DrT quotes

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

While searching some computer files I found the following DrT photo-3d
quotes.  Thought I'd share them with you on a slow Friday afternoon:

* The equivalent of not bracketing shots in photography is not backing up
  files in the computer.  Unfortunately, I practice both...
* When the photography is not that great the only subjects that hold any
  interest are people and cars.
* Bad slides roll much faster than good ones.  More time is spent for
  viewing pleasure than viewing torture.
* 3-d alone is not enough to make good stereo photography.  We must have
  good photography in the first place. 
* 3-d by itself is exciting until the novelty wears out.  I do not hear any
  "wow's" for seeing the world with two eyes in real life. 
* Introducing people to 3-d is the first step for making 3-d more popular. 
  Improving our own work and presenting it to the public is the second step. 
* Give clothes or CDs for presents.  Not stereo cameras!  Let the potential
  3-d addict pay for his own tools...  Works better this way...
* If the picture looks kind of strange, try reversing it!  
* 3-d is something special and should be treated with respect.
* Let's ask for a 3-D IMAX theater in our city but not ask for every
  ordinary movie to be shot in 3-d.  
* The realism of a good 3-d slide viewed in a good 3-d viewer is something
  that very few people can witness and remain indifferent.  
* We experience stereo by seeing stereo, and how stereo is presented in our
  eyes is extremely important.  
* The stereo window adds to the realism and the appeal of viewing.  Please,
  don't take my stereo window away!!!!
* I am not worried that slide film will disappear from the market... I am
  only worried that the average beginner gets discouraged from using it.
* You have to differentiate between what's essential and what's convenient.
  The camera and viewer are essential.  The rest are not.
* The process of acquiring your tools, piece by piece, and building up your
  system, is an equally exciting part of this hobby.
* I have this theory that the more time and effort you put into something,
  the more personal satisfaction you get out of it.  
* Realist slides were a novelty in 1947 for the world and a novelty in 1988
  for me.  My first Realist snapshots were seen, at the time, as masterpieces.
* I can think of a few people who have done a lot of reading but, without
  enough practice, they still cannot mount properly.  All you need is the
  desire to improve and practice. 
* Imagine what would have happened if accompanying the Stereo Realist
  camera was a crappy little junkie viewer...  
* Unfortunatly, it was sunny.
* Images are judged based on how they look.  What is being judged is what
  is being seen... That's life and I see nothing wrong with it.

-- George Themelis


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