Author: Rebecca

The Florence Nightingale Museum Announces New Online Event

The Florence Nightingale Museum Announces New Online Event

The Florence Nightingale Museum have just announced that they are hosting Denis Pellerin, from the London Stereoscopic Archive, to give a Zoom talk entitled 'The Mysteries Behind Florence Nightingale's Iconic Photographs'. The talk will take place on Saturday 12th December at 3pm GMT.

The Classic Platform: A New Online Resource for Photographic History.

The Classic Platform: A New Online Resource for Photographic History.

The Classic Photo Magazine have recently launched their new online resource 'The Classic Platform' which features a number of fascinating photographic and stereoscopic history articles and papers which they can't fit into their twice-yearly magazine.

RPS Historical Group Research Day 2020 Event

RPS Historical Group Research Day 2020 Event

The Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group are holding their annual Research Day online via Zoom this year on Saturday 14th November 2020 and anyone can attend. The day will present a series of papers of research in progress from photo-historians, students and others, including Keynote speaker Denis Pellerin presenting 'Why Collect Stereo Photographs?' in 3-D.

A Celebration of Stereoscopic 3D: New Online Event

A Celebration of Stereoscopic 3D: New Online Event

A new free online event has been announced for the 21st and 22nd November 2020: 'A Celebration of Stereoscopic 3D'. Photo historians, artists, curators, collectors and photo dealers will be giving talks to explore various aspects of stereoscopy.

History of Nudes in Stereo Daguerreotypes: New Book Release

History of Nudes in Stereo Daguerreotypes: New Book Release

The beautiful nude stereo daguerreotypes in the collection of W. + T. Bosshard can now be viewed in the book 'History of Nudes in Stereo Daguerreotypes'. The book has been written by Denis Pellerin who spent countless hours researching in Paris archives and describes the stories of many of the models in the images and their photographers.

Halloween 3-D Zoom Talk: ‘Diableries – The French Second Empire Viewed from Hell’.

Halloween 3-D Zoom Talk: ‘Diableries – The French Second Empire Viewed from Hell’.

The Daguerreian Society is hosting a 3-D Zoom Halloween talk by Denis Pellerin from Dr. Brian May's London Stereoscopic Company titled 'Diableries - the French Second Empire Viewed From Hell'. The event begins at 17.30pm GMT on Saturday 31st October and is open to everyone but an entry fee is required: "Unless otherwise noted, each … Continue reading Halloween 3-D Zoom Talk: ‘Diableries – The French Second Empire Viewed from Hell’.

Using a Nintendo 3DS as a Stereoscopic (3-D) Camera and Viewer

Using a Nintendo 3DS as a Stereoscopic (3-D) Camera and Viewer

How you can use a Nintendo 3DS to make and view stereoscopic 3-D images without glasses.

Two New U.K. 3-D Events Announced!

Two New U.K. 3-D Events Announced!

Two stereoscopic 3-D events have been announced in the U.K., one virtual and the other to be attended in person (for the first time in what seems like forever!). The first event on Weds 23rd September 2020 8pm - 9pm BST , is free and online via Youtube from the Science Museum, London for the … Continue reading Two New U.K. 3-D Events Announced!

Making Stereoscopic (3-D) Ghost Photographs

Making Stereoscopic (3-D) Ghost Photographs

A tutorial to explain how you can make your own spook-tacular 3-D ghost stereoviews using digital and analogue cameras as well as Photoshop and other photo-editing software or apps...all in the 'spirit' of stereophotography.

Roger Fenton’s 1850’s British Museum Stereoscopic (3-D) Photographs

Roger Fenton’s 1850’s British Museum Stereoscopic (3-D) Photographs

The British Museum announced yesterday that it will finally be reopening on the 27th August 2020 after its longest peacetime closure since opening its doors in 1759 (pre-booking is necessary to visit, please see the BM's website for details). To celebrate I thought I'd write a post about the stereographs of the British Museum taken by Roger Fenton in the 1850s.