Shooting Stereo in style
Toronto. There are many ways to take stereo photographs. One method is by using two identical cameras and concocting a means to set off both shutters simultaneously. Then member, photographer Alldyn Clark, built his own stereo base and used a couple of Hasselblads to create a nifty stereo camera,
In issue 15-5 Alldyn writes an article about his experiences in stereo (Into The Third Dimension). In his article, he uses both text and photographs. He begins as follows, “As a young boy, there had always been for me the enjoyment of classical music. I would sometimes sing to myself, picking up tunes as I walked to school each day.
“In 1941. at the age of ten, I was stricken with cerebro-spinal meningitis which left me with total deafness.
“Without hearing. I naturally took an interest in the surrounding things that I could see. One of them being motion pictures and the other, photography. I could enjoy myself and impress others with this new-found medium.
“One day in 1945 at a school for the deaf, I asked my girlfriend for her picture. She suggested that I take one myself if I wanted it badly enough. Some nerve! I was stuck; I had no camera, money or knowledge.”
Members read all of this article, learning the outcome and how to make a stereo bar too! Issue 15-5 is one of many pdf files on the free (to members) DVD which contains the first 40 volumes of our journal plus extras including a searchable index. Not a member yet? No sweat! see the menu item ‘MEMBERSHIP’ above and the buttons to the right. Questions? Email our Membership Secretary, Lilianne Schneider at member@phsc.ca.
By the way, visit our fall events – you may even find a Hassy or two. The next event is our annual fall fair on October 20th. I will be posting details in a few weeks.
