Re: PHOTO-3D digest 1546

[P3D Ronald J Beck 840196 <rbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:
> Peter Davis: < I believe art does <require an element of intention.  
> Even if the results include <accidental or unpredictable 
> effects............ If I were to point a 3D camera anywhere with my 
> eyes closed andtakea photo, wouldn't this be an intention to geta 
> desired effect? If I were to cover the lenses and take a picture of 
> darkness, thiswould be my intention. It would be my art. -Cliff JOHN 
> GOTTI TRIBUTE PAGE http://www.Gotti.com

Yes, this would be "art" using the stated definition.  And there have been 
_PLENTY_ of examples of "art" where an "artist" simply threw paint against 
a canvas, let it dry and then sold it for thousands of dollars.

HOWEVER, even if your intention was to create a completely black photo by 
covering the lens and you framed and displayed this in a gallery as your 
"art", I would review it using my definition of "art" and subsequently 
dismiss it as a piece of trash.  Now, that doesn't mean it's a piece of 
trash to everyone, just me.

In the photographic realm, whether 2D or 3D, I shoot to isolate a 
particular scene from the surrounding area.  Hopefully I've succeeded in 
creating a rendition of the scene which will provoke some sort of emotion 
by subsequent viewers.  

My first "taste" of 3D was a slide presentation made to our dive club of 
the Texas Big Bend area.  It got me curious enough to seek out slide 
projectors, polarized filters & glasses, twin 35mm cameras and a bunch of 
slide film.  As a member of this list I've also learned about print 
viewing and other 3D hardware.  It too has piqued my interest and made me 
search for my grandfather's Kodak 3D slide viewer and some vintage 
(realist maybe?) slides of my grandmother & other scenes in California.

I now look forward to receiving the photo-3D II collection to see any and 
all comments made on my submissions as well as other examples of 3D work 
by the "masters" of this list.  I plan on looking at their techniques and 
refining my own.  And creating 3D "art" for my own sake!

Ron


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