Re: Stereo Difficulty

[P3D Gregory J. Wageman <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. T. wrote:

>We have examples of couples where one spouse is in love with
>stereo while the other, even though is also interested in photography, has
>no interest in stereo photography.

I can offer you at least TWO counter-examples: David Starkman and
Susan Pinsky, and Greg and Susan Wageman.  I'm sure there are others.
Since the "stereo pairs" are ahead by one, I consider your point refuted.
:-) :-)

>Same with parents and children or
>friends.  Of course, there are exceptions, but, from personal experience,
>my wife (once a photographer) does not care, my brother (still very
>interested in 2D photography) does not care, same with sister, parents and
>most friends.  It is not that these people have failed to see my
>enthusiasm, it is just that they have not been moved by it.

I recently had the pleasure of showing some of my stereo work to my
mother, sister, brother-in-law and nieces who were visiting briefly
from the East Coast.  I brought three viewers and most of the slides
that I have mounted for viewing.  I did some on-the-fly editing of
the slides, only showing them the "creme de la creme" so to speak.

I got exclamations like "That's beautiful" from my mother, and "It's
just like being there!" and "I want to tilt the viewer and be able to
look around things" from my nieces.  Even my brother-in-law was
interested, asking the usual gamut of questions about how the camera
worked, was special film required, how do I get them developed and
mounted, etc.

My mother had actually hired a professional photographer to take
stereo baby pictures of my younger sister.  These were in Realist-
format and the package included a Life-Like viewer, all of which
she still has.  That would have been back in the mid-1960's.

Now, does this mean that they are now going to go out and buy stereo
cameras and all become stereographers?  No, I think not.  But they
all definitely appreciated the experience and recognized the benefits
of stereoscopic imaging.

No insult intended, but perhaps your family is reacting against your
obvious fanatacism about things stereo, by intentional disinterest?
I realize I'm taking a risk here by trying to psychoanalyze your
family at a distance without ever having met them, or you, for that
matter.  But what the heck...:-)

	-Greg W.


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