Re: Who are our 'masters'?

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I wanted to find a 3D equivalent to Strand, Weston,
>Evans, and Atget, the work that had drawn me to the medium in the first
>place....  Now, I am SURE that there are/were exceptional stereo-
>photographers, ones who made images just as wonderful as Strand's 
>portrait of "The Family Lusetti"....  Do we have Beaumont Newhall,
>Alfred Stieglitz and all who followed them to blame for this? 

First, I am not very familiar with the aforementioned gentlemen.  Second,
I do not believe that stereo photography has masters in the way 2d
(ordinary?) photography has.  The best known stereo photographers are 
associated with the era of commercially produced stereo views and
worked for companies that produced commercial views.  Stereo photography
was viewed more as a commercial enterprise than art.  Ask the same question
for today.  Who are the "masters" today?  I am sure one can name a few
2d "masters" but barely a 3d "master".  The 3d masters that I know are
at the PSA level (known only by the participants in PSA competitions) and 
not any further.

>Am I back to the same problem in properly viewing these images..?

I think you (we) are... -- George Themelis


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