weekend both Carlos and I visited the Chester Burger Stereo Slide collection, which is split between the NYPL and NYHS. I have found no documentation or reports on the collection barring the single Stereo World article published in 1991 at the time the collections were donated. Carlos visited the NYHS on Friday, I … Continue reading Chester Burger NYPL Stereo Slide Catalog- about 1549 pages long…
Via twitter post from Stereoscopic Society 🙏🙏🙏 https://phys.org/news/2023-08-topographical-elements-paleolithic-art-revealed.html
One of the ongoing Stereo-History/Cultural Heritage projects the PARALLAX-SHIFT Stereo Club is undertaking is documenting and promoting the Chester Burger stereo slide collection which is housed between the NYPL and NYHS. The collection is practically unknown to the outside world and is obviously incredibly important as the collection is housed between two of the most … Continue reading Devising Capture Devices for the Chester Burger Realist Stereo Slide Collection
I realize this title of this post sounds rather redundant but bear with me for a moment. I'm working right now with my friend Don Froula on volumetric visualizations of Lissajous figures and he took it up on himself to make the Stereoscopic SBS video below of the patterns he created on his oscillator, because … Continue reading Stereoscopic Ambiguity in Overlapping Areas of Ambiguous Stereo-Images
Don Froula is one of the smartest, funnest and most interesting friends I have on Instagram and he's been taking the ball and RUNNING with exploring 3-Dimensional volumetric visualizations of Lisaajous figures. His Instagram is here, https://instagram.com/donfroula?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== definitely give him a follow, but he also has a YouTube channel I just started sorting through, which … Continue reading Check out Don Froula’s YouTube Channel!
The harmonograph book I'm referencing to study the patterns created by this volumetric wave generator has a stereoscopic illustration (for cross viewing no less!) to convey the three dimensional-ness of the forms.. https://twitter.com/p4ra114x_5h1f4/status/1686045757449678848?t=bjWKUZFMVbF734Ym4jiWaA&s=19 I'll pursue this some more.. I knew as soon as I saw the forms that I had a book somewhere with illustrations … Continue reading As if I needed another reason to be obsessed with my new string toy
I picked up this awesome little toy from salvation army yesterday for $8 and its already my favorite thing. This is the String Ray a kinetic light show toy that produces volumetric wave form patterns that are controllable by adjusting the arms, pitch of the motor heads, the speed, frequency and it has a rotating … Continue reading String Ray light show with a twist! 👀
Fresnel Lens BrochureDownload My new Instagram friend sent me this source for integral lens arrays, I believe that Roberta has also used this source and I am investigating whether or not any specific design originates from their branding 👀
Download a PDF on this seminal history by Vivian Walworth, who was inventor of Stereojet process and helped develop Vectograph polarized prints at polaroid, among other things. history of polarized display STEREOJETDownload
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/8/3/122 Open access article from 2019.
I wanted to write up a short post to highlight some of the mork of multi disciplinary artist Nick Brandreth, namely his work on Lippmann Plates. Nick is a friend and colleague of mine that I only know through Instagram, his account is HERE please give it a follow. He teaches at George Eastman House … Continue reading Nick Brandreth on Creating Lippmann Plates
I had a wonderful little zoom meeting/interview with Bob Furmanek of 3-D Film Archive the other day, unfortunately, it was my FIRST self hosted zoom meeting that I wanted to record and I did NOT set the settings on my phone correctly and it didn't save, which is a bummer because I think it was … Continue reading ROBOT MONSTER 3-D CONQUERS NYC! JUNE 24th 2023!
Originally posted 2020- Because this issue journal is dedicated to Gelatin, here we present a few applications of gelatin in the field of optics. Optics is the science that studies the production, propagation, interaction and detection of light. Various materials sensitive to light (photosensitive) are used for detection of light, such as photomultipliers, CCDs, crystals, … Continue reading ADDED TO ESSENTIAL LINKS PAGE- Gelatin as a Photosensitive Material
I just noticed an email from Calf VR, $1399 for early supporters, MSRP looks like $2099. I did not look up any spec comparisons but it seems to be in the same sort of price range as the Canon that has been a popular choice over the last year or so. I've never actually edited … Continue reading Price release for Calf VR- $1399 on launch day, June 20
Our dear friends at Stereo Club Tokyo have been working hard on preparations for the upcoming ISU Congress in Japan this year. One of the many projects their members and leadership team have been undertaking is this- a chronological history of stereo & 3D explorations in Japan. https://isu2023.stereoclub.jp/index_stereojapan.html#1982 I haven't even begun to explore everything … Continue reading STEREO CLUB TOKYO’S Chronological History of Stereoscopy in Japan- NEW to the ESSENTIAL LIST
M Henry Jones was a mentor and a true friend to Sam, I & everyone in the PARALLAX-SHIFT Stereo Club. Even though M. Henry had been a staple in the NYC artworld for decades, exploring 3D formats of every variety via Snake Monkey Studio, we only knew him for a short time. He worked completely … Continue reading Flys Eye, Integral Imaging, M. Henry Jones & Roberta Bennett’s Immense Contributions to Explorations in Stereoscopic Communication
This is just a sneak peek at an amazing little set up that I've been using since 2019 to successfully CAPTURE side-by-side stereo stills & videos AND INSTANTLY PROJECT THEM for group presentation. I call it my Pocket Sized, Polarized, Portable Digital Stereo Capture/Projection Instantaneous Production Studio (or something to that effect) and when it's … Continue reading POCKET SIZED POLARIZED PORTABLE INSTANTANEOUS DIGITAL STEREO/ PROJECTION STUDIO 👀 (teaser post)
Here's a woman after my own heart 😉 Leeann Huang is an LA based designer/mfg of a plastic fantastic line of lenticular/optical clothing and accessories! Give her insta profile a follow! https://www.instagram.com/leeann.huang/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq3PrSUJCnh/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== You can purchase all her products right there on her online shop, which include pocketbooks, shoes, outerwear, even tees with lenticular appliques! … Continue reading Lenticular Clothing/Accessory line by Leeann Huang 👀
Check out their Linktree for shop and info on this amazing NYC business! https://linktr.ee/LiquidLightLab?utm_source Use code SUMMER15 at checkout!
I just figured out it's Memorial Day weekend because big sales are popping up everywhere!! LITIHOLO- The manufacturers/distributors of automatic developing holography film and plates (they are basically like polaroids, but for holography!) Is having a 20% off sale on film! use code May2023Film20 to receive your discount at checkout!! https://www.litiholo.com/
Now THATS SOME WALKING AROUND MONEY! Use code MDAY at checkout to receive $250 off your purchase of Leia Inc's new Lume Pad², the GROUNDBREAKING new 3D AI tablet/3D camera https://www.leiainc.com/ I've got a ton of new articles coming out for the blog and quite a few of them note this absolutely brilliant 3D product … Continue reading MASSIVE $250 OFF LUME PAD² MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2023!
Not stereo-focused in the general sense, but a good read for anyone with AI driven specificities. Download the PDF below. wp-1684865945795Download
Finally! First of all I guess I figured out a relatively not that funny pun on the spelling of a word I could shove three "D"'s into. Whoo hoo. (If I think of something funnier/cooler, will retitle this, lol, but for the meantime)... HERE IS TOOLS OF THE TRADE- A NEW BLOG CATEGORY RELATED TO: … Continue reading Tools of the TRADDDE- Lomography stick on corners
Pre Cinema History will certainly be a new addition to the PARALLAX-SHIFT Essential List, so of course it warranted a post about it here on theBLOG to notify all P-S readers and subscribing members of its awesomeness. http://www.precinemahistory.net/index.html Pre Cinema History is written and maintained by Paul Burns, who is a prolific poster on twitter … Continue reading The P-S ESSENTIAL LIST- Pre Cinema History
Ive said it before and I'll say it again, membership has it's privileges! I've just acquired a lovely assortment of new membership perks that may appeal to the serious stereo-photographers in our community! This handy set of professional photographic targets and charts was generously donated to the P-SCC by Highlighit Studio in NYC, which is located on … Continue reading New P-SSC Membership Perks!
One of my favorite twitter accounts of all time- Pre Cinema History (who has an OUTSTANDING book out which I'm dedicating a post to very soon) posted a book I have previously perused through and I feel it's a perfect post to debut a new regular posting category- READDD! READDD is a new blog category … Continue reading READDD- “Collecting Photographica: The Images and Equipment of the First Hundred Years of Photography”
My apologies for the site being down the past few days.. I was notified by some potential new membership subscribers that they were having troubles purchasing a subscription recently so I had to take the website down to work on the back end and make sure that I had the right WordPress plan installed. It … Continue reading PARALLAX-SHIFT.com is BACK ONLINE BABY!
I recently got a new battery and charger for my Canon T5 DSLR so I could start taking digital stereo stills and video with it again, paired with the Loreo 9005 lens. Even though it's practically 10 years old at this point, it delivers image quality that I find suitable for my work and of … Continue reading Special effects filters on the Loreo 9005 Beamsplitter
P-SSC Secretary Carlos Becerra & gf Sabrina are on vacation with her family in Japan! Everyone back in NYC wishes you all a SAFE and ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL vacation :*** We can't wait to see what you shoot when you return! I'm certain we will be having a mounting meeting soon as I saw video of … Continue reading Carlos & Sabrina take Tokyo!
Will be livestreaming late Sunday May 14th, in the afternoon/early evening! Happy mother's day to all the moms & kids out there, which most certainly includes YOU 🙂 When I first started on this project I was unsure if the stereo camera that I would be making, would be a dedicated standalone dual aperture stereo-pinhole … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #13- Stereo Pinhole Camera (updated 5/24/23)
A Viewmaster Reel Digitizer anyone can make using a coffee can and your smartphone! This episode was actually a project made at the request of my twitter (& insta) friend Dave Wynn https://twitter.com/StereoSimian?t=3uNxld3dc7RNOQHPPgBmVg&s=09 SUPPLIES NEEDED: Coffee can with a clear translucent lid Battery powered push light Thumbtack/Push pin- you might want to find something thick … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #12. Viewmaster Reel Digitizer
$$$#11 KEEPIN IT REALIST! IS CHOCK FULL OF SMART TIPS, TRICKS & BRAND NEW PROJECTS FOR STEREO REALIST CAMERA SHOOTERS OF ANY EXPERIENCE LEVEL- there's something for everyone (realist-wise that is) whether you're an old pro or are considering purchasing one as your very first stereo film camera 👀 check it out! First we cover … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #11. Keepin it Realist! Smart Tips, Tricks & Brand New Projects
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CniKd81D0Py/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== 3 Smartphone lenses are mounted in the circular cutouts of this fidget spinner via a rubber band technique illustrated in the video. The singular mount lens is actually not featured in the video, it is a magnetic toy which can attach to a smartphone with a magnetic or steel faceplate around the lens area. … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #11.5- Fidget Spinner Lens Turret
This one was a BIG EPISODE. THERE ARE 17(ish) PROJECTS IN TOTAL... The main episode is embedded first, but I made many supplimentary video and image posts to demonstrate the multitude of different projects I included in this episode. Here they are in order of mention and demonstration. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CkUmDSxjdXl/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= THIS IS THE MAIN PROJECT VIDEO POST … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #10- On Camera Lens Hacks for Digital Stereo
PROJECT LIST: A removable Lego bubble level finder that can be attached and removed onto any camera or rig set up with an attached Lego piece.. I attached it to a cumbersome twin rig shown in the first project Lego lens and filter holders for a stereo smartphone Lego lens and filter holders for smartphone … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #9- Lego My Everything!
PROJECT LINEUP: Dual Pen Stereoscopic Drawing Tool Baseline Caliper Pantograph SUPPLIES: 2 identical "Math Drawing Sets", which include a compass. The compasses are taken apart and put back together to create the DUAL PEN STEREOSCOPIC DRAWING TOOL, which can be fitted with two pens/pencils to create SBS Stereo Drawings OR fitted with a RED and … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #8- Stereoscopic Drawing Hacks
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbVB2ymjq7P/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= On this SPECIAL EXTRA episode of Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥, we reveal how holographic chocolate is made 🙂 A big thanks to our friend Rico in Japan and the Chairs of the Stereoscopic Display and Application conference for spurring this tutorial to come to fruition.PLEASE watch this short preview video on holographic diffraction grating if … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #7- Holographic Chocolate
SUPPLIES: B/W Photocopy or B/W laser printout of an image Clear packing tape Hand sanitizer gel with at least 70% alcohol content or rubbing alcohol Some very successful packing tape transparencies that were "lifted" from photocopies of vintage stereo cards through the method illustrated in the video below. These transparencies can be used for making … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #6- Packing Tape Transparencies
SUPPLIES: 2 pocket sized fresnel lenses- commonly known as credit card magnifiers A coffee stirrer straw (the very thin type) Scissors Something small and thin to melt a hole in the plastic lenses with. I set fire to a bamboo skewer and blow it out and use the red hot tip to melt a hole, … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #5- Worlds SMALLEST, THINNEST & MOST EXPANDABLE STEREOSCOPE
Shadowgraph performances traditionally leveraged passive, complimentary color differentiation in traditional Red/Green, Red/Blue or Red/Cyan ANAGLYPH formats to create stereoscopic imagery cast onto a screen, wall or other surface. The traditional shadowgraph lens formatting is the opposite of what is modernly considered as to be the "correct" lens arrangement for anaglyph viewing today In my research … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #4- SHADOWGRAPH THEATRE
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CbLW37OjLc6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= SUPPLIES 3- wooden rulers, if they have a metal edge even better a handful of large paper clips a pair of normal reading glasses, a +3.5 – +4 magnification works for most people, but you can adjust to your own eyesight 🙂 cardboard tape decorative stick on shelf lining paper for decoration scissors marker … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #2 DIY HOLMES STYLE STEREOSCOPE
The very first episode of Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ debuted begining of April 2021 and it's still one of my favorite projects of all time 🙂 SUPPLIES NEEDED: Cardboard box with lid, at least 5" in height Xacto knife or box cutter Baby wipes pack with a WHITE snap shut lid Tape Pen, pencil or marker … Continue reading Dollar $tore $t£r€0gRā₽h¥ #1- 35mm Smartphone Film Digitizer
the Roundup is a new regular column featuring Stereoscopic & Holographic exhibitions, presentations & related events that caught our eye, in NYC and beyond.. ONLINE TODAY! MAY 3rd 5pm CEST, Mary Friargiu from VSC Global presents IGLESEAIS Through the Stereoscope, an on location event (hit her up for details) that will be livestreamed on Instagram. … Continue reading the Roundup 5/3/23
Subscribing members of the PARALLAX-SHIFT Stereo Club ALWAYS get hooked up with all sorts of stereoscopic goodies that we we can share with our community! We always have exciting gifts on hand for members and guests at our in-person NYC meetups, but we also have mailable perks for our worldwide member subscribers as well! REEL … Continue reading Membership has it’s privileges! P-SSC PERK Update!
A little walk & talk and meet & greet! Dishin' it out with dealers in trio of takes about antique stereo cameras! Tell me a little something about... https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtNjyAABQK/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtNjyAABQK/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtN87VgqE5/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtN87VgqE5/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtOPwuA4HT/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtOPwuA4HT/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= How about a little walk down the aisles? https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtKbqVA1zU/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtKbqVA1zU/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= -ilicia
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While this is not specifically stereo-news, M. Henry Jones is of course a stereographer we keep dear to our hearts here at PARALLAX-SHIFT. I just recently received the news from Rachel Amodeo that their independent film, "What About Me?" was listed in THE NEW YORKER'S TOP 100 INDEPENDENT FILMS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 👏👏👏👏 "What … Continue reading This just in! M Henry Jones’ & Rachel Amodeo’s independent film listed in The New Yorker’s top 100 independent films of the Twentieth Century!!
How's this for instant Instagram serendipity? The other day I was contacted by a stereographer in Australia needing help sourcing realist slide mounts. He was looking for an affordable supply source after being unable to buy from a seller he originally was purchasing from in Las Vegas, so I suggested he contact the Sydney Stereo … Continue reading Stereo Supply Shop in Japan- shop.diamondcamera.net
Today is Sunday, April 30th, 2023 and it is WORLD PINHOLE DAY! I hope to make a quick little video or Livestream tonight for my Instagram on how to construct a rather simple DIY stereo pinhole camera. P-SSC Treasurer Sam Dole with his FIRST PINHOLE CAMERA! It was the start of a long lasting love … Continue reading HAPPY WORLD PINHOLE DAY EVERYONE!
Some wiggle gifs from a wiggly weekend with the werk wife.
by Nicholas Wade https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5150/7/4/78 (these papers are collected as proofs for single image stereoscopic Auto-Pseudograms)
It's nowhere near done lol, but a long waited sister site for PARALLAX-SHIFT devoted entirely to the history of 3-D Video Games 🙂 https://3dgamehistorycom.wordpress.com/
https://chesterburger3darchive.wordpress.com/ It's no where near complete but you can check out some snaps of slides and cobbled together stereos from image crops 👌👌👌
Exciting news! I finally set up my print studio again, it's been over a year since I've printed and I'm getting right back into the swing of things... I'm a dye sub specialty printer and can print on everything BUT paper... I'm still setting up the printers and just have to convert my new one … Continue reading LIMITED EDITION P-S 3D MERCH DROP is COMING SOON!
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