P3D Experience vs Novice?

["Andrea Blair" <asblair@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>George Themelis wrote: I hate to generalize (yeah, sure!) but my 
experience indicates that the more a person is involved with flat 
photography, the less likely it is that he/she will be impressed with 
stereo photography.  There are exceptions, of course.... Also, the best 
candidate for conversion to stereo is an enthusiastic amateur who has 
just gotten into photography and is still disappointed by the failure of 
2d photography to convey the beauty of a place as experienced in-situ 
with bare eyes.<<<

(I am behind on P3D so there may be more responses to this statement. 
Forgive me if I have repeated anything already said.)

I am one of your exceptions, George. I have been involved in photography 
for over 20 years and when I "discovered" stereo, I just couldn't get 
enough! To be able to actually go *into* the scene just blew my mind. 
Now I do both 2-D and 3-D and enjoy each in their own way. There is a 
place for both and I wouldn't give up either format. I also wouldn't 
call 2-D a *failure* as a general rule. I like to think of 3-D as an 
enhancement to an already pleasant image. My husband is also one of the 
exceptions. Although he has not been doing photography for as long as I 
have, he jumped at doing 3-D, and now also shoots both ways. I also have 
a friend that has been a serious photographer for quite some time who is 
now interested in the single SLR macro stereo I do and wants to try it. 
She has been to several club meetings and has always come away 
impressed. I would have to totally disagree with you on your *theory* in 
this case. I think stereo is enjoyed equally by some experienced and 
novice photographers alike, as well as not enjoyed by some in either 
group. Even though both are photographic processes, I think it is more 
like comparing apples to oranges. Some like apples, some like oranges, 
some like both. It doesn't matter how long they have liked fruit in 
general.

IMHO

Andrea S. Blair
(who is very much looking forward to meeting the *omnipresent* Dr. T at 
NSA!)
asblair@xxxxxxxxxxx


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