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[P3D Tim Stabler <TSTABLER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For the folks that read my comments about "newer" stereo cameras and 
the return comments several made, I must tell you that I am now the 
proud owner of a Realist 3.5, a red-button viewer, the Realist manual 
and a slide cutter and sorter.  Have not used them yet due to work 
load.

I have read the comments in the Rocky Mountain files on the Web about 
taking stereo pictures and mounting stereo slides.  And, I downloaded 
but have not yet read the two articles on putting two Nikon lite-
touches together.

Last week, Cliff had some wonder about getting women to pose nude.  I 
saw a follow-up that these pictures were really 2-d although some 3-d 
had been done.  I would think if one followed the 3-d "rules, these 
could be done.  In answer to Cliff's question, I would find out who 
is doing art in the area.  I was taking an oil painting class and was 
offered to go to a "live" drawing session.  Each person put in $3-5 
which was given to the model.  We were at a university and a prof was 
in the group so there was no room cost.  The model did 1, 5, 10 and 
30 minute poses.  I talked to the model about photographing the poses 
so I could work on drawing when class was not being held and she had 
no problem with that.  I never did do it, however.

I was doing my oil painting with a well known portrait painter in the 
area.  She often has models at her home to photograph for her 
paintings.  Anyhow, if you connect with artists, that can open doors 
for photo work, if there are questions about how to open doors.

Universities often have similar classes.  Some have photography 
classes and do, at some time in the semester, nude studies.  Allowing 
an outsider in would be at the discretion of the instructor.

Another idea, and not meaning offense to anyone, would be to connect 
with a nudist camp and/or group in the area.  We have a nudist camp 
nearby that one of the profs is a board member of.  There is a group 
in Chicago that goes bowling in the winter as well as other indoor 
activities.  All--au natural.  I went to an art class one time when 
we had a male and a female from such a group.  They brought cameras 
to photo each other posing for us.  Although not professional models, 
they did pose as instructed.

I do not mean to offend anyone here.  I just wanted to say that 
models are not that hard to come by, regardless of what kind of 
photography you want to do.

Back to the start, I am looking forward to using my Realist and 
perhaps enter into some competition to see what others think.

Tim (the other Dr. T)

P.S.---George mentioned a couple weeks ago that I was to other Dr. T. 
 I told George that there is a cooking school here I do classes for---
about two per semester.  They thought it was cute to have a college 
prof do a class and then they got excellent reviews of my classes so 
keep me on.  There, they refer to me as "Dr. T" and I even have an 
apron with that on I use in class.  As far as I am concerned, that is 
there and in this group, George is "Dr. T".

Timothy A. Stabler, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Indiana University Northwest
Gary, IN 46408

(219)980-6718
FAX: (219)980-7125


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