P3D Re: stereocard prints

[Ray Zone <r3dzone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Where have all the stereocard PRINT-makers gone?  Every day I find
>commentary about slides, projectors, screens, film cutters, projector
>bulbs, slide mounts, slide viewers, etc. etc.  How about some input
>about cards, prints, mounting, viewing, hand tinting, whatever???

>Carole

>Stereo prints are so easy to make that there's no need to discuss them much.
:-)   :-)   :-)   :-)

John R

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Ray Zone responds:

I couldn't disagree more--Not only do all the intricacies of stereoslide
mounting apply (rotation, vertical deviation type errors, etc.) but
specific aspects unique to the stereocard format.

How, for example, does one set the stereowindow in the card format?  I use
a mask and, working with two prints on a light board, lay the prints on top
of each other to set the window, and then cut both prints at once with a
straight edge and exacto knife with the clear mask overlayed as a ruler to
mark the edge cuts.

Here are a few questions that I believe merit discussion and certainly fall
under the subject of "photo-3d."

What is the best medium to mount with?  Many use spray adhesive
(repositionable is recommended) but I use hot wax.
What is the best card stock to use?  Are there suppliers?
Is glossy or matte print photo paper best? And what size prints should you
make to work in this medium?
How would one set homologous points in a stereo card pair?
What size, if any, should the septum between the print pairs be?
What is the typical "field of view" through a stereoscope and how much of
the 3 1/2" x 7" card can be filled with image?
How does one make prints from negative film shot with a Stereo Realist or
Kodak Stereo Camera?
How can one build an integrated stereocard using Adobe Photoshop and a
color printer such as an Epson Stylus?

Remember, long before the invention of flexible 35 mm film hundreds of
thousands of stereophoto images had been manufactured and distributed.
Personally, I have shot thousands of stereoslides but at present am
exclusively shooting negative print film which is then mounted to the
stereocard format.  These stereocards then make the rounds of the
Stereoscopic Society folios for feedback.  If I am especially pleased with
the image I will then copy it to slide film (or output from digital files)
for projection.

There is a special 3-D magic to the venerable medium of the stereocard.  As
the predecessor of subsequent stereo formats, it merits our respect.  And
it remains to this day a fluent medium for the stereographic artist.

Respectfully submitted,

Ray '3-D' Zone


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