Melting Away.

 

Yesterday, we had the privilege of showing a treasured friend from Vienna around the Victoria Park area of Leicester UK. We mostly walked, but the heat got to my wife and I and we caught a bus home. I managed to get three images with my phone, but this coming Thursday, I will be using film, watch this space. I just wilt under the heat, so I'm cutting this post short, back later.

Using More Film.

 Even thought I have some tremendous 3-D apps on my iPhone 12, I'm trying to create more and more stereo using traditional film. This image here made in Great Central Street, Leicester UK is a prime example. And there are many more strips of film I have to scan and put up here on this blog.

A new roll of 127 film is on the way to me as I write, which will be loaded into the 1950's Coronet 3-D camera. There we go, short and sweet this evening. Maybe it's the heat but I need a gallon of cold water to drink - NOW!.

The Heat Is On.

 Shooting 3-D today in church and on the way home has yielded some interesting results, not least the finding of a toy Spiderman (minus hands), in the gutter of a nearby road to where we live. He had to be rescued, washed, and photographed in three dimensions.

All this walking and making images, made me perspire a little, for it seems the summer is creeping through the clouds, good news for all us photographers who like and indulge in summer photography.

Later, I went online and ordered a Shanghai 100asa 127 film for my 1950's Coronet 3-D camera, to be developed in Bellini HC. It's late, I'm off to be with a good book and a few podcasts.

Avoiding The Rain.

 Where has the summer gone? As I walk around the streets of Leicester (my home town), dodging the downpours, I have been searching for worthy 3D images, mostly using my phone and more of late, using the Coronet 3-D. It's been a bit of a challenge, as I want to try and get some decent 'street photography' images, but had to settle for something slightly less.

However, we are getting there, and with the fabulous i3DSteriod and CrossCam apps, the images seem to be coming. I motor on.

And The Leaves That Are Green.

 Our back garden, is slowly but very surely becoming my studio, workshop and darkroom. The latter having come out of the wonky shed and set up (for summer months) in our alley way at the side of our house, I have booked a number of days, staying home, so I can work on my pinhole and 3-D images on film and photographic paper. This year, it's going to be a bumper summer for outdoor work.

Last week I downloaded another 3-D app to my iPhone 12 called 'CrossCam', and I will be exploring its potential this coming weekend, and will blog about it next Monday. 

On Friday, July 12, it's 127 Film day, apparently there are three per year, and I have purchased a roll of Shanghai 100asa film to use in my 1951 Coronet 3-D camera. I have tried the film before and been very impressed by the final results. Have a good weekend.

Street Photography In 3D.

 I have often wanted two pull a two/three month project together, combining Street and 3D photography. Well this summer, I will be giving it a try on both film and digital. This image (a little out of proportion I admit), sparked the idea a little over ten years ago. And there are a number of images from that time period which I could create in 3D, but I really want this to be a totally new project.

The two film cameras I will be using are the MINUTA 120, and the 1951 British made Coronet 3-D lens camera, which takes 127 size film. For now, I'm using my iPhone 12 and the i3DSteroid app,  which is much quicker than the two traditional cameras. Let's hope this heat breaks soon, so I can get out there and get cracking.

Flicking Through The Archive (Again).

 On a hot, sticky night in the West End of Leicester, UK, there is nothing better for me than trawling the distant past, while gulping gallons of ice cold water. I stopped fishing when I found these from Sicily, made nearly a decade ago, manipulated to fit both the pinhole and 3D genres.

It also gives way to my other passion of street photography, so a win, win. Or in this case, a win, win, win. The cameras that made these images I still have, my trusty old LUMIX GF1 and GF3. I spruced them up a little in Photoshop Elements 9.  I did pull one iPhone image out which will be on the next post, but in truth, the files from this period are in dire need of some tender loving care (don't we all).

World Stereoscopy Day 2024

 Just a few of the many images I made today (WORLD STEREOSCOPY DAY), using both digital and film formats. It has been the most fabulous time, creating photographic works in the safety and comfort of our own back garden. The rest of the evening will be spent reading books about the stereo genre, and have a cold bottle of ZERO alcohol beer. Much more to come in my next blog post.

Catching Up On The Edge Of Summer.

So where have I been?, well away on the West Norfolk coastline for several weeks, making images and catching up with where I want to go with my 3D work over the coming summer months. We are getting close to 'Stereo Day' which takes place on Friday, June 21. I have many lans for that, but over the coming week, I will be releasing many images Made over the last eight weeks, and details of how they were executed,

Since setting up this blog, my interest in 3D has increased, and I have some new ideas about how to make images, using my iPhone 12, a large camera which I made several years ago, and still haven't got to grips with, and a camera that's in the design stage. So I will back shortly with images from Norfolk, and how they were made.

 

World Pinhole Photography Day.

 Today is World Pinhole Photography Day, and even I have taken part in for many years. While hunting around looking for a suitable image, I made this 3D photograph in our kitchen. This wasn't the entry, but I couldn't resist the brightness of the pack of fresh oranges. I didn't remove any of the background stuff (on the wall), as I liked it the way it was.

During the course of this week, I will load up some more images from today. 

Toy Camera Apps.

 I love playing around and experimenting with photo apps on my iPhone 12. The 'Toy' Camera app is superb, and allows me to make stereo images with the four lens option, and a 'desaturated film option. Engaged together, I made these images here, with the exception of the Chair, which as you can see was made in black and white.

There was little in the way of colour manipulation, and I will be experimenting more with this app in the coming weeks and months. Watch this space.