Final Images / Conclusion

I have chosen these images because I feel they best show my experience in New York. 

 

I feel my images are successful because they create a relationship between the viewers imagination and the optical device. 

The feedback I received was positive with most people being entertained while looking through the images.

  Overall I have enjoyed this brief and would like to continue further with my stereo images. Although I found at first one of the major barriers was using the glasses, I found that by using Binocular glasses that people could adjust themselves, made the experience for them more fun.

In conclusion with my research carried out in my dissertation as to whether 3D photography was needed, was  not just about adding the extra dimension, it was also about creating an experience and an alternative form of viewing images.

 

Exhibition In Blackburn

Final Exhibition In Blackburn will take place in June I will be inviting various contacts I have made during my three years at Blackburn College.

Organisations	Contact	Email	Tel No	Postal Address	Website
Bolton Museum/Art Gallery	Jacqui Elvin	Jacqui.Elvin@bolton.gov.uk	01204 332842	Le Mans Crescent Bolton Lancashire BL1 1SE	www.boltonmuseums.org.uk
Bolton News	Richard Rollon	pictures@theboltonnews.co.uk	01204 537265	The Bolton News Newspaper House Churchgate Bolton BL1 1DE	www.theboltonnews.co.uk
Octagon Theatre	Vicky Entwistle	vicky.entwistle@octagonbolton.co.uk	01204 556508	Howell Croft South Bolton BL1 1SB	www.octagonbolton.co.uk
Third Dimension Society	Barry Adous	barry@adlous.net	01204 8829930		http://www.aldous.net/photo/index.htm
Bolton FM	dorothy martland	dorothymartland@hotmail.com	01204 373107		http://www.boltonfm.com/

Exhibition

I will Exhibiting along side other photographers at the gallery in Red Church street London.

http://www.galleryinredchurchstreet.com/ 

12 Exposures 15th - 20th May 2012 Tuesday from 5 - 9, Wed to Sat 10 - 6, Sun 11 - 4
from Blackburn College
12 Exposures is a group of twelve photography honours students who, during their studies, have expanded and enhanced their photography skills to develop an exhibition consisting of a broad variety of styles that will absorb diverse audiences. The group exhibits an eclectic mix of photographic artists whose work encompasses a broad range of genres within photography. The displayed creative works integrates their skills, techniques, interests and competencies to illustrate the voyage of discovery embarked upon by this diverse mix of artists

 

This is what I chose to display in the booklet

I chose this image I took In Auschwitz of a prison door because of the way you use this to look into. which is how my images where going to be viewed.

Initially I was going to display my images form New York However, after a discussion with my tutor I decided that my Auschwitz images where better and it also fitted with the image in the booklet. 

I feel my work was successful and created quite an interest. People were asking how it worked and were amazed when they looked through the viewer.

Professional Practitioners

During my research I meet and had support from a number of people and groups. The main ones being the stereoscopic society, third dimension society and Barry Aldous.

http://www.stereoscopicsociety.org.uk/

http://www.thirddimensionsociety.org/

http://www.aldous.net/photo/

I got lots of help and support especially from Barry who loaned me lots of books and equipment. He helped me with what software and equipment I would need. Such as Stereo Photo maker.

Stereo Photo Maker is a image editor that allows you to adjust, edit and create different types of stereo images.

 

This is what I used to edited and make adjustment to my images. In Stereo Photo Maker I can change what type of image I want such as Anaglyphs or side by side stereo images. I would make these adjustments before editing them further with Lightroom or Photoshop.

Wiggle Images

Another method for viewing 3D images is called the Wiggle Stereoscopy.

Using Photoshop I layered up the left and right images I had taken with the Fujifilm W3.

Once in photoshop I used the animation panel so that it flicks between the left and right images. This is then exported as a GIF

 

However, 3D wiggle images can make you feel dizzy and sick after a while.  

I learnt by doing these images that the simpler the subject is, the better and easier it is for the wiggling.

Poland

From my time in Poland I learnt that by using stereoscopic images I could create a contrast between the image and the technique for viewing the images.

Although this was a serious subject I felt that by using what was intended to be a form of entertainment or a child's toy, I could create a contrast between the devices used and the images that were seen. Therefore this would make the viewer think about what was they were viewing.


These images help me to think about what it was I was going to photograph whist in New York. Unlike these images I didn't want them to be to serious. I wanted to go back to how the Victorians used it as a form of entertainment to create a relationship between imagination and technology.

Influence's

One of the areas that interested me most with stereoscopy was the Victorian era.

Victorians paid to see the world differently and to enjoy the spectator ship the experience between real and optical. The stereoscope was mainly used for pleasure and was seen as a parlour room travelling experience. 

What interested me the most was the relationship between the optical devices and the visual imagination.

 

Victorian Stereoscope

With this in mind my intention was to show my images of the places I have visited using different perspective's.

I took a series of images from Formby.  My aim was to experiment with the different places, light and viewpoints.

This image of a Christmas tree works quite well because the viewpoint I took it from allows the end of the tree to appear as if its poking out at you.

I like these images and feel they work well in 3D. My aim now is to use what Images I will take in New York using different perspective's and creating optical experience that will stir the visual imagination.