3-D Photography

3D Photography

Most of us have had the opportunity to watch a movie in 3D. Perhaps you had the opportunity to take a 3D thrill ride at Bush Gardens. Some people play 3D video games. Long before 3D movies, photographers made stereo pairs with special cameras with two lens. These "pairs" were viewed with a special Stereoscope. 

We will be making basic 3D images called "Anaglyphs". 

Anaglyph of Art Room

In order to view our images we must make 3D glasses. Here is an unusual example:

Mr. Boccini 3D Glasses.

Assignment


Using "chip board" and acrylic paint make a "custom" pair of Stereo Glasses.

• Be creative, anything from super hero's to cartoon characters make good glasses.
• Make sure to use the template so the spacing between the eyes is correct.
• Think about adding three dimensional elements. (ie. hair made of yarn)
• If you need something special, ask! You never know what kind of junk I have collected.
• The glasses may be attached to a dowel or be worn in the traditional manner. (stems over the ears)
• Consider working with other people to create a theme. (ie the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs.
• Shoot a stereo pair with the tripod and sliding mechanism.
• Use Photoshop to create your anaglyph.
• Blog a picture of you wearing your glasses.
• Blog your anaglyph.

Repetion in Photography

Repetition usually suggests boredom. Usually too much of a good thing isn't! In photography repeating objects can create wonderful patterns and textures.

• Fill your picture frame to the edge with objects. This will create the illusion of size and suggest there are many more of the object beyond the photographs edge. This is called a "Bleed".
• Any repeated objects should work. Consider the concept of "Gradation" where objects get smaller as they recede into space. 
• Try "Breaking a Pattern" by including one different object surrounded by the similar objects. This creates an area of "Emphasis"

If your haven't noticed, we are talking about some of the principles of design. Hopefully you still remember these concepts from your earlier Studio in Art experience.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT"

Shoot photographs that include the idea of "Repetition". Post your best 5 (Five) images to your blog. Caption your images like my examples below. 

Due Date: March 8th

Antique Shop, Newburyport MA

Bad Seed Cider Company, Highland NY

Innisfree Gardens, Millbrook NY

Lobster Buoys, Prince Edward Island 

Sand Patterns, Mavillette, NS 

Brown Stone Buildings, Hudson NY

Close-up Smartphone Photography

There are several ways to add macro capacity to your smartphone. Often, the native application is limited in it's ability to adjust exposure or get in close to an object. For the photo of the knife blades, I used an app called Camera+. It's macro feature allows you to get quite close to the image.  I used a headlamp as my light source. The image was edited using the "Ansel" filter.

The image below was created using the lens of a disposable camera. The lens fit comfortably between my OtterBox and Iphone 5c. (the lens can be taped on as well.) I placed the camera on a tripod and used the timer feature in Camera+ to limit camera shake. The composition is made up of some key rings, paperclips and a metal pencil sharpener.

This image was taken hand held. I rested the bottom of the camera on the table and used the headlamp (Any light source will work) to illuminate the dollar. I used the zoom to get even closer.

Your assignment is to create 5 different closeup images with your Smartphone.

Here is a photo of the rig I've built (3) to help you take your smartphone close-ups. Your phone sits on the top piece of Plexiglas and you position your camera lens over the disposable camera lens. The object you want to photograph sits on the bottom layer of Plexiglas.

The thickness of the plexiglass will cause some vignetting.

Use the zoom on your smartphone camera app to crop out the rough edges. Here is the same image "zoomed in". I used a backpacking headlamp to light the objects from below.

I switched to a red light for this image....

Make sure you bring items in to photograph!! I know you won't forget your phone. :)

There are a whole world of small objects just waiting for you to explore.

I used an app (free) called Snapseed to give this image it's rough look.

This is of the circuit board that was inside the disposable camera I "borrowed" the lens from.

In this image I placed the lens between my Otterbox and my camera. I used Snapseed to saturate the colors in the image.

I found that I eliminated the vignetting when I took my Otterbox off my Iphone. I placed a cheap ($1.00) LED light under the paper clips. I placed two sheets of blue tissue paper over the light to get the color in the background. (and diffuse the light). 

Experiment!! Have fun. 

I shot hundreds of images using these techniques.

Still adding images. This is addictive!

Close-up Photo with Film

George, Mike Simone 2013

Today's digital cameras almost all have macro lens features. Capturing close-up images in film requires a special "Macro Lens" or the addition of "Extension Tubes" to a primary lens. The extention tubes on our camera link the lens to the light meter. We will use f16 as our aperture in order to increase depth of field. This will result in our using a slow shutter speed. To reduce camera movement it will be attached to a copy stand.

Assignment: Using the copy stand and lights, take five close-up photos of a small object.  (4 people to a roll of film)

Develop the roll with your group.
Make a perfect enlargement and Dry Mount it!