Stereophotography of the vanishing

[P3D Jamie Drouin <jdrouin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Julius,

        I admire your dedication to stereophotographing the vanishing
elements of our environs.  It is something I am working towards here in
Victoria, B.C. as well.  Hopefully, the images will eventually find a good,
safe, permanent home as Bill's project did.  Are you planning on
approaching either your local archives or library to store the images for
public use (Special Collections, of course)?

        I am also interested in hearing if you are making archivally
processed images, and if so, in what format(s)?

George said:
>However, suggesting that I should perhaps take pictures of boring subjects
>because one day they will be gone and someone must photograph them, instead
>of taking pictures of beautiful flowers and other historically worthless
>objects, is a bit of a stretch for me.

        I'm not sure why you need to make a specific choice of one or the
other.  When I'm out photographing I tend to work on at least two projects
(or styles) at once.  I will be excited by an interesting composition of
tree branches, then turn around and perhaps be equally interested in trying
to make a faithful, yet beautiful document of a building or urban
landscape.

        I have always admired the great skill of many historical
photographers (including stereophotographers) who could make these
stunning, yet completely faithful, photographs of rather 'boring subjects'.
It is something I constantly think about and strive for in my work.  Plus,
at least we don't have to run in and out of tents with our freshly coated
glass plates!!! ;-)


                                                        :-)jamie.

Jamie Drouin Photography
http://www.islandnet.com/~jdrouin

'the means...exceed the measure of the imaginable'
 Hans Kessler, 16 April, 1933



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