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Category: History and Research
The Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group are hosting Rebecca Sharpe and Julie Gibb, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy and National Museums Scotland, who will be exploring the histories of the first Stereoscopic Exchange Club and the United Stereoscopic Society.
Join Professor Ian Christie, who will show a selection of Boer War films by Robert Paul, and offer stereoscopic views from the battlefields for comparison; 23rd January, free entry.
The Stereo Puck is a simple 120-roll film stereoscopic (3-D) box camera, which can still be fully usable today. In this post, you will find a complete guide to the camera, including an introduction, a step-by-step guide to using it, with a few useful downloads, and a review.
Sharing an early 1960s set of amateur stereoscopic (3-D) photographs of Kent heritage sites, as well as some wonderful home life snapshots.
Photo Historian Denis Pellerin researches and rediscovers the amazing history behind stereoscopic photographs of a 1930s Agfa stand, and takes us on a journey of what was available to amateur stereoscopic photographers during that period.
A chance purchase in 2019 of a photographic album of Lincolnshire, and the research that followed, lead me to rediscover the tragically short life of Thomas Comer, the first fallen hero of the Boston Artillery. I am sharing his story on Armistice Day as a tribute to the young man, 110 years after his death.
The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy are offering a free online 3-D talk so you can join them for spooktacular stereos this halloween.
To commemorate Sir Charles Wheatstone on the 150th anniversary of his death, I thought I'd share a post to try and bring a sledgehammer to some of the perpetual myths of stereoscopy.
I thought to commemorate Sir Charles Wheatstone on the 150th anniversary of his death I'd share a stereoscopic calotype negative I recently made, with a heck of a lot of help, at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, the birthplace of stereoscopic photography.
Photo Historian Denis Pellerin shares more of his incredible research to give us an insight and overview of the history of advertising in the stereoscope. In this richly illustrated text, Denis explores several areas of the application of stereoscopy to advertising and vice-versa.
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